Garage: Bad Dream Adventure

Garage might be the most cerebral and intense piece of art I've witnessed. I had the pleasure of watching my friend Kicker play it live.

This point-and-click adventure game is unafraid to talk about depression, suicide, and isolation in a way that comforts the disturbed. It really isn't for the faint of heart, but it's the kind of art that you can make when you make no compromises with your vision.

What's more interesting than its bleak artstyle is what happens when you choose to persist and stick with this bleakness. You'll see what I mean if you play it. This is yet another one of those games where the less you know going in, the better. There are no jumpscares if you're worried about that.

Sakuba Tomomi, the person who made this, is a fascinating and brilliant artist. (I just wish he updated his website more often because his other artwork is just as interesting). He also has a Twitter.

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KMFDM

My favorite band. If you've never heard of them before, these guys kick ass.

A lot of good industrial bands can create hypnotic rhythms, but they often lack a certain swagger and funk that KMFDM seems to excel at. The guitar riffs are more sophisticated and sound less repetitive and the lyrics have a stronger sense of melody. Because of this, the songs sound more textured and the KMFDM-sound isn't easy to come by traditionally.

Because the band rotates members so frequently, no two albums really sound the same. Maybe that's just me though, I listen to them a lot.

I'd suggest starting with XTORT or Money. Symbols is most people's favorite for a reason.