This album sounds like someone took arcade energy and refined it into something genuinely beautiful. Third is a solo album from Mutsuhiko Izumi, the Konami composer behind tons of Bemani tracks, pulling together reworked versions spanning arcade, MSX2, and PS2 originals.
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Snow Goose floats with this gorgeous, wintry calm that you wouldn't expect from an arcade music guy, then HYPER JET LAND slams you back into full adrenaline mode with pounding beats and soaring synths. Chicago Blue hits with real funk swagger.
The MODEL DD tracks have this mechanical, almost industrial rhythm that just. Keeps building. DAY DREAM smooths everything out into pure atmosphere. If you've ever fed quarters into a Bemani cabinet, this is Izumi's whole range distilled into one collection.