diff --git a/blocks/discography.ninjatpl b/blocks/discography.ninjatpl
index 5cb7184..9868499 100644
--- a/blocks/discography.ninjatpl
+++ b/blocks/discography.ninjatpl
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@
   <div class="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4">
     {% if heading %}<h2 class="y2k-display glitch text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight md:text-3xl" data-text="{{ heading }}">{{ heading }}</h2>{% endif %}
     {% if releases %}
-    <div class="mt-8 grid grid-cols-2 gap-6 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4">
+    <div class="mt-8 y2k-grid-records">
       {% for release in releases %}
       <article class="y2k-bevel y2k-card y2k-glow group overflow-hidden bg-card text-card-foreground">
+        {% if release.cover %}
         <div class="aspect-square overflow-hidden bg-muted">
-          {% if release.link %}<a href="{{ release.link }}" class="block h-full w-full">{% if release.cover %}{% img release.cover alt=release.title class="h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-105" %}{% else %}<span class="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center text-muted-foreground"><svg class="h-10 w-10" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/icons/lucide.svg#disc"></use></svg></span>{% endif %}</a>{% elif release.cover %}{% img release.cover alt=release.title class="h-full w-full object-cover" %}{% else %}<span class="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center text-muted-foreground"><svg class="h-10 w-10" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/icons/lucide.svg#disc"></use></svg></span>{% endif %}
+          {% if release.link %}<a href="{{ release.link }}" class="block h-full w-full">{% img release.cover alt=release.title class="h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-105" %}</a>{% else %}{% img release.cover alt=release.title class="h-full w-full object-cover" %}{% endif %}
         </div>
+        {% else %}
+        <div class="y2k-media-empty y2k-chrome-bg text-muted-foreground">
+          {% if release.link %}<a href="{{ release.link }}" class="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center" aria-label="{{ release.title }}"><svg class="h-12 w-12" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/icons/lucide.svg#disc"></use></svg></a>{% else %}<svg class="h-12 w-12" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/icons/lucide.svg#disc"></use></svg>{% endif %}
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
         <div class="p-3">
           {% if release.title %}<h3 class="y2k-heading truncate text-sm text-foreground">{% if release.link %}<a href="{{ release.link }}" class="hover:underline">{{ release.title }}</a>{% else %}{{ release.title }}{% endif %}</h3>{% endif %}
           <p class="y2k-mono mt-1 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">{% if release.year %}<span>{{ release.year }}</span>{% endif %}{% if release.format %}<span class="text-primary">{{ release.format }}</span>{% endif %}</p>
diff --git a/blocks/waveform_player.ninjatpl b/blocks/waveform_player.ninjatpl
index f57a7e4..c17cf76 100644
--- a/blocks/waveform_player.ninjatpl
+++ b/blocks/waveform_player.ninjatpl
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-{% if audioUrl or trackTitle %}<figure class="y2k-bevel y2k-chrome-bg rounded-xl overflow-hidden flex items-stretch gap-4 p-3 my-4" data-block-key="y2k:waveform_player">
+{% if audioUrl or trackTitle %}<section class="py-8 bg-background" data-block-key="y2k:waveform_player">
+<div class="mx-auto max-w-4xl px-4">
+<figure class="y2k-bevel y2k-chrome-bg rounded-xl overflow-hidden flex flex-col gap-4 p-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-stretch">
 	<div class="w-20 h-20 shrink-0 y2k-image-frame overflow-hidden bg-muted">
 		{% if coverImage %}{% img coverImage alt=trackTitle class="w-full h-full object-cover" %}{% else %}<span class="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center text-muted-foreground"><svg class="h-8 w-8" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/icons/lucide.svg#music"></use></svg></span>{% endif %}
 	</div>
 	<div class="flex-1 min-w-0 flex flex-col justify-between gap-2">
-		<figcaption class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3 min-w-0">
+		<figcaption class="flex flex-wrap items-baseline justify-between gap-x-3 gap-y-1 min-w-0">
 			<span class="y2k-heading text-base truncate text-foreground">{{ trackTitle|default:"untitled track" }}</span>
 			{% if artist %}<span class="y2k-mono text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground shrink-0">{{ artist }}</span>{% endif %}
 		</figcaption>
 		<div class="w-full h-12 y2k-waveform" aria-hidden="true"></div>
 		{% if audioUrl %}<audio controls preload="none" class="w-full" src="{{ audioUrl }}">Your browser does not support the audio element.</audio>{% else %}<p class="y2k-mono text-xs text-muted-foreground">No audio source set yet.</p>{% endif %}
 	</div>
-</figure>{% endif %}
+</figure>
+</div>
+</section>{% endif %}
diff --git a/manifest.yaml b/manifest.yaml
index 95eafb2..23dcaf0 100644
--- a/manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifest.yaml
@@ -193,20 +193,22 @@ css:
     .glitch {
       font-family: var(--font-heading, "Orbitron", "Michroma", system-ui, sans-serif);
       letter-spacing: 0.03em;
+      /* Subtle chrome bevel only — the old wide primary halo read as a
+         stray rendering artifact behind every heading, so it is gone. */
       text-shadow:
-        0 1px 0 hsl(var(--bevel-light) / 0.7),
-        0 2px 0 hsl(var(--bevel-dark) / 0.35),
-        0 6px 22px hsl(var(--primary) / 0.4);
+        0 1px 0 hsl(var(--bevel-light) / 0.55),
+        0 1px 1px hsl(var(--bevel-dark) / 0.22);
     }
-    /* Chrome shimmer sweep across big headlines (motion, reduced-motion-safe). */
+    /* Chrome shimmer sweep across big headlines (motion, reduced-motion-safe).
+       Toned to a faint glint so it never smears the letters in a still frame. */
     .glitch {
       position: relative;
       background-image: linear-gradient(
         100deg,
-        transparent 20%,
-        hsl(var(--bevel-light) / 0.65) 45%,
-        hsl(var(--accent) / 0.55) 50%,
-        transparent 60%);
+        transparent 35%,
+        hsl(var(--bevel-light) / 0.3) 48%,
+        hsl(var(--accent) / 0.22) 50%,
+        transparent 62%);
       background-size: 220% 100%;
       background-repeat: no-repeat;
       -webkit-background-clip: text;
@@ -356,6 +358,32 @@ css:
         0 4px 14px hsl(var(--bevel-dark) / 0.22);
     }
 
+    /* --- Responsive persona grids ----------------------------- */
+    /* Explicit media queries so column counts do NOT depend on the host
+       Tailwind build having scanned these theme templates (persona blocks
+       use responsive class combos no builtin emits, so the JIT drops them
+       and the grid collapses to its base count). 1 col on phones. */
+    .y2k-grid-records {
+      display: grid;
+      gap: 1.5rem;
+      grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+    }
+    @media (min-width: 640px) {
+      .y2k-grid-records { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
+    }
+    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
+      .y2k-grid-records { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
+    }
+
+    /* Compact chrome tile for absent album/track art — a fixed, modest
+       height so an empty media field never balloons into a blank box. */
+    .y2k-media-empty {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      height: 11rem;
+    }
+
     /* --- Marquee ---------------------------------------------- */
     .y2k-marquee {
       overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/templates/y2k/landing.ninjatpl b/templates/y2k/landing.ninjatpl
index cfd7934..9537aab 100644
--- a/templates/y2k/landing.ninjatpl
+++ b/templates/y2k/landing.ninjatpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <body class="y2k-body min-h-screen flex flex-col antialiased" style="background-color: hsl(var(--background)); color: hsl(var(--foreground)); font-family: var(--font-body, &quot;Inter&quot;, system-ui, sans-serif);">
 	{{ admin_banner_html|safe }}
 	<div aria-hidden="true" class="scanlines pointer-events-none fixed inset-0 z-50" data-y2k-scanlines></div>
-	<header class="y2k-chrome w-full absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 z-40">{{ slots.header|safe }}</header>
+	<header class="y2k-chrome w-full sticky top-0 z-40">{{ slots.header|safe }}</header>
 	<main class="flex-grow w-full">{% if slots.main %}{{ slots.main|safe }}{% else %}<div class="py-20 text-center y2k-mono uppercase tracking-widest" style="color: hsl(var(--muted-foreground));"><p>Nothing on this page yet</p></div>{% endif %}</main>
 	<footer class="w-full mt-auto" style="border-top: 1px solid hsl(var(--border));">{{ slots.footer|safe }}</footer>
 	{{ body_end_html|safe }}