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I can not describe how much I love this album. I discovered it while coming back to my home city after a party. It was maybe 5 AM. Already bright outside. Still half-drunk. I was sitting in a train station, kind of freezing and I heard the first song of the album "Bouncin' Like Metal". What I did not know was that it was going to be one of these train rides that you don't want to end. I listened to the whole album. My initial intentions were to sleep on the train but the album was just too good.

The first song hit me like a truck. The first synth hooked me. Bleenx has a way of creating tension that keeps you on edge. Then you think you know what's coming and it's always something different, something more unique. It feels experimental, almost accidental.

The beginning does exactly what good albums do. It scares away people who won't like it and hooks the people who will love it. "Bouncin' Like Metal" is weird. It's experimental. Probably the most experimental out of the whole album. It starts with strong synths and then throws you into the deep waters immediately. Voices speaking incoherent phrases. Sudden yet smooth beat switches. "CRUSH!" and "herewe(go)" are for sure more easily enjoyed but if someone gets here then they can be sure they are the target audience.

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"Dusty (STOMP)" is probably the hardest and most punchy song in the whole album. Weirdly enough it starts a more breakcore-like trend that continues to the end. "Esoterixx" was made by both Bleenx and Hydraa. You can feel that instantly. Drums are both unpredictable and repetitive. For a breakcore song, it is more thoughtful about how it uses drums. They are the backbone of the song but you never get tired of it. It also has an intro (which I can only speculate that Bleenx made) so good that I wish it could be a whole song.

The whole train ride felt like it was not bound by time. It was like being in a different state of consciousness. Sure, alcohol did its job but it can't take all the credit. It feels almost wrong writing like that about an album that averages at 5K views per track. It is the definition of a hidden gem.

That's the most obvious. I don't know Bleenx personally but I know that he was inspired by Jet Set Radio. How? Well, he's pretty open about it on reddit. He made a promotional post on Jet Set Radio subreddit. Also I have no idea how you can listen to the album and not feel it. Every second feels like it was born from Jet Set Radio. However what is so cool about this album is that it still feels incredibly fresh and unique. Sure, Jet Set Radio was an inspiration but Bleenx created something completely new.

Jet Set Radio was SEGA's 2000 video game. It fused inline skating with graffiti culture and futurism. The general style although inspired by the 90's skateboarding culture is still something completely new. Bright and vibrant colors that you can't turn your eyes away from.

But what actually made this series have cult following was its soundtrack. Hideki Naganuma elevated this game from a cool game to an unforgettable experience. Every track is distinct and unique. It feels like discovering a new music genre. It inspired not only countless musicians (like 2 Mello or Hydraa) but even whole games like Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. You could feel that Hideki Naganuma knew the hip-hop scene but still made something new, more like a prediction of what's about to come.