“Fake World” meanwhile takes a more surreal approach, blending airy synth pads in the treble with dynamic electronic bass lines, ensuring listeners are taken on quite a peculiar journey. “Mahatma Temple” meanwhile sounds even more gothic than before with its pipe organ leads, yet is peppered with orchestral discords and pulsating beats to intentionally horrifying effects. One of the most spectacular examples of off-the-wall creativity is “Crash Power Plant”, which takes the industrial focus of the album to the next level with all its machine noises and rhythmical irregularities in this case, it completely fits the nature of the original stage too. Essentially everything is given a harder, edgier, and crazier twist, though that doesn’t mean they’re homogenous. These transformations are representative of the approach for most of the pieces on the album. Even Takayuki Aihara’s once anthemic rock piece “The Infinite Earth” is transformed almost beyond recognition into a reggaeton improvisation. It sounds more like something one would expect from a Sampling Masters album, not a hyper-melodic score such as Street Fighter EX2. Ayako Saso’s “White Field” is not too different with its focus on rhythmically compelling rhythms, but has a more gritty feel, mixing industrial, funk, and hardcore elements to increasingly crazy effect. In typical Hosoe style, it grows all the more experimental during its development, with plenty of noise, breaks, and decorations, ensuring that the initial idea doesn’t come too laboured. While not as original as some of the subsequent entries, it serves as an appetiser for what’s to come with its tight bass riffs and refreshing electronic beats. Right from the opener, Shinji Hosoe’s “Pearl in the Sky”, it’s clear that this album has plenty of charisma. Could this album possibly appeal to consumers out there? Body Gone are the poppy melodies of the originals in favour of layers of penetrating beats, heavy distortion, and industrial noise. The sequel album, on the other hand, largely transforms the original music into underground electronic remixes. The original Street Fighter EX Arrange Album mainly emphasised the nature of the originals with expansive, yet accessible, arrangements.
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However, easily their most experimental production of the series was the Street Fighter EX2 Arrange Album. The Arika Sound Team kept pushing the boundaries of the Street Fighter EX series with each instalment, making the very most of the hardware available to them to incorporate bold and experimental electronic compositions.
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