David Bowie, Garbage, Ash, Mansun, and The Dandy Warhols all on one PS1 racing game compilation. The Sound of Gran Turismo pulled together 18 tracks of peak late-90s Britpop, alt-rock, and big beat electronica that somehow became the definitive sound of learning to drive a virtual Nissan Skyline.
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Bowie's "Scary Monsters" ripping through the speakers between races feels almost surreal. Ash's "Lose Control" and Fluke's "Atom Bomb" hit that perfect adrenaline sweet spot, and Mansun's "Wide Open Space" brings it down just enough.
Pure 1998 energy on a disc. If you grew up with a DualShock in your hands and these songs burned into your brain, this is pure nostalgia fuel.