Deep Japanese indie PC vibes with this one. ymkt's 2005 soundtrack leans into traditional instrumentation mixed with early 2000s synth production in a way that feels very doujin-scene. "Yamikoto" opens with this dark, brooding atmosphere that immediately sets a moody tone.
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The track names alone tell you where this is going, all kanji with readings attached like some kind of ritual. "Mabyou" gets into these tense, almost shrine-like melodic patterns. Then suddenly the "sarasa" piano version strips everything back to something really delicate and pretty.
The Episode tracks shift into more narrative-driven pieces with distinct emotional arcs. If you dig deep-cut Japanese PC game soundtracks from the mid-2000s, this scratches an itch nothing else quite reaches.