Thanks so much for playing! :) yeah, dying-to-get-stronger was kinda the whole point: you die, grab some coins, come back a little better. so the grind's sorta by design haha, but you're right that it's tight in a jam build. More/longer levels would give the world-abilities idea way more room to breathe.
And haha nope: same track the whole time (Skeleton – Acid Jazz), it's just a long one, so you probably caught a different part of the loop. glad it felt reactive though. 🖤