Buying Goods At Palmira Evergrace OST

[@TempusTonicPhilharmonic]

Legitimately and without a doubt one of the greatest examples of *an acquired taste*

[@YujiNakaSonic]

the first time I listened to it it was incomprehensible but after a few listens I actually genuinely enjoy it

[@yugimumoto1]

I definitely think the intro is like a hard kick to the gut compared to the rest of the song. The rest sounds really good.

[@necpmf]

"what kinda soundtrack u want?" "hit me with that avant-garde polyrhythmic lute, fam"

[@Sandro234]

ye verily cuz

[@TachyonBionmass]

"Say no more"

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Speak no more, brethren, and verily

[@SlyHikari03]

Sure thing Brethern. *begins to shred on lute*

[@regulate.artificer_g23.mdctlsk]

I don't hear any polyrhythm, you probably meant polymeter.

[@777Electric]

This must be the most hectic, stressful marketplace in existence.

[@pote2chippusu]

So basically wall street.

[@vegetable1495]

“CLEANUP IN AISLE 2 HOLY FUCK THATS BLOOD”

[@KitsuneYojimbo]

So shops in the crappiest section of Detroit.

[@LunarM4ngo]

It’s black friday every day.

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

This song is so overbearing it makes me feel like I’m holding my breath. It’s so insane and all over the place, it’s like the musical personification of my anxiety.

[@boheyo]

Imagine walking into a store and they're just blasting this on loop.

[@bud389]

If I worked at that store, I think I might just kill myself.

[@jorge.aguirre]

Gargenville xDDDDDDDDDDD

[@Autentist]

Go ahead, you are fired.

[@ornery654]

Screw it I'd work there.

[@BLARGHALT]

So, every store I've ever been in?

[@waloumi]

holy shit this you just come in into this store and they got 3 bands frantically playing their own songs at full speed all at once

[@jamesgrey13]

Talk about a store with variety...

[@Ambipie]

B U Y O U R BUY MY buy our

[@NickMario1]

LOL

[@orangeblaster500]

I don’t care what any of you think, this goes hard. The melodies are excellent.

[@TimothyBreadman]

Have you ever been so good at composing music that you accidentally composed two pieces in one?

[@Lucifronz]

Or so _bad_ at it. These songs are giant trainwrecks that only seem to be good from an ironic standpoint or because they're so damned creepy they just sort of work.

[@serin226]

@@Lucifronz lol, it was sarcams, dude xd.

[@Lucifronz]

@@serin226 Your comment makes people want to shoot themselves.

[@serin226]

@@Lucifronz You first.

[@Lucifronz]

@gamer gunk You're basing that on, what, your biased opinion that the music is good? How does that make you any better? The music is literally a compositional nightmare. No sane person would ever think that this is objectively good music. If you like it, great, it has its own appeal... but it's hardly even music.

[@Bigtoughsimmo]

the start really is the most hectic part. once you get past it it grows on you and becomes actually quite beautiful

[@supernightslash]

I dunno what weed you had to smoke to get to that mindset but I need that shit asap

[@MimoAnimations]

Sure...

[@raigen38]

supernightslash try listening to for more than a minute and things will stabilize.

[@vladman9611]

Later on it sounds like metal band almost drowned out by the other music.

[@potatosordfighter666]

This is WAYYYYYY too busy to be video game music

[@river_brook]

i love this song so much; i love the absolute chaos of the beginning that breaks into what sounds like a glittering blue sky above colorful canopies and bustling townsfolk

[@kabronex9877]

When the bard at the medieval tavern accidentally takes bath salts.

[@matheusmartins7546]

Bard salts

[@d.d.3759]

"accidentally"

[@yourpalsammy9773]

This accurately describes my music taste. Lmao

[@Gamblegork]

explains the screaming

[@Nattegoya]

This song is hilarious. It’s such a clusterfuck of noise for like the first thirty seconds, begins to mellow out near the end, but BOOM, snapped back to reality when it loops and starts the cycle of madness once again. Awesome

[@YoshExclaimationPoint]

It’s like a metaphor for life

[@Socioromanticism]

​@@YoshExclaimationPoint "Good morning, babe. Did you sleep through your alarm?" 0:00

[@aleksandarstepic4767]

It mean u never heared about drakengard 1 soundtracks 😂

[@viewtifulmike]

this has the kind of key change only a landlord would do

[@FiendishOne468]

This is one of my favorite comments ever made

[@SuplexThisBear]

I used to be a manager at a game store and me and my coworker would BLAST this at the end of the day to get people out of the store.

[@ManiacalForeigner]

bruh you wouldn't get me to _leave_ the store

[@SuplexThisBear]

@@ManiacalForeigner oh, we had a whole playlist of nightmare songs. The title theme to Rad Gravity, Sonic Dark Brotherhood, plus we had a sub woofer so we could really drive people nuts hahaha

[@judeobscure5064]

That's fucking amazing! I'd love to try Bubsy 3d for that haha!

[@laurierhebert-jodoin5716]

Clearly your shop was not at Palmira then.

[@moliza1330]

Jokes on you i would stay like its my home if this one plays

[@skunkooo]

the way this song just explodes at the beginning and gives you no time to take any of it in is so funny to me

[@flippedmasterguardian]

I discovered this from a playlist of bad video game music and this is so genuinely beautiful, I LOVE it. It has a sense of familiarity I simply can't describe. It's just so... Incredible and unique. I felt like it connected with me even though I've never heard it before. It's chaotically peaceful, definitely a favorite of mine. Kudos to the composer for such an incredible masterpiece of a track. I'm going to play this game now just to experience this in full. Update: yeah I am not vibing with the game lmao 😂

[@globox123456789]

Go hard or don't go at all.

[@comfycrons5533]

if you can't enjoy kota at his peak (buying goods at palmira) then you can't enjoy kota at his peak (mechanized memories - stargazer)

[@terriblyterrified8742]

I JUST WANT TO BUY SOME BREAD PLEASE CALM DOWN

[@Brandon-ct8vo]

*LMFAO*

[@Toasty278]

*strums even faster while rapidly approaching you*

[@Ambipie]

everyone else is talking you better S PE A K UP

[@CharlieTooHuman]

*Starts throwing loaves at you while screeching like a pterodactyl*

[@harrysachz6748]

🍞 This one? That's a bargain!

[@Bakfor]

This song is really captivating for some reason. I love those rare occasions where you find music with a completely unique but interesting sound.

[@draydra]

Hey, 4 years late, but ever considered trying out the rest of Kota Hoshino's songs? Be it more Evergrace, or Armored Core, it's all unique and amazing

[@cybertruckeralpha]

This whole soundtrack is genius, especially in the context of the game. Like music from another world, but still giving off the intended emotions.

[@eltiolavara9]

ok this is genuinely really fucking good and interesting, it's like if trout mask replica and a regular fantasy jrpg soundtrack were combined

[@mishamondrian8908]

Majora's Mask Replica?

[@cathanof]

yea its like if TMR wasnt as dissonant. maybe theres some steve reich in there too?

[@UFereSanyo]

Hey what's up

[@givecamichips]

You know how sometimes a game or puzzle or even an essay just clicks and you feel like you've fully mastered everything, just for a few minutes? That's what this piece feels like when it hits.

[@lagartijamuerta]

I actually really like the concept of a song that gains and loses focus. At times it's confusing and chaotic, but after a few moments it finds itself and settles in, before getting lost again. Sort of like navigating a big, busy marketplace.

[@froghaven]

Adhd be like

[@EvoluteCreator]

dullscythe

[@JPNEETozaki]

Latinx

[@lagartijamuerta]

@@JPNEETozaki wtf

[@JPNEETozaki]

@@lagartijamuerta Latinx

[@khemically6124]

When you accidentally unpause all of the music tabs on Google.

[@GreenGoblinCoryintheHouse]

The 37 instruments playing simultaneously is bliss.

[@beundertaker]

“Hey fam combine every single marketplace track from the last 10 years into one song”

[@Cardium]

it takes a while for your brain to "get" it, but once it does, it no longer sounds so complex and is so addictive

[@XxFaelinexX]

SO SOME GLORIOUS LEGEND BLEW MY MIND THIS WEEKEND AND PLAYED THIS ON BBC RADIO SIX. I thought barely anyone else played this game, let alone liked the music LET ALONE LIKED IT ENOUGH TO REMEMBER IT AND PLAY IT ON RADIO. I was extremely visibly excited in front of my friends and whoever it was, thank you you made my night!!

[@Solertia]

@the patron saint of gamers Was just about to comment that this sounds like an OPN track when I saw this.

[@tinypeas]

@LROT damn lol i would expect lopatin to play this gold

[@limmynade]

@LROT who's him, im p interested now

[@johnnyheli]

@@limmynade Oneohtrix Point Never. Check out his album Age Of because it's sort of similar to this ost, though less chaotic

[@bloodyidit4506]

It's got a good drop at 00:15 but man that intro just fucking blasts you like a modern Rite of Spring goddamn.

[@SlyHikari03]

Yup

[@warbossonxy]

the first 16 seconds triggered my fight or flight response

[@pegin8550]

It really grows on you after a few listens

[@limecruiser577]

just started playing this game ... i cant help but think that one of these two things occured ; Kota Hoshino was just allowed to do whatever he wanted (based on his message about the OST i assume this is the case) or , because the shop is so cut off from the rest of the game/world , he wanted to simulate the hecticness and hustle and bustle of a marketplace/bazarre through the music instead . the vocal samples do sell me to this one quite a bit as well . all in all an absolutely wonderful song , what i imagine people in medieval times would create if they had the musical tech capabilities of now ! exceedingly whimsical

[@isnanesavant]

I like how it takes a solid 32 seconds to get to a point where you can go OH wait theres the rhythm, okay, now im in i love it

[@swahiliranger1022]

Its actually really good. Its like two layers playing over one another but the actual discordance between both is eliminated by a solid mixture in the center mix.

[@cybertruckeralpha]

Funny thing is I've heard miserably failed attempts at what this track accomplished. Look up Sanctum 2 - The Invasion. Similar merging of two discordant tracks but with absolutely nothing tying them together.

[@JPNEETozaki]

​@cybertruckeralpha is u high my nigga dat track is str8 🔥

[@sparkedindignation7774]

I actually really like this on first listen. The chaos here sounds heavenly to me.

[@darinholm8795]

I really like how it feels like walking into a new, unfamiliar marketplace, and then there is that laughter and all of a sudden all of the disparate pieces come together into something that makes sense.

[@franzt8955]

I listened to this music around 10/15 time, and after this, you start to see the harmony in the chaos, and separate the various "songs" that play together. It's really really cool

[@bowser539]

It scratches an itch in my brain, I don't know how to explain it.

[@notalive5479]

After the first 30 seconds, it stabilizes into a pretty nice song. After listening to it 5 or 6 times I can even say that the beginning is pretty good, after you learn what to listen to and how to listen to it.

[@gelatinocyte6270]

It's an acquired taste

[@keyman245]

Evergrace ost is just like chimarrão and blue cheese, It's a thing that demands time to understand and like, and once you do, It's way better than the likes of simply wine

[@bimoprasetyo6862]

​@@keyman245 In Other Words, Taste of Delicacy

[@Unit076]

So you mean it's Stockholm syndrome in an audio format?

[@bimbobread1265]

when you go on the nintendo 3ds eshop after taking 15 gummy vitamins

[@Ambipie]

When you're trying to hear someone when EVERYONE ELSE is talking

[@franzt8955]

Fit a marketplace

[@Ambipie]

@@franzt8955 and you accidentally eavesdrop on someone else's life and forget what you were actually trying to hear

[@darkgladiator27]

There’s a weird kind of peace in this

[@IAmCaligvla]

This is legit good, no joke, I like it.

[@generallegomacleo8986]

Khaixzer after subsequent replays for laughs I can truly see the beauty of this track and now don’t regret ever finding this by chance from the RE basement theme

[@cptsonicbelmont]

Yeah, it's just unique in how it sounds, and those of the more impatient type are just writing it off as bad.

[@keyman245]

Evergrace soundtrack is a banger to peoples who likes indie music

[@KitsuneYojimbo]

@@cptsonicbelmont Honestly, once you get past the chaotic lutes in the beginning, it's pretty awesome. And even with the beginning being a turnoff for some, it's still a lot better than a lot of the actually bad game music out there.

[@thealliedpowers]

kota hoshino is just an honest to goodness genius and people who easily dismiss his music have no idea what they're missing out on

[@camelat7228]

this song makes me feel an emotion that doesn't exist

[@camelat7228]

actually i figured it out. this song is what a panic attack sounds like

[@nnana764]

From a theory perspective, this is actually a really complex piece for a video game soundtrack.

[@FingerSpazm]

Even crazier is the composer doesn't know how to read music.

[@keyman245]

@@FingerSpazm I love this trend that's been going on for ages of game composers not knowing shit about music and composing the biggest bangers of all times, take Dingaling with Lisa as an example

[@Solipsismreal]

​@@FingerSpazm it's almost as if you don't need something so limited as a rulebook to create art.

[@FingerSpazm]

@@Solipsismreal I dont really think that knowing how to read music is limiting in anyway.

[@Solipsismreal]

@@FingerSpazm 👍

[@Bluespagoot]

After coming back to this, I gotta say this is actually a fucking banger

[@404Ari]

It grows on you at an alarming rate, doesn't it?

[@PrimeNEET]

that "drop" at 0:33 is beautiful

[@touchly]

this is so strange but i think i like it

[@justtimo7147]

same

[@papaphoenix7533]

need more medieval breakcore in this world this cant be the only one

[@khaosctrlb47]

I've listened to this so much it's wrapped around from horrible to amazing

[@muggogoop]

It breaks my heart that this soundtrack isn't considered one of the all time greats

[@judeobscure5064]

Its renown has been growing and growing. Same with Drakengard's OST. Well deserved! They're revolutionary feats of creativity!!!

[@Frijolero18]

Loving this new Madlib beat. Really going on some avant-garde shit with this one.

[@ShirubaGin]

I don't know what people are talking about when this sounds like two songs in one. This is a pretty cool piece tho.

[@lucklesscope8367]

It sounds like they had three guys working on this, each sitting in their own apartment without communicating

[@gelatinocyte6270]

And a fourth guy mended them decently

[@gelatinocyte6270]

This track actually captures the chaotic feel of a marketplace

[@teei2]

this shit actually slaps bro

[@EzBound]

Talk about setting the airwaves ablaze! This track is an absolute banger. The beats hit you like a wave, making even the most rhythmically challenged break into dance. A musical masterpiece that's pure soul liberation.

[@Grasses0n]

This is actually really well composed despite what some will say. It just takes a few listens to really get what's going on with each instrument. It is a pretty unconventional shop theme though, but I love it lol.

[@AtomBott]

true, but i guess video game ost fans will shit on anything that isn't the undertale soundtrack

[@bowser539]

Idk guys I genuinely like it, even on my first listen

[@givecamichips]

This is actually a really good idea, and since people will be spending a good amount of time here they knew people would get to the part where it comes together. Making a piece that starts out disorienting and moving through a bunch of different musical spaces before settling down into a nearly predictable rhythm is a wonderful way to represent entering a busy marketplace.

[@ПётрПавловский-щ1х]

nobody cares

[@givecamichips]

@@ПётрПавловский-щ1х I care

[@SlyHikari03]

That’s what jazz is essentially

[@kharmacal]

its not a bad song once you get used to it. the chaos in the beginning does follow a pattern and fall neatly, relatively, into the time signature. and then once that ends, it really is beautiful.

[@BlackLynx4607a]

Did this guy layered three different audio projects on the same track...? ... I kinda like it.

[@junol]

eclectic folktwerk

[@Vector-li9gz]

"A From Software Game."

[@kyokyodisaster4842]

This was made by the Armored core / souls born guys

[@offkilterstudios6739]

It's like when you've got to literally run to the shops to get something.

[@Ambipie]

*bursts in, the bards try to match your frantic nature*

[@Fuckhead1976]

Good to see RE basement theme guy still got work.

[@redlol123]

Is this really the same guy?

[@supernightslash]

@Din Dan If this is your definition of decent, then by god, you have pretty low standards.

[@applescruff1969]

@@redlol123 No, it isn't.

[@supernightslash]

@endiness endiness Damn, somebody's salty as fuck lol. Did I piss on your favorite little game? The poor baby. Sorry, but the composer needed to work a little more harder here. They failed at making anything cohesive.

[@comeandlookupontheheart.3397]

@@supernightslash You must not have a good ear for music. This song is in fact very cohesive and is definitely a banger.

[@potentialPizza8]

After listening 50 times, I started to really like the song. After listening 100 times, I've realized the true genius. Listen to this song at the same time as another song. It'll get multiplicatively more powerful.

[@sparkedindignation7774]

Back again a month later. I love this music, everything about it. Where people are hearing multiple songs playing at once, I hear organized chaos that is cohesive. I love the drastic shifts and changes, and the happy vibes. Some say it belongs on list of worst video game music (which is how I found this in the first place). I would put it on my best.

[@nostalgia_junkie]

enlightened

[@hind__]

goated

[@potatosordfighter666]

I would say you need to smoke less weed. Or more. Whichever levels you out

[@scytheidilu]

No, the music is just crap

[@MrBrianGonzalez]

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar

[@applescruff1969]

This is very Avant-Garde.

[@TheBombyExtra]

I love how the flute is the only thing that sounds normal, while every other instrument sounds like it's having an epileptic seizure

[@eletgres519]

i love how chaotic and frantic it is while also being beautiful! this track rocks.

[@AddBad]

This is the musical equivalent to one of those images with the caption "Name one thing in this photo"

[@NameNick-ro6oz]

The audio version of a flashbang followed by something actually alright

[@cy_pher]

BANGER ALERT

[@mcdonaldsspritetingz9208]

I keep coming back to this song for some reason

[@minilabyrinth]

this whole OST is on crack

[@thealliedpowers]

people keep talking about how 0:16 is so good but do yall hear this key change at 1:32 the whole mood becomes almost romantic for a second before vanishing

[@artboni3446]

This song is like thinking of a nostalgic market theme from an rpg and mixing a bunch of them in your head

[@elvin_sanders]

this is incredible

[@faidou9954]

This music sounds like browsing medieval marketplace/ Festival during rush hour, filled to the brim with all kinds of merchants and jesters while the bards are playing their best tunes.

[@GoatToHeal]

Intentional or not I have a big adoration for soundtracks that take risks and sound so seemingly abrasive or overwhelming like this. The only other example to come to mind is Drakengard, a game I've recently started. A good example from it's OST would be "Growing Wings". I think the gaming sphere could use more games and soundtracks like Evergrace and Drakengard.

[@Erik-fn7kj]

Okay i love this tho actually

[@enderpryne6027]

I listen to this a lot, it's kinda weird but good

[@Tonatiub]

Its a mess but kind of a beautiful one. I feel like it could become the next hot hipster internet genre; Just give it a pretentious name like "Bazaarcore" or "Chaos Folk".

[@hausb0mb]

It’s called Oneohtrix Point Never and AGCook.

[@waybackclique421]

@@hausb0mb LMAOOOOOO

[@bud389]

lmao, Chaos Folk would actually work and I guarantee you'd see a lot of psued's raving about it.

[@SlyHikari03]

Bardcore

[@humpsterthedumpster3653]

@@bud389 who are "psued's"?????

[@assonance9057]

god this is so fucking good, its just spewing emotion and I love it.

[@moliza1330]

Its actually sounds so good when you think about its from a different world. I love this soundtrack even its so painful to listen sometimes lol!

[@flyingstonemon3564]

Man clicking this worst video game OSTs playlist was a good choice I love those

[@ignorantfoolartur9242]

Im just imagining going into a store, frantically looking through the isles back in forth in a super crowded store during the intro of the song. This song actaully picks up after that

[@mariopartylover10]

PSA Palmira is the currency of Evergrace. Thus, it should be “Buying Goods WITH Palmira,” as alluded to by the で particle in the song’s Japanese name. (Oh, and Palmira Ore is a separate unrelated item) Thank you :)

[@aleksandersaame9417]

When I listen to this, I picture a group of 12 year olds having a water gun fight in a Home Depot,and having to duck and weave through everyone and everything else. I'm not kidding. It's so high energy and there's such a sense of childlike wonder in this piece. Once I got that sense of wonder, everything clicked. Nothing is bad about it, it's just busy.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

ok

[@felipe_sth]

Imagine the difficulty composing this, to actually make it sound like this. Evergrace's OST is not only an OST, it's an experience

[@definitelyarealperson3835]

This is my third time listening to this song and I’m scared by the fact that I’m going from ironically listening to this chaotic mess to coming back because Im staring to unironically enjoy it as it grows on me.

[@fffeeelll7745]

The song definitely requires listening to it multiple times, but once it hits, it HITS

[@juju6257]

The FromSoftware classic

[@howlingwolf949]

When you try to stay calm and relaxed for the day but you have a jam packed schedule that can’t be ignored

[@tokumei99]

this goes hard as fuck

[@judeobscure5064]

A work of genius

[@urethrafranklin9550]

I legit fucking love this game, I don't even care how bad it is it's so weird that it deserves remembering

[@mell_yzma4726]

its okay to think something is good.

[@magentasky234]

I actually really like this song, it's really strange, I like it.

[@judahosborne8868]

This song is what has inspired me to check out this game. It's so messy and chaotic and fascinating!

[@ItsMrPea]

When you win a million dollar shopping spree at the mall but the world is ending in 4 minutes time

[@blakemanke64]

This...sounds really good!