The Echo of Cave Story: Exploring the "Organya22khz8bit" Sound Heritage

It is lonely music, but not isolating. The buzzing of the bits and the lo-fi sample rate create a cocoon of white noise. It is perfect music for focusing, for coding, or for late-night travel. The lack of sonic fidelity forces the brain to fill in the gaps, imagining what these songs might sound like if they were recorded in a high-end studio, yet realizing that the "studio sound" would ruin the charm.