Vaporwave

  On 2/24/2016 at 10:28 PM, Hail Sagan said:

Finally broke down and listened to more than 20 seconds of some vaporware. Feel more ashamed than anything, but there was some cool sounding stuff.An album from HKE called "This" was actually good.

 

Any of y'all got a top 5 greatest vaporwave albums you could share?

Literally just discovered this genre last week, mainly into death's dynamic shroud so far (this guy is amazing); don't have a top albums list yet but maybe check out Dream Catalogue ... probably this is obvious

  On 2/24/2016 at 10:36 PM, playbynumbers said:

 

  On 2/24/2016 at 10:28 PM, Hail Sagan said:

Finally broke down and listened to more than 20 seconds of some vaporware. Feel more ashamed than anything, but there was some cool sounding stuff.An album from HKE called "This" was actually good.

 

Any of y'all got a top 5 greatest vaporwave albums you could share?

 

 

Literally just discovered this genre last week, mainly into death's dynamic shroud so far (this guy is amazing); don't have a top albums list yet but maybe check out Dream Catalogue ... probably this is obvious

 

Thanks for the suggestion, I'm checking death's dynamic shroud right now.

Recent favorite of mine was "1" by Blank Banshee, I like vaporwave but barely listen to entire albums, this one felt special because it wasn't just more generic vaporwave. Don't know if it's a good album to discover the genre but it's a strong release imo.

Blank Banshee is part of what's known as vaportrap (I'm sure you can work out why). This by Hong Kong Express is an excellent one, very much on the dream end of the genre, away from the corporate stock music / 80s pop end of things. In that area I'd also recommend both albums by Remember, Tokyo Audio 3000 by Air Japan, 2814's Birth of a New Day, almost anything by telepath, New Tokyo Blue Mood by Subaeris, both albums by Immune, Mana Pool by Vaperror, Overgrowth by Oscob & Digital Sex. Almost all of which is on Dream Catalogue.

  On 2/25/2016 at 11:16 AM, StocKo said:

Recent favorite of mine was "1" by Blank Banshee, I like vaporwave but barely listen to entire albums, this one felt special because it wasn't just more generic vaporwave. Don't know if it's a good album to discover the genre but it's a strong release imo.

  On 2/25/2016 at 1:09 PM, purlieu said:

Blank Banshee is part of what's known as vaportrap (I'm sure you can work out why).

It's unusual album but an excellent one. I really it but in general I don't get the same feels from vaportrap as I do well-done "classic" vaporwave

5 essentials:

骨架的 - Skeleton

chuck person - chuck person's eccojams vol. 1
James Ferraro - Far Side Virtual

░▒▓新しいデラックスライフ▓▒░ or any other early Internet Club

Any "classic" Vekroid alias (fuji grid tv, Laserdisc Visions, Macintosh Plus, New Dreams Ltd., PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises, Sacred Tapestry)

Notable mention: Luxury Elite - With Love, any mallsoft release

Either of Dream Catalogue's massive comps are good starters for later era/present day vaporwave

the only artist im able to enjoy fully is Yung bae.

https://vav-31.bandcamp.com

https://cstng.bandcamp.com

  On 2/25/2016 at 2:13 PM, joshuatx said:

5 essentials:

 

骨架的 - Skeleton

chuck person - chuck person's eccojams vol. 1

James Ferraro - Far Side Virtual

░▒▓新しいデラックスライフ▓▒░ or any other early Internet Club

Any "classic" Vekroid alias (fuji grid tv, Laserdisc Visions, Macintosh Plus, New Dreams Ltd., PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises, Sacred Tapestry)

 

Notable mention: Luxury Elite - With Love, any mallsoft release

 

Either of Dream Catalogue's massive comps are good starters for later era/present day vaporwave

Thanks.

  On 2/25/2016 at 1:09 PM, purlieu said:

Blank Banshee is part of what's known as vaportrap (I'm sure you can work out why). This by Hong Kong Express is an excellent one, very much on the dream end of the genre, away from the corporate stock music / 80s pop end of things. In that area I'd also recommend both albums by Remember, Tokyo Audio 3000 by Air Japan, 2814's Birth of a New Day, almost anything by telepath, New Tokyo Blue Mood by Subaeris, both albums by Immune, Mana Pool by Vaperror, Overgrowth by Oscob & Digital Sex. Almost all of which is on Dream Catalogue.

cool. Blank Banshee sounds interesting. I'll check out some more later but first i g o t t a このゴミ2を聞くために自分を殺します

New Hellcom album available now: http://music.businesscasual.biz/album/energy111

lol so true

edit: I still think vaporwave is 90% creatively bankrupt and OPN is a charlatan, but that may change...

and then that Mac Plus track will start playing out of nowhere.

  On 3/2/2016 at 12:17 AM, Nebraska said:

I've enjoyed vaporwave the more and more I've stopped browsing r/vaporwave and FB groups

TBH this thread is a lifesaver

Totally neglected to check out R23X until recently, great stuff, almost a BoC vibe at times, or Bibio's tape warble stuff

  On 3/2/2016 at 8:36 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

also i remastered my EP from last year and ailanthus recordings is putting it out this sat. i'll repost when that happens.

dude congrats! thats awesome.. looking forward to checking that out. scott over at ailanthus is such an amazing guy :)

http://forum.watmm.com/topic/90098-dancecore-your-fuckers/page-2

All of you vaporwave people, join the opposite movement! lets speed all of tracks to the dank 303 bpm!

  On 3/2/2016 at 10:28 PM, Lane Visitor said:

 

  On 3/2/2016 at 8:36 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

also i remastered my EP from last year and ailanthus recordings is putting it out this sat. i'll repost when that happens.

 

dude congrats! thats awesome.. looking forward to checking that out. scott over at ailanthus is such an amazing guy :)

 

Totally, really sound. Very proud to have an album on Ailanthus myself.

There's been some speculation about 2016 being the year vaporwave really breaks through to wider acceptance. Adding to that...

HKE, Chungking Mansions, CVLTURE, Remember, Pyravid playing Gottwood Festival.

telepath and Vaperror playing Earthcore Festival.

I wanted to ask you guys, how did you have your stuff released on such labels ? Did you send demo tracks, or was it more of a slow progression by showing off more and more tracks until you got spotted ?

  On 3/3/2016 at 1:56 AM, purlieu said:

 

  On 3/2/2016 at 10:28 PM, Lane Visitor said:

 

  On 3/2/2016 at 8:36 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

also i remastered my EP from last year and ailanthus recordings is putting it out this sat. i'll repost when that happens.

 

dude congrats! thats awesome.. looking forward to checking that out. scott over at ailanthus is such an amazing guy :)

 

Totally, really sound. Very proud to have an album on Ailanthus myself.

 

Right on!

  On 3/3/2016 at 7:17 PM, StocKo said:

I wanted to ask you guys, how did you have your stuff released on such labels ? Did you send demo tracks, or was it more of a slow progression by showing off more and more tracks until you got spotted ?

Just sent off the finished album to the label once it was finished - most are super submission-friendly. I know the girl who runs Swamp Circle so that was a way in, but otherwise my submission email has been first point of contact.

  On 3/4/2016 at 12:45 PM, purlieu said:

 

  On 3/3/2016 at 7:17 PM, StocKo said:

I wanted to ask you guys, how did you have your stuff released on such labels ? Did you send demo tracks, or was it more of a slow progression by showing off more and more tracks until you got spotted ?

Just sent off the finished album to the label once it was finished - most are super submission-friendly. I know the girl who runs Swamp Circle so that was a way in, but otherwise my submission email has been first point of contact.

AN just put this up larst night: https://www.soundcloud.com/azimuthninja/sets/nearestneighbor

  On 3/4/2016 at 12:45 PM, purlieu said:

 

  On 3/3/2016 at 7:17 PM, StocKo said:

I wanted to ask you guys, how did you have your stuff released on such labels ? Did you send demo tracks, or was it more of a slow progression by showing off more and more tracks until you got spotted ?

Just sent off the finished album to the label once it was finished - most are super submission-friendly. I know the girl who runs Swamp Circle so that was a way in, but otherwise my submission email has been first point of contact.

 

Yup thanks :) !!! Will try to have a really fleshed out vaporwave LP soon or later to send then !