VGBA 10 - Quite Operational

- Quite Operational -

Chiptunes + Synth + Awesome = THIS!

*Apologies for the SLIGHT nudity, but this is the worst you'll ever see on here.*

Artist - Monomer.
Sites - Bandcamp. Soundcloud. Facebook. Album.
Type of Album - Original Chiptunes/Synth mixture.
Genres - Chiptunes, Synth, and Electronica.
Favorite Song - Temple

Review - It's been some time since my last review, and I felt that was terrible! I started writing this review a while back, but then I decided to wait... and then I ended up waiting too late. Enough excuses though, let's get down into it.

Here we have Quite Operational by Monomer. Honestly? This is the first I've heard from this artist, but I sure hope it isn't the last! This album is a fantastic mixture of three kinda related yet very different types of music: Chiptunes, Synth, and Electronica.

Now, to most people, those three are probably the exact same things when they hear it. Well, not to be rude, but they very much aren't. To summarize them in a terrible way, chiptunes tend to sound like old video game sounds, synth is more like smooth wavy dance music, and electronica is somewhere inbetween those two. With that in mind, you probably think the combination of the three styles wouldn't fit... right?

WRONG! It's actually a pretty amazing experience. From the first song to the last song, each one just has an amazing beat and flow. Each song has this fantastic sound that you want to keep listening to as it takes you deep down into its very own tale. As each story ends, another one begins. When the final song ends, you suddenly remember that all of these stories were but a single album.

Okay, that was a bit over dramatic, but you get my point. It's a great collection of songs were each one feels clearly different without just going OUT there. It's an enjoyable album, and it can be yours for the low, low price of $5!

So to reiterate, if you like chiptunes, synth, or electronica in general, you should give this album a try. It's free to listen to it on the bandcamp site, and it's a great album.

Pros - It's a great hybrid between chiptunes, synth, and electronica. Has a great flow and beat to it. Each song feels clearly different.
Cons - The album cover has nudity for realistically no reason, but it's not like horribly offensive so whatevas.
Rating - 5 out of 5.

~May the Crystals Guide Me~