PC-88 FM synthesis and FM Towns audio sitting side by side, and the contrast is fascinating. The MIRRORS title track has this moody, pulsing synth groove that sounds way ahead of what you'd expect from that hardware. WAKE UP snaps into uptempo energy with bright FM tones and a driving bassline.
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GYMNOPEDIE Ab-Mix takes Satie's classic and filters it through chip-era processing into something ghostly and strange. The karaoke versions of FROM CITY and Eau Rouge strip the vocals and let the instrumental arrangements breathe, revealing how carefully constructed these backing tracks really are.
SILENT lives up to its name with sparse, haunting atmosphere. If retro Japanese PC sound design is your thing, this compilation is a goldmine.