Anamanaguchi has ‘too goddamn many’ browser tabs open right now

Anamanaguchi — the four-piece made up of Peter Berkman, James DeVito, Luke Silas and Ary Warnaar — answered a detailed questionnaire about their workflow, gear and internet habits while continuing to tour the space between chiptune, videogame culture and indie rock. The band, widely recognized for contributions to video game soundtracks and high-profile collaborations such as work with Hatsune Miku, released the indie-leaning album Anyway in 2025 and have since followed it with a new single, "Yeah I Guess."

Members described a mix of professional and everyday tools they rely on. Luke Silas singled out Ableton Live's Operator as his go-to for sketching ideas, while Ary Warnaar praised built-in laptop and cellphone microphones for quickly capturing takes he increasingly keeps. James DeVito cited an app named Amphetamine for preventing computers from sleeping during long exports, and Peter Berkman devoted a long, enthusiastic passage to the Logitech MX Master 3S mouse as his preferred input device.

The band also shared small workflow habits and frustrations. Silas said he often keeps many tabs open—46 and 31 across two windows—and called them "too goddamn many," while Berkman described using Firefox tab grouping as a way to organize browser memory. When asked about first installs on new devices, Silas said Discord; DeVito joked about Gmail being a mainstay, and Warnaar lamented the removal of the 1/8-inch headphone jack on phones and the proliferation of fragile dongles.

On social platforms and listening habits, Silas said he stays mostly detached for his mental health but uses Twitter to follow games and news, finds Instagram stressful, and favors long-form YouTube content over shorts. The responses sketch a band that remains deeply embedded in online and gaming communities while relying on a blend of conventional studio tools and everyday consumer tech to create and share music.