Pure early-90s techno aggression squeezed through TurboGrafx-16 hardware. This 1993 Mortal Kombat release is basically a remix disc built around that iconic Techno-Syndrome riff, and the different mixes each hit differently.
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The 7-inch mix is tight and punchy, the 12-inch version lets the synths breathe and the beat pound longer. "Hypnotic House 12'' Mix" is the wild card here, pulling the MK energy into a trancier direction that honestly slaps harder than it has any right to.
The whole thing feels like a lost rave artifact from that era when fighting games and electronic music were feeding off each other constantly. If you ever wanted to hear what Mortal Kombat sounds like on a dance floor, this is literally that.