The soundtrack from Thumper followup Thrasher has premiered on Bandcamp. Launched for Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro, the cosmic racer is by independent developer Puddle of Providence, Rhode Island.

Designed by Mike Mandel with music by Brian Gibson, bassist for the band Lightning Bolt, Thrasher invites players to utilize fast-paced gestural controls to pilot an evolving space eel in a breakneck race for survival that begins at the dawn of time.

"Immerse yourself in a dazzling adventure across space, where music, visuals and gameplay mesh into one transcendent experience," reads the product page. The upcoming Windows edition is detailed on Steam. Thrasher's vinyl soundtrack ships via Bandcamp and publisher Thrill Jockey.


From the product page:

Thrasher breaks from Gibson’s history in rhythm-centered games. Arpeggiated synths and undulating textural loops mimic the segmented art style of the centipede, as well as the game’s more open and nuanced emotional core. Through these intricate sequences, Gibson imbues the soundtrack’s ceaseless propulsion with melodic mystery and tensions.

The crystalline twirl of “Magenta Machine” expands and contracts like a living, breathing biosphere. Tracks like album opener “Metal Maze” and “Mica” harken back to the trance-inflected movements of Lightning Bolt’s Hypermagic Mountain. The existential dread of Thumper carries over to pieces like “Timekeepers” and “Mad Moon,” but across the album Gibson infuses that dread with an equal share of awe. 

Thrill Jockey - Thrasher Vinyl LP

Black Screen Records - Thrasher Vinyl Soundtrack

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With a wave of your hand, guide a magnificent space eel through breathtaking and unsettling landscapes, defeat wild bosses and whatever you do, don’t wake the baby. pic.twitter.com/T5J95ewV2X

— THRASHER (@Puddle_Studio) July 25, 2024