Electronic music for after dark, with video game composers and synthwave. Headlights on empty roads.
Nightride is 100 songs of electronic music for after dark, opening with Austin Pettit’s “Nightride.” Capital Cities and Danny Baranowsky each appear six times, with Dance With the Dead, Austin Pettit and Orbital also showing up more than once.
Danny Baranowsky is the composer behind games like Crypt of the NecroDancer and Super Meat Boy, so tracks like “Konga Conga Kappa” give it a video game edge. Capital Cities’ “I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo,” Dance With the Dead’s “Riot,” Martin Garrix’s “Animals,” Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey,” Gorillaz’s live “DARE” and Mord Fustang’s “Windwaker” show off the range: synthwave, EDM, indie dance and chiptune all living together. It’s a playlist for headlights on empty roads, city lights from a highway overpass, late-night gaming or coding with a big coffee. Pulsing and hypnotic, it keeps you moving and focused. Turn off the overhead lights, turn on the neon and enjoy the ride.
Mood: Electronic & Synth · Video Game & 8-Bit · Road Trip
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