Kobito packs an absurd amount of energy into this tiny Touhou fangame shmup soundtrack. Eight tracks, half of them ZUN arrangements and half originals, all running hot with that classic bullet hell intensity. "Abandoned Railway Assault" rips through frantic piano runs layered over driving percussion, and "BEYOND PHANTASMAGORIA" goes full dramatic with layered melodic leads pushing the tempo harder and harder.
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The ZUN arrangements stay faithful to that signature style, bright trumpet-like synths and complex chord progressions that make dodging curtains of bullets feel weirdly elegant. "IMMEMORIAL AKARUTAMA" hits this peak of melodic tension that just.
Won't let go. Short album, but if you've ever white-knuckled through a danmaku boss fight, every second of this will make sense.