VirtuaVerse.OST

The distant future is bleak, relentless, and bombarded with collectively harbored doubt; skepticism towards what the future may hold, and what the annuls of history will have to share about this downtrodden time in human history. The rain is relentless. It pours mercilessly on the wandering denizens of Xenon: A sprawling, metropolitan dystopia where artificial intelligence (AI) collectively manages, and ordains daily life. There is no escape; your every movement is collected, traced, and recorded. As night shrouds the city in its inescapable shroud, the neon festival continues—each ray beckoning visitors to an eventide escapade ridden with one drink too many, a pleasure to be hidden, and secrets best left kept under lock and key. This is Xenon: A sprawling vision of the future where synthesized rhythms, and bombastic, mechanical beats echo alongside the howling wind, and torrent of rain under an aura of flickering low-voltage incandescent rays beckoning travelers to their self-proclaimed “paradise”.

Behind this illusion, this mechanically controlled blueprint manifesting in the encapsulation of human life is a technological system, driven by code, sequence, and pattern—contained within one central input. That source is what is known as the Master Boot Record: A synthetically developed artificial intelligence mainframe that nurtures humankind. This mechanical entity manifests itself as sound, rhythm, and beats that stimulate the human conscious, and allows one to develop artificially devised experiences—experiences that maintain synergy with the collective society of order, and obedience from what I’ve discovered. I only have a few more minutes, perhaps even seconds, remaining. Below is my tale, my thoughts, and my impressions… may this recollection of this malevolent entity’s VirtuaVerse.OST serve you well in the future: The future of humanity as we know it depends on our actions, and perseverance of human ingenuity, thought, and feeling.

My name is Nathan. Our remaining society is comprised of technomancers, AVR (micro-controller) graffiti writers, assorted hacker organizations, roaming crypto-shamans, and those pursuing digital archaeology in order to preserve the fundamentals of human life. We are sharing our impressions of Master Boot Record’s latest endeavor, collectively labeled VirtuaVerse.OST so that the future generations may survive beyond this virtual verse-fueled sedition into artificial order.

As the rhythmic, synthesized beats and rhythms echo throughout my mind, Master Boot Record’s method of indoctrination is through the composition, development, and production of synthesized guitar sounds. These sounds do harbor a fleeting memory of late-1980s traditional heavy metal yet manifested through a computer-driven, artificial tone driven by distortion. This was initially alarming to me. I was wholly unfamiliar with this sensation, and reacted to my initial experience hearing it with nothing but repulsion. Yet, as I continued to hear this routine anthem, I slowly become mesmerized by its synthesis of guitar meets synthesized electronic music redolent of the once-known programmable sound generator (PSG) sound chips. Each rhythm, and each beat gallops in harmony with one another, cultivating a sensation driven by energy, fervor, yet accompanied by distortion.

I used to be a musician myself as I introspect on my forgotten teenage years. Power chords embody the bulk of Master Boot Record’s VirtuaVerse operation. I can’t help but feel entranced as each power chord builds with the electronic beats, and synth-devised rhythms in creating an enthralling experience—I just want to nod my had as if I was listening to heavy metal! As each synth-lead dominates my ears, I can sense a discernible rhythm, melody, and dare I say synthesized riff. These electronic melodies are reminiscent of the pioneering guitar riffs heard in my childhood. Coupled with the mesmerizing percussion, and synthesized guitar rhythms, I find myself somewhat enjoying this… marriage of guitar riffs, electronic melodies, and repetitive percussion.

Master Boot Record do not employ any singing. There is none to be heard here. Each sound, each artificially created melody, fleeting guitar riff, and mechanical drum beat echoes the verses to my imagination. Am I envisioning this “paradise” that we fear? Possibly. I may be very well indoctrinated at this point. However, as my last memento to society, I do say that I, Nathan of Xenon, do enjoy this gradual descent to my demise. This VirtuaVerse by Master Boot Record is enthralling in its marriage between computer-generated electronic harmonies, beats, and percussion coupled with quite possibly organic guitar riffs, rhythms, and melodies that hearken back to the days of yore where long hair, loud guitars, and rocking guitar riffs ruled the night.

As I descend into (blissful) compliance, may my records illustrate the compelling, and ingenious orchestration of Master Boot Record’s VirtuaVerse. May this symphony of electronic chip-tune keys, synth-driven harmonies, and power chord strung rhythms drag you into the tempests of bliss as the percussion buries the distant dystopia that I once fought to protect… what seem decades ago...

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