Where to Start with Cyberpunk Music: Three Ways into DST61
Cyberpunk music sounds interesting. But which song should you start with? DST61 has songs about rebuilding after damage, finding a voice at the bottom of a feed, and questioning the pull of a like button. This guide uses those lyrical themes to help you choose a first track.
Choose a starting point
- You want to start again → KRUSH://Kana-Blaze
- You keep scrolling when you want to stop → CYBER DIE DIVE
- You want something beyond a like count → Like/イイネ?
1. What survives the damage — KRUSH://Kana-Blaze
If you want a song about starting again, begin with KRUSH, from CLASH*CRUSH*KRUSH. Its central idea places destruction and repair inside the same person. A city or system can fracture, yet the narrator can still assemble a sense of self from what remains.
As you listen, notice what follows the language of destruction. Where does the anger go, and what does the narrator try to rebuild? That question gives you a way into the song and into the character Kana Blaze.
Listen to CLASH*CRUSH*KRUSH on Apple Music Listen on Spotify
Watch the official KRUSH video on YouTube Watch a short KRUSH clip on TikTok
2. A way back from the feed — CYBER DIE DIVE
CYBER DIE DIVE, from CYBER COR3, turns the scrolling feed into a place that is hard to leave. The narrator stays connected to a screen while feeling increasingly distant from life outside it. If that tension feels familiar, this is a useful starting point.
The lyrics keep a desire to live and recover agency inside the imagery of falling. The narrator's decision to stop letting a screen determine their worth is a thread to follow through the song. These feelings belong to the story told by the work; they are not a claim about a real person's experiences.
Listen to CYBER COR3 on Apple Music Listen on Spotify Listen to the official release on YouTube
3. Who is that like for? — Like/イイネ?
Like/イイネ?, from PiNK//OVERKiLL, deals with seeking approval, offering applause without much thought, and the confinement those small actions can create together. The repeated idea of a like can sound like affirmation or a question, depending on how you read it.
If you catch yourself checking a work's popularity before deciding whether you enjoy it, try this song and ask what you respond to yourself. It is an entry point for listeners interested in cute expression and the unease that can sit inside it.
Listen to PiNK//OVERKiLL on Apple Music Listen on Spotify Watch the official Like video on YouTube
You can have questions about AI music and still choose for yourself
DST61 is a cyberpunk music project and virtual band that uses AI in its creation process. Kana Blaze, NEO-β, and RAY-III are characters within the project, rather than profiles of real-world performers.
If the phrase AI music makes you hesitate, you do not have to change your position to read this guide. You can keep questions about the production method while finding something interesting in a song's lyrics or world. Knowing that AI is involved, you can decide whether any of these tracks is for you.
The embedded player below lets you try the release containing KRUSH. If a track interests you, continue in the service you normally use. The amount you can play in an embed depends on your login and the service's playback conditions.
Keep exploring
- What is DST61? — The project and its three characters.
- DST61's cyberpunk world — Reading cities and information as part of a musical story.
- DST61's approach to AI music — Thinking about production choices, including the questions they raise.
Start with the track that interests you. To follow new videos and updates, visit the official YouTube channel or the official TikTok profile.