New 99Letters: “Bahamut”

ByPatrick St. Michel

Hard-hitting Osaka producer 99Letters has been releasing pounding new numbers at a steady clip over November over at his Bandcamp page, running from somewhat misty to bludgeoning. “Bahamut” leans towards the latter, and actually increases the intensity — impressive for an artist who turned Game Boy blips into slabs of concrete. The beats hit extra hard (and sound extra dense, for that matter), while the vocal clips lurking deep underneath sound menacing. Listen below, or get it here.

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