Vaporwave

These new D. Hikaru and American Online videos have more sonic similarities to classic Balearic and what they're now calling "Tropical House" than Vapor Wave, no?

  On 5/21/2015 at 5:04 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

for uni i have to make a sort of "critical soundpiece" that addresses some recent event and its operating discourse, i've chosen to make a series of satirical ads that highlight how advertising and commercialism works. i'd like to make it sound old school (possibly by bouncing it to vhs when i'm done) and i'm gonna have that classic slightly muffled over-compressed voice tone so it sounds really 80's.

 

soooo i'm gonna use a couple of donovan tracks as the bedding music for some ads ;) i'll post the piece here when i'm done if y'all are interested. i'll obviously be crediting you, we're allowed to use whatever sounds we want as long as we reference. just in case you think i'm cheating or something haha.

Mesh, it would be a true honor to be featured in your coursework! Have at it, and looking forward to see the final material (:

  On 5/21/2015 at 6:05 AM, pixelives said:

These new D. Hikaru and American Online videos have more sonic similarities to classic Balearic and what they're now calling "Tropical House" than Vapor Wave, no?

Haha thats funny and cool you picked that out, thats actually the only track that has that specific vibe from the whole upcoming business travel bonanza album (although i do love the balearic and tropical house sounds), which is why i chose to use it as bed music for the promo- thought it fit the bro'd out ibiza party infomercial vibe quite well... So i guess you could say that one track is a vaporwave take on tropical house lol.. But it actually goes deeper- the album is an eclectic mix of all original smooth jazz, downtempo, classic vapor, a bit of bossa nova, weirdness, jazzy house, and a touch of chill/ ambient vapor all around a business travel theme.. The character (the CEO) in the story travels to an exotic islands with his company for a relaxing getaway and to celebrate a recent merger..so there is a bit of an island vibe here and there for that reason, which i actually conceptualized a year or so ago, before i even discovered the whole tropical house movement. Each track is kind of a hyperreal exaggerated soundtrack/moment in the business travel getaway- they all have kind of a leisure/beachy feel. That track "Nighttime Island Dance" is the moment in the story where the CEO finds himself on a beach at night with fire torches, tikis, etc, and tents and outside bars, and tons of people (but all people from his company only) dancing the night away on the beach in an ibiza-like fashion, so yes- that track is kinda intentionally tropical house bandwagony (: , but that sax and caribbean/cheesy sound is also in a way, classic donovan, so its kinda multi-layered. Thought it would be fun to touch on this sound for that track. Regardless im looking forward to you guys hearing the full release on monday :D

Edited May 21, 2015 by Lane Visitor

Nice. I like this concept/backstory. It's funny how close these genres are. But a beat behind a vaporware track and it turns into 80's island decadence.

 

See also: The "Loon" sample.

Thanks man.. Haha indeed! All these microgenres / names are just playfulness at the end of the day.. Its all bout that groove / melody! (:

feetwould mac nvr sound'd so good (:

https://beautysupplyrecords.bandcamp.com/track/fleetwood-mac-only-over-you

 

http://beautysupplyrecords.flavors.me

Whose ready to take a BUSINESS TRIP?

 

The LP is here...

 

 

 

http://ailanthusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/business-travel-bonanza

 

^ free download from Ailanthus Recordings...

 

100% original composition and production by Donovan Hikaru, as always..

 

Here's a preview of an ultra smooth jazz track Double Donovan from the album:

 

Hope you all enjoy! <3

 

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Edited May 26, 2015 by Lane Visitor

v. nice thx lane listening now @ work

Anytime my friend! Thank you & glad youre diggin the vibes! (:

http://feltzine.us/contents.html

http://i.imgur.com/u8rtlla.gifv

Edited June 5, 2015 by roasty

Founds this, love the fucking track art:

Hey guyz.

 

I thought I'd give a head's up to anyone whose interested, that a few hours ago, Jornt from CatsystemCorp (猫 シ Corp.) and I just put out a new batch of the limited edition cassette release of the legendary sold-out "Corporate Mixtape" by 猫 シ Corp. and Donovan Hikaru... As of now, the "deluxe editions" already sold out in under an hour, but there are still the high quality "corporate editions" of the tape available if you want to take advantage....

 

Bandcamp link where you can purchase the tape if interested:

 

https://catsystemcorp.bandcamp.com/album/corporate-mixtape-tape

 

Of course, the album is a free download, so if you can't afford the tape, feel free to DL the mp3 version! (:

 

<3

 

Edited June 8, 2015 by Lane Visitor

  On 6/9/2015 at 5:52 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

 

  On 6/8/2015 at 12:40 AM, prdctvsm said:

this is so cool.

 

also that's great news lane. i ended up using two of your songs in my assignment, i was going to post it here but looks like i haven't put it on dropbox probably got submitted through uni's website. i'll get it up so you can have a listen, thanks again!

Thanks Mesh! Dude, that would be awesome.. I would really love to see how that multinedia peice worked out, so yes pls post when you can! :D again, its an honor! Edited June 9, 2015 by Lane Visitor

  On 6/8/2015 at 9:04 PM, Lane Visitor said:

Hey guyz.

 

I thought I'd give a head's up to anyone whose interested, that a few hours ago, Jornt from CatsystemCorp (猫 シ Corp.) and I just put out a new batch of the limited edition cassette release of the legendary sold-out "Corporate Mixtape" by 猫 シ Corp. and Donovan Hikaru... As of now, the "deluxe editions" already sold out in under an hour, but there are still the high quality "corporate editions" of the tape available if you want to take advantage....

 

Bandcamp link where you can purchase the tape if interested:

 

https://catsystemcorp.bandcamp.com/album/corporate-mixtape-tape

 

Of course, the album is a free download, so if you can't afford the tape, feel free to DL the mp3 version! (:

 

<3

 

 

I got one of these a couple weeks back! Jornt is a nice guy, very response to emails and such. Tape sounds and looks great.

  On 6/9/2015 at 3:30 PM, joshuatx said:

 

  On 6/8/2015 at 9:04 PM, Lane Visitor said:

Hey guyz.

 

I thought I'd give a head's up to anyone whose interested, that a few hours ago, Jornt from CatsystemCorp (猫 シ Corp.) and I just put out a new batch of the limited edition cassette release of the legendary sold-out "Corporate Mixtape" by 猫 シ Corp. and Donovan Hikaru... As of now, the "deluxe editions" already sold out in under an hour, but there are still the high quality "corporate editions" of the tape available if you want to take advantage....

 

Bandcamp link where you can purchase the tape if interested:

 

https://catsystemcorp.bandcamp.com/album/corporate-mixtape-tape

 

Of course, the album is a free download, so if you can't afford the tape, feel free to DL the mp3 version! (:

 

<3

 

 

I got one of these a couple weeks back! Jornt is a nice guy, very response to emails and such. Tape sounds and looks great.

 

 

Nice! glad you were able to get a copy, and thanks so much man!! yes, Jornt is awesome and super talented. Good ppl.

Has anyone mentioned vektroid yet? Her macintosh Plus album is a definitive vapourware album, takes a bit of listening though, I might prefer Cali road

For sure, she's a legend. Love her original Vek releases in addition to all her sample based projects.. esp Neo Cali. just picked up her Tanning Salons - Dream Castle cassette before it sold out. Wonderful drone/ambient stuff.

Edited June 12, 2015 by Lane Visitor

adbusters currently ft. excerpts from adam harper's essays:

https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/119/virtual-plaza.html

https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/119/accelerationism.html

from his original pieces:

http://www.dummymag.com/features/adam-harper-vaporwave

 

  On 6/13/2015 at 12:05 AM, prdctvsm said:

adbusters currently ft. excerpts from adam harper's essays:

https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/119/virtual-plaza.html

https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/119/accelerationism.html

from his original pieces:

http://www.dummymag.com/features/adam-harper-vaporwave

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncDyESJJtKE

Wow, thats a game changer imo... A. Adbusters is huge & influential B. The slant they used on Virtual Plaza / Accelerationism / Dystopian aspects per Adam Harper's essay, is what i think makes the public more drawn into what "this whole vaporwave thing" is about rather than by explaining it as slowed down Diana Ross & glitch computer graphics and Roman busts, abd Japanese characters. Edited June 13, 2015 by Lane Visitor

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1690645451158498/

 

Today - Saturday, June 13
at 10:00pm - 11:00pm in UTC+01 (in about 4 hrs i guess)

 

You guys don't wanna miss this! I'll be playing some great vapor classics along side some obscure smooth jazz, 90s bowie, AFX, etc.. I'll also be hosting an interview with ahem.. the "tour manager" of PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises and playing some new tracks from my new LP! Fun fun

 

Hope you guys can listen! Click the fb link above to hit join and find more info (:

 

Cheers!

Edited June 13, 2015 by Lane Visitor

k it's on now!

 

http://frissionradio.com/listen/#!/

https://sky-life.bandcamp.com/track/--5

 

 

http://www.ambientexotica.com/vaprev089_sky_countryside/

 

https://dmttapes.bandcamp.com/album/hired-gun