Haunting, atmospheric, sometimes-slightly trippy VGM?

Throw another Silent Hill vote in here... My gut reaction to this was that you seriously need to scope out those soundtracks (Silent Hill 1 through Silent Hill 3, particularly.) Even though they're kind of a far cry from the albums listed off in the opening post, Akira Yamaoka's work on the SH series is essential listening if you're getting into VGM. The man's ability to engineer fear-evoking sound is peerless, and it gets to me every time. It's madness.

worth saying that some of the tracks go far beyond "slightly trippy" tho. The atmospherics can seriously warp your mental state into something of nightmares, given the proper mood and context. So you might be getting a different kind of chill when you listen to the original Silent Hill soundtrack around 3am, heheh. on the other hand, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn contributes vocals to a few of the tracks on Silent Hill 3 and if nothing else, I can absolutely guarantee that you will dig the sound of those.

Above all though, welcome. Always groovy to hear from newer game music enthusiasts.

Jam it back in, in the dark.