low poly flow state - [Ambient, Dub Techno, Mix]

[@byfrax2371]

Is it just me or do tropical settings on old console graphics look more like an actual paradise than with today's graphics?

[@firewalker3289]

its not just you :)

[@WhisperingUniverse]

I think low poly leaves more room for imagination.

[@Jazzdude_]

Yes, agree also with YaSynAmRaUi. Plus, the colours seem to be more vibrant and the lesser details make it seem less crowdy and oppresive. Really nice asthetic.

[@sempiternal_futility]

that's because today's graphics are realistic, and real life is not magical nor fun.

[@thephaze3]

@@sempiternal_futility it can definitely be magical, finding beautiful, out of this world places I mean. You won't see that in your town or city though

[@drunksupportcharacter]

When you look at the static nature of an old game waiting to be played, Its as if you were looking over yourself in your childhood and just wanted to spend time together to play it.

[@paintballmonkey666]

I was not ready for this comment.

[@LotusOverWater]

Same....@@paintballmonkey666

[@raviforyou1666]

thats so deep and true!

[@harrygreen2448]

Beautiful comment

[@TYSniper]

Frogger PS1 home screen

[@michaelirizzz121]

Diddy Kong Racing was my first video game ever. That setting gives me so much nostalgia it’s like a place I’ve been to in my dreams so many times. N64 had some incredible looking worlds

[@julian6588]

the intro was beautiful too

[@parns8997]

diddykong was an early game for me too: I understand what you mean: a lot of my dreams feel like remembered video games

[@taylenday]

Diddy Kong Racing was such a special game that combined Adventure with Racing. One of the best N64 games for sure! I have beautiful memories playing it and I still have my N64 with most games!

[@ArthDragon14]

@@taylenday diddy kong racing is legit even better than mario kart 64, it was ahead of its time

[@jimmysocks9371]

Diddy kong racing was my second game. First was Mario 64

[@AlfredoAVA]

Seeing these familiar, nostalgic low-poly landscapes set to ambience definitely evokes some comforting childhood memories. To us 90's kids, getting to explore 3D worlds was an entirely new and mind-blowing experience. The N64 was my first 3D console, and I'd often just wander around and chill out in various spots in the worlds of my favorite games, taking in the scenery. Exploring Timber's island by land, air and sea felt almost like being on a solo vacation far away.

[@danielvuzz]

N64 was the sickest console ever! Landscapes from Nintendo are memorable

[@pokechamp3987]

It was truly magical. Me and my friend would do the same; we'd just fly over the island and appreciate the scenery and music. Still remember getting this game for christmas. I could open one present in the morning and I knew which one to pick. The box art alone was awesome to look at.

[@technoguyx]

You nailed it; for me it was the same except I'd endlessly explore the open world stages in Sonic Adventure, wander around FPS games or play with the various stage editor tools that came with some RTS games. I was born mid-90s so by then 3D gaming was already kind of a staple I guess, yet just as mindblowing for me back then

[@AlfredoAVA]

@@technoguyx That's awesome :) Sonic Adventure was a big one for me too. I'd wander and hang out around the Adventure Stages.

[@loganknoll]

@AlfredoAVA well said , that is exactly how it felt

[@davidmcclaskey342]

I've thought about this a good bit - how we love looking back on the comfort of our first consoles and game experiences. No doubting it was a simpler time, and that some of the older games were masterpieces. I love looking back on the Christmas where I got Starfox and Diddy Kong Racing and played them for many hours straight (not caring that I had no memory card and would just start over from scratch each time). I do think, though, that a big part of these feelings is that we were young and everything was so new and fresh. As we get older, things become jaded, including ourselves. There are still good games out there, games that can bring comfort and new experiences. Times do change, but we also change. Nothing wrong with nostalgia; it is one of my favorite emotions. But we can still make great memories with friends, games, life, etc. and there are still many good, fresh, new things in this world, digital and otherwise.

[@yzm2065]

I believe the "low poly" concept, which seems like an ambient vibe, is about to become its own recognizable music trend a la "Lofi Girl"

[@davidferruscarea1177]

A la

[@thelegendofner0]

La a

[@T_D_B_]

Well if you recognized it... it already is?

[@ezedjay]

I'm all for that - Low Poly 🔥it just works

[@koolmotor420]

Low poly No Molly❤😂🎉

[@eduardocordero5730]

Fn CkinG Amazing Diddy Kong Racing, so much nostalgia flowing through my veins

[@coledowning1041]

I typically have more nostalgia for the GameCube ps2 generation, but there is something about N64 and ps1 Landscapes that exude comfort. Not the feeling that everything will always be okay, but at least the feeling that everything is okay right now...

[@bluelobster6100]

This music and this place feel more comfortable than the real world

[@T_D_B_]

That's the whole idea

[@seancutt793]

Don't forget that these cool experiences are in fact part of the real world!!!!

[@Arbancks]

100 @@T_D_B_

[@ClintLock1]

@@seancutt793 technically yes, mentally no

[@seancutt793]

@@ClintLock1 The wonderment you feel and the headspace you enter from entertainment are real. Reject the idea that something needs to be concrete to have sufficient meaning.

[@h378dh4uj]

Low poly, like a memory. Few mechanics, like childhood. It can never be appreciated the same now as was possible then.

[@jakemitchell7397]

But this is a decent proxy

[@gentleken7864]

There are some great ambient jungle producers and channels on youtube now and you're on the list!! Arocologies, Amen Insurgency, Pizza Hotline, Urban 99, 4AM Breaks, JH2 etc. Nice!!

[@terracar2003]

Not ambient or jungle, but if you want some good breakcore check out Pisca

[@matthewtaylor6865]

Love 4am breaks, Pizza hotline and Amen insurgency - will check the other ones out thanks

[@Dimchek970]

Great recommendations, adding Zorrovian to the list

[@malamstafakhoshnaw6992]

“Ambiance” is a hidden gem as well. He “ only uploads stuff that not on youtube” .

[@gentleken7864]

@@Dimchek970 Also Diffusion X is a new one and is making some excellent tracks and doing some great mixes.

[@GageGrimm96]

this makes me nostalgic for low poly worlds like this, where there was always something that required a skill jump or some other method of movement to get to. You HAD to master movement in the game to the point of the engines near limit to achieve. the first sight of it at the beginning of the game trying for hours to get to, and couldn't, only to find out you had to learn to slide jump or power boost off of something to get to it, and having to go back to do it, or even better, having to go back after unlocking an ability to be able to jump or power to the reward. whether that be a portal to a world or a skill reward or something. Spyro always comes to mind with needing near perfect pixel jumps to get to some hidden rewards to 100%. Home worlds need to make a comeback

[@firewalker3289]

well put

[@alexstraz]

like the game HomeWorld needs to come back? They just released 3 last month :D

[@samjonesi2658]

There's just something about the N64 ocean graphics.

[@firewalker3289]

There really is

[@Kid_illithid]

I’m a 35 year old man who played so much diddy Kong racing as a kid that I have Diddy kong driving dreams to this day. It’s almost like Mallworld scenario but just this big endless island I’m driving around on

[@firewalker3289]

Wow thats pretty cool

[@guilhermemourao9610]

These mixes bring me such a peace feeling... please don't stop man you're changing my days, thank you so much

[@firewalker3289]

Thank you! They'll keep coming as long as you keep watching

[@wxjared]

@@firewalker3289 just him? i'll keep watching too if these keep coming

[@harrygreen2448]

PLEASE do more mixes like this. Love your atmospheric jungle mixes too but these dub techno vibes are immaculate

[@firewalker3289]

will keep lookin'

[@harrygreen2448]

@@firewalker3289 ♥️ love from the UK

[@cadetsparklez3300]

theres like 10000003 on yt alreadys

[@beuge91]

It's good to have a look at these old poly graphics and be taken back to that special place in memory where all your good childhoods memories are stored.

[@Cocytus127]

The AI in Diddy Kong racing was cheating bullshit, but it was still a fun game at times.

[@thebeastfromeast6978]

You are singlehandedly (maybe hyperbolic) saving my grades.

[@firewalker3289]

this is the goal

[@a1pha_star]

I'm so glad to see a resurgence in this type of music!

[@BarksnoppittySquid]

This is sick. There are so many jungle VGM mixes and I've been aching for something different. This is it!

[@firewalker3289]

What do you feel like you have been aching for?

[@T_D_B_]

Quality tracks. Deep cuts from obscure labels.

[@BarksnoppittySquid]

@@firewalker3289 Not just quality tracks and deep cuts from obscure labels, but also a variety. The problem with many mixes is that it's all one style and after an hour it gets fatiguing to listen to the same beat. I appreciate how you switch it up. Also it's 8 months later and I'm still listening to this.

[@KnoxEmDown]

As an adult, thinking about game worlds has become more fun than actually playing them. The exception that proves the rule is teamwork-based multiplayer games and the incredibly rare singleplayer game that grips me. Even so, no singleplayer game has ever gripped me from beginning to end - there are always gaps of days or weeks or months between play sessions. The real world and its transcendent origins are much more interesting to me now than the virtual world. This is no doubt because I finally have freedom of movement, and of course because reality matters more than the virtual.

[@Axle594]

What do you like to do to be grounded?

[@firewalker3289]

wow there was something really beautiful about this comment. Please post more reflections on this train of thought. I would love to incorporate it into future episodes of Firewalker

[@KnoxEmDown]

​@@firewalker3289 Apologies for taking so long to comment, but I'll write more on the topic as you wish! The virtual world has this tremendous sense of otherness, yet not a foreign otherness, but an inviting, comfortable one. It is a world within our world, a sub-creation, and therefore even with all its strangeness it retains that inherent spark of transcendent reality - even though it, as a matter of fact, is a facsimile. This is most apparent in virtual worlds made with a genuine appreciation for our reality, facsimiles that possess what some would call "soul". This "soulfulness" is the true measure of a virtual world, as a reflection of the real world's Holy Spirit, who is everywhere present and fills all things. The very best virtual worlds are flattering imitations of God's Creation, our reality, imbued with the personalities of the artists and programmers who made it, filled with their ideas of fun and what they find fascinating. It is not just a world, but THEIR world, inseparable from themselves and the real world no matter how outlandish it appears on the surface. We can only imagine so much and so far before inevitably returning to what we can comprehend in our finite reason. All this is to say that virtual worlds are not superior to the Creation they imitate, but rather complementary, sub-conscious commentaries on the Creation according to the developers - and more consciously, they're made to have fun and make money, of course! This is why I say that reality matters more than the virtual, for reality itself contains the entirety of the virtual. Why allow yourself to be wholly consumed by a facsimile, when there's an entire expanse of existence to explore, one which is transcendently connected to one even higher than itself? There are those who claim that Creation is a prison and nothing more, a place merely to be escaped. They are wrong; It is a playground, a gym, a battlefield - in short, it's all things needed to attain salvation and learn to co-participate with your Creator in the most godly act of all - creating things out of love. Agapic love, especially. When people make virtual worlds, do they do so to imprison those who enter them? Unfortunately, yes, some do. Yet those false worlds always lack something, the spark that separates "soulful" games from the "soulless". They lack love, and no matter what addictive ploys they put to try and snare poor souls into their virtual worlds, this lovelessness is always apparent. This is not so with virtual worlds made in love, nor with our reality, which is so filled with love even in its brokenness that it cannot be ignored. Heaven is not just the hereafter; It is here and now, it condescends to us and connects to us in this reality. In the same way we condescend to a virtual world because we love participating in it, so too do the Divine Energies of God condescend to reality as we know it. There is more subtlety, God does not waltz around making Gmod rocket bathtubs, yet nevertheless, He is present and actively intervenes in human history out of love for us, His Creation. So whenever I see a lovingly crafted virtual world, I can't help but wonder at the influences the creators had - what led them to make their design choices and their aesthetic. All created things are a reflection of their creator. As transcendent reality is the biggest, most beautiful Creation I can participate in right now - containing the numerous virtual worlds that reflect their author's experience and love - I know reality matters more, and participate in it.

[@DaDude2011]

@@KnoxEmDown (Fry’s squinting eyes) I feel like some of this text could be chatgpt.

[@KnoxEmDown]

​@@DaDude2011I hate living in a world where it's impossible for people to tell whether a comment is real or machine-generated word salad. Also, do you really think something as sanitized as chatGPT would be able to write about God in any meaningful way?

[@bluefirecmv]

Listening this after eating a space cookie is amazing, remind me some memories about the video games golden hour in the 90’s era

[@pentherapy]

After 12 hours of nightmares, this is just what i needed. Makes me want to float out slowly on that water. Thanks.

[@РоманКормильцын]

what nightmare?

[@pentherapy]

@@РоманКормильцын Separation from a loved one.

[@ClassyJacket]

sound like the john wick killin people music

[@SebastianWestin]

Friend linked me this mix cuz he loopin' it, now i'm doing the same. nice vibe all the way through!

[@firewalker3289]

00:00 - Vocation Analogue - Aural Imbalance (Greta Cottage Workshop) 8:08 - Fragile Planet - Aural Imbalance (Secrets of the Sun Recordings) 14:00 - Toadstool - Aural Imbalance (Cambrian Line Recordings) 21:06 - Relaxation Dub - Aural Imbalance (Greta Cottage Workshop) 27:00 - Dub triangle - Aural Imbalance (Cambrian Line Recordings) 33:11 - Space Mechanics - Aural Imbalance (Lynx Recordings) 40:00 - Valentina - Sebastian Schetter (Aural Imbalance Remix) (Lynx Recordings) 46:53 - Lost Somewhere - Simos Tagias (Aural Imbalance Remix) (Lynx Recordings) 53:26 - Be Pop - Tomi Chair & Cut Bit Motorz (Aural Imbalance Remix) 59:20 - Ocean Floor - Aural Imbalance (Greta Cottage Workshop)

[@thedanyrus]

Oh Diddy Kong Racing, I'm young and live in a third world country, the only thing I wished to live was having a multiplayer opportunity with other players in any game at N64

[@ronnie1394]

Such a welcoming atmosphere. In games today you almost feel like the games are pushing you away

[@souvlakizeitgeist6001]

that Be Pop track is unbelievable, makes you feel like you're floating

[@TylerDaSilva522]

Finally beat Diddy Kong Racing recently. The final 2 races were insanely hard.

[@fratsyke]

bro I just found your channel, every mix I have listened to so far has been absolutely ethereal

[@midorian12491]

The pictures bring back good memories of my childhood. Jungle was bigger back then on video games.

[@xnotbr]

Great upload! Im glad there's more jungle, dnb and ambient youtube channels! Bring back the nostalgia!

[@oliround]

We are witnessing the great rebirth. And it's happening right now

[@xnotbr]

@@oliround absolutely! I also have a channel that features dnb and vaporwave, main purpose is to bring back that nostalgia feel. In case you are interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5bRmpKIrNR2passi=LP3i_0qqZf_Ph1Cy

[@Jp808]

Relaxation Dub - Aural Imbalance (Greta Cottage Workshop) Man the "hiss" is so god damn good. I don't know why but it makes my brain think of the classic weird ascetic of the MGM Grand in Vegas. Something about LSD nitrous and the suites with sunrise views in that place...just exists in a place in my mind only accessible when I hear that deep base hiss on a track like this.

[@quetolical_5178]

so chill sitting in class doin work while listening to this, always looking forward to new releases :)

[@firewalker3289]

Happy to hear that!😊

[@austinlevert624]

All of your mixes are excellent. Come on, algorithm, boost this stuff

[@daviddelossantos6075]

This is one of my new favs. All the aqua levels are my favorite ❤❤❤❤ 🌊

[@btpips]

Insane mix. This is an instant favorite.

[@BmxBarlow]

A new challenger has arrived, LOFI, celtic forest dance music and japanese trap style beats now compete with ambient dnb for my ears during productive time.

[@firewalker3289]

This is the dawn of a new era....

[@BmxBarlow]

and at its helm is@@firewalker3289. Keep it up, this is good shit

[@robmccormick-x6l]

nice...theres some style crossover with the dub-techno stuff i listen to on the reg with this one

[@firewalker3289]

any dub techno you could recommend

[@denimtildeath]

The mix and background are 10/10

[@daarchdukefranzferdinand236]

Diddy Kong Racing I used to just chill on da map and sight see as kid, super neat that people making it apart of dnb

[@EllyCatfox]

💙 Hell below the waves is heaven in the sky too- the inferno of the sun radiating into and back out from every polygon of my soul. Beautiful Firewalker, truly. 🔥🏴 💛 Much love from the shadows. /) Nyamaste. 🐈‍⬛ ~

[@firewalker3289]

Didn’t know the shadows were such a nice place :’)

[@cinnamonroll5659]

i speedrun dkr so this picture low key triggered me BUT I LOVE U

[@oneofthelastsurvivingdoges8832]

Favorite DnB mix I found so far!

[@happystash]

Cooper beach is lookin devine. love the visual

[@ungface]

legit one of my favourite mixes ever

[@nickgomez6272]

Damn man, good taste in music.

[@brennanlawson6108]

This is so nice and chill and good for the end of too much browsing at the end of the night before bed. Probably also a ton of other things. Thank you

[@durden91tyler]

youtube always starts showing these around midnight for me, i think they know.

[@e99plant]

So cozy and chilly.

[@firewalker3289]

welcome :)

[@ChristopherGun]

banger! thank you for the mix, helps my workflow so much

[@firewalker3289]

so happy to hear

[@HeathBadhwar]

This mix is incredible!

[@Fractal_blip]

Love the dkr image

[@mided2119]

This is great as background music as I work on my laptop.

[@loganknoll]

calming as hell , thank you

[@ezedjay]

Low Poly let's go. I freakin love these videos @firewalker 🔥

[@firewalker3289]

thanks!

[@3thieves]

More like these please! Great thumbnail

[@counklows927]

Smooth reverb and compression, good pacing. As a music producer, have to say this was very well done. Crisp. I dig it.

[@firewalker3289]

all props to the producer, the mad talented Aural Imbalance

[@counklows927]

@@firewalker3289 oh well then, kudos to him!

[@ungface]

song 2 is a banger

[@blueninja42069]

this is the only way i can concentrate now

[@eloygonzalez840]

The final song is crazy

[@SaiNarayan_]

This is nuts, the exact intersection of all my musical tastes, thank you!

[@BaStAgE]

diddy kong racing babyyyyyyyyyy.... so good.... so so good

[@firewalker3289]

You are a man of culture

[@surfbored.]

Ahhh mannn 31:30 onwards is absolutely hitting the right spot 🌊

[@firewalker3289]

I agreee

[@marcosangelmedina5845]

epic mix! thank you!

[@liviaribeiroleite]

yo so awesome to keep things flowing during a long study session! 💜

[@jakupi1304]

1 hour is a short study session, hopefully u got other playlists 😂

[@Qixzy]

This is singlehandedly carrying me through my work today. Love it!!

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

This is just my jam, I'm in the zone. Thank you

[@Katryoshka]

I got two tabs of this playing set one second apart and this shizz is the closest thing I can equate to being audibly translucent.

[@newnameauto]

Smooth....real smooth

[@drstupid1]

Fml i love this mix set so much. Thanksssssss

[@firewalker3289]

soo good

[@Steelwolfmusic]

I live my life for Diddy Kong Racing 64, super sick mix! shout out Dave Wise and Grant Kirkhope

[@xenithfreelancer]

This pairs well with the recent power washing episodes of the Distractible Podcast o/ The wine and cheese of the internet

[@pluog]

This is great, more dnb like this pls

[@oliround]

Dub Techno is life

[@sebastianlewe9792]

We need a 2nd techno comp!!!!!

[@firewalker3289]

oooo def coming right up! Anything you recommend?

[@nomad49rus47]

New Masterpiece Set!!! 🎉👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@broncoxy]

low poly tropical islands >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@arturmorais7802]

i just love dub techno and ambient mixes, and this one really hits the spot for me..... nice work, I'm now a subscriber!

[@firewalker3289]

Any recs for future posts?

[@arturmorais7802]

@@firewalker3289 the dnb mixes were also really good, dnb and dub techno are actually what I listen to the most here on KZbin.... I'd keep digging into these two genres and more similar stuff!

[@yourunemployedfriendat2pm]

A lot of these tracks are classic trance, back when trance was actually trance

[@perennialcoma]

Lets dive into the plasma pool.

[@alexwiebe7744]

fantastic mix

[@firewalker3289]

All compliments go to the chef, Aural Imbalance: soundcloud.com/auralimbalance

[@alexwiebe7744]

@@firewalker3289 That`s my most heard set ever (for now). Perfect to work to or start your morning. Thanks for spreading the set, Firewalker. Aural Imbalance was new to me.

[@glocrowhurst]

Diddy Kong Racing... having trauma flashbacks to that ****ing octopus boss, but at least I'm vibing.

[@firewalker3289]

im trying to replace the trauma

[@landphilspecter]

00:00 Setting up the Box 00:01 Box 1 07:58 Box 2 14:59 Box 3 21:57 Box 4 29:00 Box 5

[@eloygonzalez840]

I need more of this MORE

[@Irate_Beau]

Ace Combat 3.... man, what a trip

[@TextileGeorge]

this playlist farts so hard (in a great way) i'm feelin it

[@firewalker3289]

uhhh....thats great!!!

[@TextileGeorge]

@@firewalker3289 fart yeah

[@jonasamorim4958]

Damn, Dk racing 😢

[@beahuty]

splendid mix

[@firewalker3289]

splendid

[@trulyrealforreal]

vibing hard. real mood provider

[@firewalker3289]

[@HolesPanajotis]

THis is fire

[@BijanIzadi]

This mix is soooo goood

[@pizzahotline_]

lovely, where did you get the visuals from?

[@mateusmagalhaes3924]

That's from N64 Diddy Kong Racing

[@firewalker3289]

pizza hotline! U are sick!! Its from N64 Diddy Kong Racing :)

[@Zenist_Undercover]

One sec gang...... I gotta lock in. *searches low poly flow state*

[@firewalker3289]

[@Kindathing]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS BEAT

[@firewalker3289]

Me too! It never ends

[@insipidgirl]

Love this mix thank you! : )

[@firewalker3289]

Thank you for checking it out :)

[@coreyscornersaxophone]

this track helps me so much lol, it just does something that lets my ADHD and Autism Collab in harmony

[@cheesesweat187]

luv this keep it going

[@LOL-BrainRot]

- when you look at the static nature of an old game waiting to be played, Its as if you were looking over yourself in your childhood and just wanted to spend time together to play it😍

[@Harrison3578]

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