🏎Got Rally House?

from the ashes of the PS1 - new music emerges

Hey friends! Welcome to this week’s edition of THE LAND OF RANDOM

where we explore the madness of the internet.

Here in Tennessee, we’re living in SNOWMAGEDDON.

Well really - ICEMAGEDDON

and like that penguin - it’s time to push beyond my limits and build the biggest snowfort I can . . . But alas it's all ice. No snowfort this time . . .

Will you push yourself?

Did you see the new Unihertz blackberry-style phone? They’re actually promising 5 years of updates with this one!

It looks really sick - can’t wait to watch some reviews of it. Speaking of phones - there’s this wild Honor phone that has an actual camera gimble on it.

I’m getting back into the groove of my RSS feeds - many have gone “dark” in the past 16 months. I’m still sorting around 10,000-15,000 links a week - but I’m always on the hunt for new sources. If you’ve got any good ones - send ‘em my way.

Oh! I’m no Football guy - but did you see the Seattle Seahawks acknowledging the Denver Broncos Uma Musume memes?

We’re officially entering the wildest timeline where we’re likely to get an official anime x NFL collab . . .

On that unhinged note, let’s dive in!

🏎Bop Your Head to Rally House!

The other week I discovered Rally House.

Think . . . . head bopping old school video game race car music with a dash of modern phonk?

Here’s a definition I found.

link

and a video explanation that was INSANELY HELPFUL.

I’ve been listening for a while now - and it feels like chillwave meets house music.

It’s fun - but not overstimulating or aggressive.

There’s voice samples, elements of phonk - but overall the vibe is quite nostalgic.

Like you’re playing a playstation 1 racing game.

Ok first - check out this old PS1 racing music video. Skip around. “Catch the vibe.”

NOWWW - let’s listen to some “Rally House.”

or this one

See how the vibes are similar?

They’re high energy and you just can’t help but dance a little in your chair while listening.

Maybe it’s the nostalgia kicking in. I remember playing PS1 as a kid on a little CRT television.

According to Denz1000 this track “Marlboro Club” is foundational to the subgenre.

House, phonk vibes, mephis style samples - all combined into a track unlike anything I’ve ever heard.

Here’s a few playlists I found for your listening pleasure.

Rally House Spotify Playlist

Rally house Youtube Playlist

(I will say Spotify has an official Rally House playlist - so keep an eye there for new tracks)

I wonder what other subgenres we’ll see come out of the 90’s and early 2000’s?

There’s more cool subgenres out there. . .

just got to find them . . .

Happy hunting!

🐙The Land of Random

What’s that you said? More Random Links? You got it!

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Shopify Live Pinball

Shopify made a sick digital pinball machine to promote their live dashboard for 2025’s Black Friday. It’s pretty fun!

The Suneater

A creepy yet fascinating piece of art by Chris Cold - found on ArtStation - Who is the Suneater? Is he really that big? questions…questions.

Ambient Pixel Desk Toy

Need a fun new project? The “Luma” looks pretty fun to build.

The Nexphone

The creative phone arms race continues with a phone that boots Windows 11 in a custom mobile launcher, Android, and Linux. The Windows phone returns! Not to mention you can plug this into a monitor and use it as a full desktop.

Intertapes

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Make Some Beats

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Wacky TikTok Wikipedia

A strange and definitely AI-assisted TikTok clone for scrolling Wikipedia? Did I mention there’s ducks everywhere?

Wellll - that’s all for this week! See y’all next time. :)

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