New Cosmos opens with this retro-synth pulse that immediately sets up a neon-tinged sci-fi atmosphere. The Electric State: Kid Cosmo is a mobile tie-in game for the film adaptation of Simon Stalenhag's illustrated novel, and the eight-track soundtrack leans into that analog-future aesthetic.
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Enigmatic Planet layers warbling pads over stuttering electronic percussion, giving off this lonely robot-wandering-the-wasteland energy. Metal Minds gets heavier with distorted bass hits and mechanical rhythms. Kabak is the weird one, almost Middle Eastern influenced with plucked string textures over glitchy beats.
The whole thing wraps with a New Cosmos Reprise that pulls the title theme back down to something quieter and more reflective. Short but solid for anyone into retrofuturistic synth soundscapes.