MACHINE GIRL 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Neon White was released to rave reviews in 2022, receiving multiple nominations and awards and featuring on many 'Best of' lists. This is, by no means a stretch, partly due to the sensational soundtrack that scores the combination of fast-paced speedrun-based platforming and visual novel worldbuilding parts of the game. That OST is the brainchild of Matt Stephenson, the founder of the New York alt duo Machine Girl, inspired mainly by the early works of 'RePorpoised Phantasies' and 'Wlfgrl', which centre mainly around bubbly electro-funk and breakcore cuts.
'The Burn that Cures' contains all of the non-level tracks, that soundtrack the conversations you have with your fellow neons or the ambience of certain realms of heaven that Neon White traverses. Printed on two marbled discs, referencing the adversary's Blue and Neon Green, the cover art is made by none other than artists and lead producer Esposito himself, featuring Neon White and Red in one of many sensual moments throughout the story. A big stand-out track is 'Holy Ground', a late-game track that is as unsettling as it is calming, the ambient synths washing over the ear is heavenly.

Review: New-York-based double-act Matt Stephenson and live drummer Sean Kelly have carved out a distinctive hole in the wall of alternative music, melding hard rock, breakcore and experimental industrial-electro into a whole unique aesthetic. In the studio, just like the inception of Machine Girl, Matt goes it alone, resulting in some of the most beloved alt albums of the decade (Namely 2014's 'Wlfgrl', a favourite of the underground snob).

Their first soundtrack comes courtesy of Game-Award-nominated speed-focused platformer 'Neon White', a collaboration between Anapurna Studios and Ben Esposito, the mastermind behind 'Donut County'. The game is breakneck, following Neon White as he blasts his way through the realms of heaven in search of the mechanical halo, which allows the wearer to stay in heaven for a year. Set against a vibrant colour palette, the mixture of breakcore, techno and bubbly jungle is a perfect fit for the fast-paced levels that 'The Wicked Heart' scores.