In 2008, a physical CD print was released for Baiyon’s PixelJunk Eden Original Soundtrack. I had always been tempted to pick up the album, but there was one chief thing that stopped me: the encore.
PixelJunk Eden Encore was the sole DLC released for the game, and it included five new and absolutely breathtaking levels, complete with new audio tracks. So, why would I buy this CD if it was missing my favorite bit of Baiyon’s work?
Patience paid off. In February of this year, PixelJunk Eden + Encore was released on Steam for $10, and for an extra $6, you could procure the entire soundtrack: 12 tracks from the CD, plus the 5 tracks for Encore, totaling to nearly 2 hours of catchy, trippy electronica.
After the jump, I’ll try and sell you on why this music is so marvelous, why the Steam version of the game surpasses the PS3 version, and why I still must lament the current status of the soundtrack’s availability. (more…)
