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IF YOU MAKE A BAD GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A GOOD GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A DEAD GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A PROFITABLE GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A SUCCESSFUL GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A CHEAP GAME
IF YOU MAKE A AAA GAME, YOU'RE FIRED

IF YOU MAKE NO GAMES, YOU'RE SONY

“How do you make crazy sounding kicks on hardware?”

Layers, eq, and a fuck load of limiting.

#m8tracker #hardstyle

bro you are going to loose subscriber

Hell yeah, can't wait to turn the thermal goggles off and see what MGS4 actually looks like.

Played another round of "am I sick, or just parched?" this week.

I lost.

every three seconds you will take psychic damage when reading who did voices for mewgenics

An algorithmically generated map of Bluesky users. I've been placed in an unmarked cluster bordering "VRChat Viurtual Depths" and "Japanese VRChat Realm". Beyond the latter lies "Japanese Rhythm Games Composers' Studio", in which I follow... a few people.

ok this explains A Lot

bluesky-map.theo.io

Angel Eyes, by Brisk & Ham from the album Dancemania Speed G2

To anyone that needs to hear this, Dancemania is on Bandcamp.

dancemaniarecords.bandcamp.com/track/angel-...

I've fallen down the timecode rabbit hole and I hate it here.

YouTube video by Sarah Bonito DJ Sarah Bonito - Hardcore Genesis Ravegelion Mix (Nightcore Hardstyle Happy Hardcore Donk +more ♡）

the FUCK you mean sarah bonito spins japanese hardcore aaaaaaaa

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhkV...

YouTube video by Fairweather QUAKE BRUTALIST JAM III - Release Trailer

Quake Brutalism Jam 3 is now out!! new weapons and monsters across 77 modernist levels!!... this year there's also a 100% free "standalone" download available, no Quake purchase required!... thx to @frwthr.bsky.social and @makkon.bsky.social for organizing!! LINK: www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...

Oh, and Honorable Mention because the song released after I locked this list in, but before I finished posting it all.

YouTube video by kamome sano / Limonène emotional

Honorable Mention
kamome sano - emotional
youtu.be/ildWKNEPogY

The original </emotional> 10 years ago cemented my love for Japanese electronic music, back then I would make playlists of different subgenres to play video games to. To hear it reworked is both nostalgic and euphoric.

YouTube video by Aiobahn Aiobahn feat. ヰ世界情緒 - new world (Official Music Video)

12/12
Aiobahn feat. ヰ世界情緒 - new world

I regret not digging through Aiobahn's discography sooner tbh. Discovered them via INTERNET YAMERO like many, but in terms of J-POP they have ridiculous range. Don't know any of the words, but I've found it *easier* for me to enjoy a song that way, dunno.

YouTube video by AZALI 5/7.mp3

11/12
AZALI - five seventh
youtu.be/neK4CzRbyhE

I don't know what it is about AZALI's piano pieces but I found myself in tears through this entire album.

YouTube video by death's dynamic shroud death's dynamic shroud & galen tipton - Generate Utopia (music video)

10/12
death's dynamic shroud & galen tipton - Generate Utopia
youtu.be/Op7EDcH9LXE

The absolute hardest $#!% I've heard this year. Juke, but with Experimental/Hyperpop production values. One of those vibes that likely can't be followed up on, already peak.

busy week so uhh let's speed this back up

Unyielding, by saiiko2 from the album OST​:​:​'corru​.​observer';'VOL 4'::SIDE A

09/12
saiiko2 - Unyielding
corruworks.bandcamp.com/track/unyiel...

Partially an excuse to gush about corru.observer, but I am so into this Weird Techno/Ambient thing the game has going on. One of those sounds that takes you somewhere truly unique.

YouTube video by Lip Critic Lip Critic - In The Wawa (Convinced I Am God) (Official Video)

08/12
Lip Critic - In The Wawa (Convinced I Am God)
youtu.be/-qj1LDSAKoU

Was in a Digital Hardcore mood early in the year when I found this. But I haven't been listening to as much of the truly crazy shit this year, next year I'm going out of my way to find it.

let the rain fall down (+ єxcєєᑯ), by gasoiid from the album ⊹ ࣪ ˖ slumberparty dancefloor ₊˚⊹

07/12
gasoiid + єxcєєᑯ - let the rain fall down
weirdnxc.bandcamp.com/track/let-th...

Nightcore never died *****es, it just moved in with Hardcore, still hangs out with Eurotrance on the weekends. If you can't rave to this we can't be friends, sorry.

Seriously though, at a certain point all the genres blend into each other and you're better off navigating based off of vibes, at least in the electronic space. I've yet to see a categorization system of music that aligns well with that.

YouTube video by STEEL CITY DANCE DISCS KETTAMA - Fly Away XTC (Official Video)

06/12
KETTAMA - Fly Away XTC
youtu.be/nEppZ3ghoQ4

Possibly the fastest I've ever fallen in love with a producer's style, the song just hits you with an immediate wall of euphoria. I know this is a trance banger, but something screams house when I listen to this - maybe it's the vocals.

心と体と流れ [mind, body and flow], by A M 4 N 音楽 from the album WALKM4N

05/12
A M 4 N 音楽 - 心と体と流れ [mind, body and flow]
am4nfm.bandcamp.com/track/mind-b...

Jungle yet not jungle, Y2K yet not Y2K, jazzy yet not jazz - this song defies my ability to put it in a box. I could listen to that chorus on loop for *hours*, it grooves so hard.

YouTube video by Gba. [Arcaea]｜Lv.11 : 公募特賞｜多次元宇宙融合論 (Extradimensional Cosmic Phenomenon) (ETR 11) PURE MEMORY (Max-33)

04/12
TAKIO feat. つぐ - Extradimensional Cosmic Phenomenon
youtu.be/VuEOUXpZBRs

Obligatory rhythm game post, but also J-Math Rock as a boss song just feels so *fresh*. Helps that the chart matches the song's energy so well...

... I really need to sit down and binge Unbeatable soon...

Can You Keep UP [Zackery Wilson (Breath of Fire II) Remix], by FYÜTCH & Boba Sweat from the album SNESQUE II

03/12
FYÜTCH & Boba Sweat - Can You Keep UP [Zackery Wilson (Breath of Fire II) Remix]
zackerywilson.bandcamp.com/track/can-yo...

Chiptune Funk is easily the grooviest sound I've discovered in years, need to keep exploring this space. Been drawn towards more upbeat songs in general this year.

YouTube video by Moe Shop NEWLY HUMAN FEELING (Music Video) | Moe Shop feat. Jamie Paige

02/12
Moe Shop feat. Jamie Paige - NEWLY HUMAN FEELING
youtu.be/wb0YUbQOl1M

A legendary pairing of the titans in Future Funk and Vocaloid Pop. Could easily loop this song for hours. Works well in a house-adjacent set too.

01/12
xaev (feat. trustt) - FUTURE-SIGHT
soundcloud.com/xaev/future-...

I was not expecting to see a Dariacore-famous producer on a MEGAREX compilation but I need more of it. This song is both addictingly sweet and bass-focused, Techcore is such a high-dopamine genre like that.

Here's the first go at this from last year, kinda fun to see my own taste change over time.

I also got into DJing this year which contributes a bit to the shift in tastes, and forces me to listen to *lots* more music than before. I miss being able to obsess over a single song for a week though...

2025 is almost over so I'm making my 2nd annual "12 Songs" list, one song each day. Three rules:

1) I discovered the song in 2025 (not by release date)
2) I emotionally resonated with the song (purely subjective picks)
3) No repeat artists/producers from previous years (to encourage variety)