play play debut american electronic music project games consisting producers ford electronic music school days produced play apartment studio vintage synthesizers recapture sound style 1980s power pop play contains songs including original games tracks opener skies vocals remixes remix skies reprise song canadian musician released november tanks label promoted music videos singles received critics appreciated duo use 1980s power pop influences blog bear year end list background ford met science class began playing music high school practice sessions experimented electronic music belonging father high school ford drum machine sessions composing electronic music time separate careers ford moving new_york_city play soft rock group remaining boston produce compose music point summer developed idea group called games described intense hour internet writing ford spent week recording demos ford home massachusetts developing sound sick collection vintage synths collected years musicians musical commitments slowed work moved apartment lacking heat hot water focus project production composition play recorded single stereo track vintage synths ford explained process making song interview like sit gear like sounds sweet beat like comes gets complex tiny sounds constantly trying fit moving parts sticks lot repetitive careful listening kind work writing recording mixing play rooted 1980s power pop technical level according fact magazine games instrumentation includes expected music executed correctly bass lines strings instead merely sound era band pushes music unfamiliar territory according pitchfork_media nostalgic sound analog synths vintage aged instrumentation electro jams songs play opening track cut release produced real studio inspired theme american television compared cruel summer track features dream like vocals mixed according fact reflects cloud like sounds previous releases point writing lyrics song ford came phrases writing melody lead vocal saying eating saying sounds skies followed drift features italo bass line pitch bent square wave synths compared boston_globe music track planet party called apple funk pitchfork media contains guitar synths fist pumping bass freestyle drums sudden surprisingly violent orchestral stabs produced summer song chosen inclusion play ford recalled making smooth rock style shit completely got mistakes happened shadows bloom reprise flash night melancholy mid tempo power ballad featuring bass snare synth harmonies described reviewer violent harsh play includes remixes chicago duo version skies contains sample playstation start sound according fact ups 80s pace trademark industrial sex club character sampling process result sounding far like real computer game club tracks currently referencing ends games version meant described lush affair pads new age melodies promotion song released play drift posted games blog april shadows bloom premiered blog altered zones website september december remix skies electronic musician included available download fact website according magazine manages totally sounding like amazing street party achievement writer called hudson remix nice preferred song play promoted music videos video planet party released delicious august pitchfork_media described smooth minutes production jet killer water wind track racing tape women video shadows bloom released november according showcases airline air travel seen believed december video skies directed described bear 80s chat line shower montage premiered blog release reception august games stated play released late september early october release date track list announced september release date pushed november distributed tanks cover artwork christian cover design positively received critics november review praised play accurate references 1980s music writing resides unsettled unsettling state hints strong unique tied exploring formats recommended readers giving rating boston_globe review described retro sounds like familiar future pitchfork media called play quirky technical treat criticized omission previous games singles working play ranked eighth bear list albums according run time slight works favor wasted second thing track listing songs written composed sample credits shadows bloom samples flash night credits personnel credits personnel liner notes personnel production songwriting performers additional mixing skies additional vocals skies christian design equipment
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