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You can sand off your ears with the Cruelty Squad OST on streaming services

Don't let your therapist hear it.

Cruelty Squadā€™s aesthetic sure was a thing. It presents this tone evocative of a K-Mart bargain bin that has awoken with an appetite for human flesh. A lot of that was its insulting visuals, but it was backed by the most uncomfortably bizarre music. Well, you can just listen to that music if you want. If you want.

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Thatā€™s because the Cruelty Squad soundtrack has penetrated streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. Iā€™m listening to it right now and have been transported back to a particular pocket of Web 1.0 where teenagers attempted to recreate video game music while chewing on their grandmotherā€™s prescription drugs. It haunts me. Itā€™s both nostalgic and agonizing. I feel like I could end this article just by typing out the screams inside of me. But I wonā€™t. Hereā€™s what I said about it in my coronavirus-trapped 2021 review:

ā€œItā€™s this mix of low-quality MIDI and uncomfortable sounds. Disturbing is probably the best way to describe it. Even at its most musical, it tends to clash with the murder on screen. Sounds just creep into the background, and itā€™s hard to be sure if theyā€™re part of the music or something in the environment is about to jump you.ā€

Does that sound like something your kids would listen to? Is this what passes for music these days? Itā€™s 27 tracks and 49 minutes long. Whatā€™s the opposite of meditation? Thatā€™s what this is. Listen to such hits as, uh, ā€œCombat Cocktailā€ which begins with what sounds like someone chewing on a live eel; a sound that bleeds into the background to support the percussion. It’s the perfect way to let your guests know that it’s time to leave.

Gosh, this is great. This is music to work to. Iā€™m so glad that Consumer Softproducts sold out to Big Streaming. Now I can feel uncomfortable while cooking or organizing my collection of toenail clippings. Listen to the Cruelty Squad OST on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and maybe other places where music is streamed.


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Staff Writer - Zoey is a gaming gadabout. She got her start blogging with the community in 2018 and hit the front page soon after. Normally found exploring indie experiments and retro libraries, she does her best to remain chronically uncool.