Scarlet Moon Records has just published the official album for YIIK: Electric Soul Archives, the new DLC chapter for the YIIK game. I initially thought this title was pronounced “Yick” but it turns out it’s “Y2K” with the “two” spelled in Roman numerals. And that’s just the beginning of the confusion. In prep for this article, I tried and failed to find out what YIIK is about. YOU examine this description and see if you comprehend it:
An unusual error manifests on April 4th, a day that echoes the enigmatic code 404. In a desperate act of innocence, a child relinquishes her name for an invitation to a birthday party, her hope tethered to the faint possibility of finding her brother. Meanwhile, Alex, a recent college graduate, returns home, only to find his reality unspooling like a threadbare tapestry. Guided by a cat which slips through the very fabric of his mind, Alex descends into the depths of his consciousness where he witnesses the impossible: a woman, locked away in an iron maiden, vanishing into thin air. A vision which ignites an undying obsession and threatens to unravel the boundaries of his world.
What we have to know about YIIK for the purposes of this article is that it has a rich soundtrack. It’s got more effort put into its music than most other games of its type, with over 200 tracks across a wide range of genres, from drum and bass to progressive rock. In addition much of the music was recorded by live musicians — nothin’ fake or synthesized here. It should make for a good album.
The tracks for Electric Soul Archives include an original battle theme composed by SuperSweep’s Ayako Saso, who worked with Namco and Capcom in the 1980s and 1990s on several popular franchises including Ridge Racer, TEKKEN, F-Zero, Street Fighter, Mega Man and more. Other talent includes: coda (Read Only Memories: Neurodiver), Jamphibious (Kero Quest 64), Frank Van ‘t Ende (Clock Tower: Rewind) and YIIK main developer and composer Andrew Allanson.
“We’re so thrilled to have been able to bring this collection of music to fans,” notes Scarlet Moon‘s Jayson Napolitano. “While we wanted to release Saso-san’s battle theme, we wanted to give fans something more to sink their teeth into, so it was a pleasure to work with composer Andrew Allanson on some original music and arrangements from our extended Scarlet Moon family to give these haunting melodies a variety of ways to express themselves. We hope fans appreciate the work that goes into these kinds of special releases!”
You’ll be able to find the album for YIIK: Electric Soul Archives through the music streaming platforms linked here.
