“Osc Nova” by at her open door is Like the Soundtrack to a Lost Dystopian Future Videogame of the 80s

AtHerOpenDoor_OscNova1_crop — at her open door, photo courtesy the artist

“Osc Nova” by at her open door sounds like the soundtrack for a bizarre video game set in the universe of 80s science fiction cinema and video games. Distorted synth drones are the baseline with minimal electronic percussion pounding an descending tonal progression. Highly processed guitar sounds flare as though the representation of either intense combat or action in some kind of competitive exercise. The production is a hybrid of classic hip-hop and Herbie Hancock-esque experimental jazz and modern 8-bit giving it that touch of retro electronic musicality composed from a more modern sensibility and freeform blending of styles that would rarely have been threaded together in years past and not with the same freshness of approach in seeing all sounds and methods as fodder for songwriting. Listen to “Osc Nova” on Spotify and follow at her open door at the links provided.