Renewed praise for Soichi Terada’s career also brings about well deserved reverence for his classic Ape Escape soundtracks, and with Ape Escape 1’s soundtrack getting its first release outside of Japan, Terada has given us a truly kaleidoscopic mix that leaves practically no sound or style untouched. An instant groove suddenly switches into metallic guitar shreds as Terada folds in countless left turns with bright, bubbly instrumentation just in the first few minutes. This super expressive, vibrant variety of synth funk, house, drum & bass, and more flies through dazzling sequences of techno-classical collisions, East Asian folk gabber, and brilliant yodelling and banjo twanging threaded into scrambling breakbeat rhythms.
"I am so happy to have this opportunity for a Bleep mix that was made from soundtracks of Ape Escape and Ape Escape 3. Let us be Apes listening to this mix!" - Soichi
