The percussion on this thing is absolutely wild. Works Gaiden 2 pulls from world music traditions in a way that feels genuine, not touristy. "Chemari" opens with these layered rhythmic patterns that immediately set a mood you don't hear in most game-adjacent releases.
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"Madagascar" leans into something warm and organic, like field recordings got turned into actual composition. "Night Safari" goes darker, more tense, with this creeping energy underneath. And "Naiba Dub" ties the whole thing together with heavy low-end that vibrates through the whole track.
Only four songs but the sound design on each one is ridiculous. If you dig global-influenced electronic music, this is your kind of weird.