Cassette Beasts (Original Game Soundtrack) - Joel Baylis (Cassette Tape)

The monster-collecting open-world RPG “Cassette Beasts” is delivering a furious 80’s synth rock meets British indie soundtrack composed by Joel Baylis and featuring shooting star Shelby Harvey on vocals. This soundtrack is taking you on a journey across the mysterious island of New Wirral - from lo-fi acoustic ballads to all-out headbangers!

By the way, welcome to New Wirral, a remote island inhabited by strange creatures you’ve only dreamed of, nightmares you hopefully haven’t, and a cast of brave folks who use cassette tapes to transform for battle. To find a way home you’ll need to explore every inch of the island, and record monsters to your trusty cassette tapes to gain their abilities!

Joel Baylis shares a brief insight into his vision for the soundtrack and the outcomes: “My goal when writing the music for ‘Cassette Beasts‘ was to make something that felt somewhere between a role-playing game soundtrack and an 80’s synth rock album. Despite its influences, I feel like it ended up being rather unique. It’s quite hard to pin a genre onto these tracks and the collection itself varies greatly in vibes as well as styles.”

Baylis is also enthusiastic about the physical release of the “Cassette Beasts” soundtrack on beautiful purple and mint green coloured double vinyl: “The LP contains the best of each aspect of the game’s soundtrack, thoughtfully put together to offer something that will look great in your collection, and sound great under the needle.” And while the entire game is revolving around cassettes, Black Screen Records are sure taking care of this with a limited tape edition. You’re all backed-up for the monster hunt!

The “Cassette Beasts” soundtrack is not only a must for indie gamers but also for fans of artists like CHVRCHES and everyone who’s into the 80‘s synth sound.

RELEASE NOTES
• Original artwork by Sami Briggs
• Transparent purple cassette tape
• Remastered for cassette tape by Christian Bethge

TRACKLISTING

A01       Title Theme

A02      Cross Your Heart

A03      Victory Theme

A04      Wherever We Are Now

A05      Kayleigh's Theme

A06      Eugene's Theme

A07      Meredith's Theme

A08      Same Old Story

A09      Shot in the Dark

A10       Face Down

A11        Felix's Theme

A12       Viola's Theme

A13       Barkley's Theme

A14       Like Chimeras

A15       Deus Ex Calibur

A16       Arrow of Time

B01       By the Campfire

B02      New Wirral Park

B03      Jaunty Merchant Tune

B04      New Wirral (Night)

B05      The Mournchildren

B06      Autumn Hill

B07      The Stations Beneath

B08      Archangel Encounte  

B09      The Amber Lodge

B10       Into the Caves

B11        Cherry Meadow

B12       Eastham Woods

B13       The Marshes

B14       Mt. Wirral

B15       Night's Bridge Station

B16       Goodbyes

B17       Credits