This week’s Playlist pick: Sound System II

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SOUND SYSTEM II (BROWSER) 

BY PIPPIN BARR 

Music and videogames go together like peanut butter and jelly: the visceral experience of play magnified by an equally sensorial accompaniment. In Sound System II, Pippin Barr continues to explore the interconnected relationship between play and music, this time through a modified version of Atari’s Breakout. The player’s interactions with the ball and bricks cascade into a scintillating soundscape.The longer you can stay alive, the more room you give your funky tune to breath. Sound System II is the ultimate marriage between music and play, rendering your skill an instrument and the beat a personal metronome egging you on to a higher score.

Perfect for: Garageband DJs, Atari fans, the Lisa Simpsons of the world

Playtime: As long as your beat drops