"search bar" by Yesterdayneverhappened: A Thrilling Cyberpunk-Inspired Electronic Album Review
By
Tatiana Lee Rodriguez
Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, baked to perfection. Worth every minute at the bakery.
Summary
A review of Yesterdayneverhappened's (producer Angel Day) second album "search bar," a 22-minute electronic suite blending breakcore, footwork, and jungle. The album draws inspiration from Black diasporic techno, bionic cartoons, anime (Cyborg 009, Mega Man), and the Galloping Ghost arcade in Southside Chicago, creating a thrashing, transcendent soundscape that feels composed on a cyberdeck.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledSouthside Chicago producer Angel Day was raised on bionic cartoons and anime like Cyborg 009 and Mega Man, and beamed into new worlds at the Galloping Ghost arcade
Their second album, search bar, is a 22-minute electronic suite of breakcore, footwork, and jungle that sounds as if composed on a cyberdeck
Thrashing and transcendent
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