Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Underworld, and Orbital all on one PS1 disc. WipEout 2097 didn't just have a good soundtrack, it had THE mid-90s electronic music lineup. "Firestarter (Instrumental)" by Prodigy still sounds like controlled demolition, all distorted breaks and aggression.
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"Loops of Fury" from the Chemical Brothers is relentless in the way only 1996 big beat could be. Then Daft Punk's "Musique" slides in with something sleeker, almost minimal by comparison. Photek's "The Third Sequence" brings drum and bass precision that sounds clinical next to everything else.
The Future Sound of London tracks go full ambient chaos. This wasn't a game soundtrack that happened to feature electronic artists. It was a compilation album that happened to ship with a racing game. If you're into 90s electronic music history, this tracklist is basically a syllabus.