https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/trilogy

But, those are pretty good. I'm aware of the genre, though not super familiar with it, most of it doesn't grab me. SURVIVE doesn't seem to fall into the nostalgia trap; wherein things have to sound exactly like the old thing it is paying homage to. A lot of retro stuff, in many genres (punk, country, rock and roll, metal, etc. it goes on and on), is just annoying and trite retreads of good stuff that happened 20+ years ago.

I'm maybe sounding way more grumpy about it than I actually am, and I'm not specifically criticizing the links you've provided; I'm checking them out now, and mostly liking them. Just rambling, in general, about how retro in the arts can be a trap, and it takes a really strong artist to escape that trap.

So, umm...after that rant: Thanks for the links! I'm checking them out as we speak.

The great thing about electronic music is that anyone can get a setup for cheap and start producing tracks. The terrible thing about electronic music is that anyone can get a setup for cheap and start producing tracks. I have some producer friends (none of them renown), and the approaches taken by those with a musical background and those without are wildly different.

The ones without the background tend to shovel out tracks, wipe their hands, and say, "Look! Easy!" They fail to realize that while their tracks do constitute as a musical piece, they have no idea about any of the composition. They claim their tracks are bangers just like everyone else's, but they're either making new arrangements or missing subtleties on why some tracks are considered great.

All of that was to say that Sturgeon's law is especially prevalent with electronic music. Everyone is just as good as that one world famous producer, and there is nothing difficult about producing electronic music. However, your 100 plays across your 25 tracks on SoundCloud beg to differ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rk3ksaIl84