Casimir Liberski has produced two of the finest The Legend of Zelda inspired jazz albums I have ever heard—and I listen to a lot of Zelda jazz and lo-fi.

The Z Suites and Zelda Suites (The Live Album) are instant additions to the daily music and writing rotation. Thanks Kottke for the notice.

Tangentially related: It's been a very good season for new music for me and my listening habits. We got Nintenhogs DS (Official Soundtrack) - Louie Zong and the score for the final season of The Bear, whose perfection I cannot overstate. 8-Bit Music Theory's new album, Get Good, came out at the start of the year. It's a very good year for Max's ears and I am quite eager to see how all my scrobbling turns out by year's end.