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A dense delta city at dusk drawn in fixed isometric projection, with tin-roofed shophouses and a canal in the foreground, a river crossed by a cable-stayed bridge and an elevated highway, and a cluster of lit office towers and construction cranes fading into haze

Press Play, Mayor SimCity 4 shipped with two soundtracks – and a Grammy winner on oboe

SimCity 4's soundtrack is two albums in one - god mode and mayor mode - made by a jazz department, a Czech orchestra and a Monkey Island composer.
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A small tethered hot air balloon drifting in layers of mist above a hilly jungle canopy, with the outlines of an overgrown stepped pyramid and broken ruins visible through the gaps below

On Repeat, Regrettably A stranger in Hamburg rebuilt the Tomb Raider theme, twice

Tomb Raider theme, covered twice by German producer Ambyion - a 2021 remix, a 2025 rework, and one loop I cannot get out of.
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Illustration of a teenage protest march passing along a city boulevard in cold spring light, one marcher holding up a piece of brown cardboard painted with three eggs

Eggs, Beats And Paragraph 188 Merz leck Eier, or how a confiscated sign became a banger

Merz leck Eier went from a confiscated demo sign to a viral rap single, a Google Maps prank and an open prosecutor file - here is the story.
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A young boy hunched at a glowing CRT monitor in a dark attic bedroom at four in the morning, playing an isometric strategy game, drawn in a flat-colour Sable art style with warm screen-light against teal and lavender shadow

Ghost In The Sound Card The Age of Empires soundtrack was built to be forgotten

The Age of Empires soundtrack was engineered to vanish under a strategy game - so how did it end up permanently stuck in my head?
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Feel the heat: Troye Sivan’s “Rush” music video is a visual treat

Rush And Blush Feel the heat: Troye Sivan’s “Rush” music video is a visual treat

Troye Sivan's Rush music video is a visual treat at 28. Sizzling, bold, and exactly the kind of energy a pop comeback needs.
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Just another Vietnamese pop song: Why not? by Trúc Nhân

Earworm From GS25 Just another Vietnamese pop song: Why not? by Trúc Nhân

Trúc Nhân's Why Not? - the Vietnamese pop song that lodged itself in my brain during a sandwich run at GS25. Instant earworm.
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Discover the exotic blend of Indian and Vietnamese culture in Võ Hạ Trâm’s “Về Với Em”

Indian Meets Vietnamese Discover the exotic blend of Indian and Vietnamese culture in Võ Hạ Trâm’s “Về Với Em”

Võ Hạ Trâm's Về Với Em blends Indian and Vietnamese culture into a single that's trending across TikTok and Vietnamese charts.
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Travel back in time with these SimCity 2000 remixes

SimCity Nostalgia Beats Travel back in time with these SimCity 2000 remixes

SimCity 2000 remixes that transport you back to 1993. Midi nostalgia meets modern production. The good old days, remastered.
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Constantly switching from I Can’t Get No Sleep to A Little Bit Off Today 😵‍💫

Can't Get No Sleep Constantly switching from I Can’t Get No Sleep to A Little Bit Off Today 😵‍💫

Night after night, tossing and turning in tropical heat. Switching between insomnia and feeling off - a diary of sleepless Sài Gòn nights.
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A symphony of sand and sun: comparing Pharaoh’s original and remastered soundtracks

Symphony Of Sand A symphony of sand and sun: comparing Pharaoh’s original and remastered soundtracks

Pharaoh: A New Era's remastered soundtrack compared to the 1999 original. Same desert, new instruments, still enchanting.
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