Hi Jon,
I actually like this kind of retro sound and. at least in my parts, there is a call for it when done right. I feel that this style should be either one of two distinct types; A – ultra high tech with bang up to the nanosecond sounds, massive production values, minimalist intentions and a wildly expensive sounding filmic sheen to the whole thing or, B – ultra low tech with dirty, vintage sounds preferably recorded on a C90 cassette and phoned in to the mastering engineer ;-).
This for me falls somewhere in the middle. Time to make a decision.
Just my tuppence worth 🙂