From Mark Stevens Sent Thu, May 28th 1998, 11:54
From Mark Stevens Sent Thu, May 28th 1998, 11:54
Hello. Saw a similar thread elsewhere, so I thought I'd share with you which CDs I like to play for particular games. I got hold of Descent around the same time that Autechre's 'Amber' was released. To this day, I've never played the game without 'Amber' providing the soundtrack. The music suitably enhanced the game's claustrophobic, yet also curiously expansive, feel, building on the feeling of isolation. Great stuff. Quake -- always did prefer Trent Reznor's industrial ambience. The music in Quake2 was dire though. I prefer music that enhances an existing mood rather than music that dominates or enforces a mood upon you. Quake2's heavy metal bollocks was just too overbearing, so I opted for something a bit more atmospheric. Step forward Biosphere's 'Substrata'. Lots of beautiful ambient twiddles that didn't intrude upon the action, but nevertheless had enough of an eerie edge about them to add to the game's creepy atmosphere. Aphex Twin's 'SAW2' also works well with Quake/Quake2. I'm looking forward to trying Plastikman's 'Consumed' with something. /\/)ark