Posts Tagged: *Press A*

*Press A* ~ Tumult Kollektiv ~ The Knightling

It all starts with wonder. Adventure as the longing expansion of thinking oneself another. A desire for the stars to burrow into the ground before us, enchantment as the very mechanics of our movement to grasp something that is not

*Press A* ~ Tumult Kollektiv ~ The Knightling

It all starts with wonder. Adventure as the longing expansion of thinking oneself another. A desire for the stars to burrow into the ground before us, enchantment as the very mechanics of our movement to grasp something that is not

*Press A* 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks

While the long tail of the 2023 videogame industry crisis seems to have no end, musical talent and creativity have flourished. Last year’s trend among the bigger (AAA) developers of renovating old musical formulas continued, from Reynatis to Metaphor Refantazio.

*Press A* 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks

While the long tail of the 2023 videogame industry crisis seems to have no end, musical talent and creativity have flourished. Last year’s trend among the bigger (AAA) developers of renovating old musical formulas continued, from Reynatis to Metaphor Refantazio.

*Press A* 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks

In a year full of horror and tragedy, the videogame industry was not spared. Great websites went dark, forcing journalists to move writing homes, and countless studios were shuttered or forced to endure substantial workforce reductions while executives and investors

*Press A* 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks

In a year full of horror and tragedy, the videogame industry was not spared. Great websites went dark, forcing journalists to move writing homes, and countless studios were shuttered or forced to endure substantial workforce reductions while executives and investors

*Press A* ~ Tasty 2021 Leftovers

The curse of listing our favorite releases of the year is that a few soundtracks always arrive too late for us to properly digest. Here are two albums that would have been worthy additions to our list of 2021’s best

*Press A* ~ Tasty 2021 Leftovers

The curse of listing our favorite releases of the year is that a few soundtracks always arrive too late for us to properly digest. Here are two albums that would have been worthy additions to our list of 2021’s best

*Press A* ~ Hundred Days

Tumult Kollektiv’s latest soundtrack proves just how much the group is willing to grow and expand in terms of artistic vision. Where 2019’s Pine was a tight, lush impressionist landscape, Hundred Days is relaxed, indulgent in melodies straight out of

*Press A* ~ Hundred Days

Tumult Kollektiv’s latest soundtrack proves just how much the group is willing to grow and expand in terms of artistic vision. Where 2019’s Pine was a tight, lush impressionist landscape, Hundred Days is relaxed, indulgent in melodies straight out of

Album cover of Papetura

*Press A* ~ Floex: Papetura

Soundtracking a game about paper figures trying to avoid shadowy threats and fire, Papetura swaddles a sombre set in diaphanous layers of keys and strings. It’s the product of Czech producer Floex, fast becoming something of a mainstay in the

Album cover of Papetura

*Press A* ~ Floex: Papetura

Soundtracking a game about paper figures trying to avoid shadowy threats and fire, Papetura swaddles a sombre set in diaphanous layers of keys and strings. It’s the product of Czech producer Floex, fast becoming something of a mainstay in the

*Press A* ~ Metamorphosis

It’s always great when composers take that extra step in musical world-building, and Metamorphosis is a grand example of it. Based on the Franz Kafka short novel first published in 1915, the game delves into themes of alienation and isolation

*Press A* ~ Metamorphosis

It’s always great when composers take that extra step in musical world-building, and Metamorphosis is a grand example of it. Based on the Franz Kafka short novel first published in 1915, the game delves into themes of alienation and isolation

*Press A* ~ Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood; Vampire: The Masquerade ~ Coteries of New York

H-Pi ~ Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood With OSTs like DOOM and DOOM Eternal, it’s been a good time for rock and metal in videogame music. H-Pi’s Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood joins the fray with a powerful set of

*Press A* ~ Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood; Vampire: The Masquerade ~ Coteries of New York

H-Pi ~ Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood With OSTs like DOOM and DOOM Eternal, it’s been a good time for rock and metal in videogame music. H-Pi’s Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood joins the fray with a powerful set of