So, this evening I was going through various thousands of unread posts in my Google Reader and found a few mentioning that the PSN game, Shatter, had an amazing soundtrack and that it was on sale for a $US1. Intrigued by this, I decided to have a quick listen on the site. To my amazement, its actually quite fantastic. So fantastic, that I paid $US1.20 for the FLAC version after listening to 30 seconds of the track ‘Aurora’.

How would one describe this album? Well, its kinda difficult.  I could say electronica but that’s cutting it short.  It has elements of techno, 80s synth pop and early game music (80s/90s).  More accurately, its like if you combine Giorgio Moroder, Daft Punk, Nine Inch Nails (With Teeth and onwards) and a chiptune artist.  The entire thing is just fun and catchy as hell and seems to me that it would make good driving/coding music. The whole production is quite excellent but of course, it’s almost all electronic instruments with the odd guitar here and there.

As for the game… No idea, haven’t played it mainly because I haven’t really logged onto the PSN for a while because my connection issues.

If you wish to purchase this album for a minimum of $US1 you have until christmas day. I suggest you do because a) its mega cheap and, b) its just excellent.

It can be purchased from Sidhe’s Bandcamp site at http://sidhe.bandcamp.com