vaporwave
what it is
A genre comprising a small number of artists on the internet reconstructing sound from audio wreckage and garbage music with computer software. Musical and aesthetic influences include experimental artist James Ferraro's 2011 LP, Far Side Virtual, a deadpan recontextualisation of glossy corporate music, as well as the work of Oneohtrix Point Never (Daniel Lopatin), in particular his 2010 tape, Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. I, and his 2011 LP, Replica, each of which make heavy use of the sampling of popular music and 1980s/90s television advertisements, looping, slowing down, pitch alterations and chop-and-screw effects.
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level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
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art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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questions
What is vaporwave?
A genre comprising a small number of artists on the internet reconstructing sound from audio wreckage and garbage music with computer software. Musical and aesthetic influences include experimental artist James Ferraro's 2011 LP, Far Side Virtual, a deadpan recontextualisation of glossy corporate music, as well as the work of Oneohtrix Point Never (Daniel Lopatin), in particular his 2010 tape, Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. I, and his 2011 LP, Replica, each of which make heavy use of the sampling of popular music and 1980s/90s television advertisements, looping, slowing down, pitch alterations and chop-and-screw effects.
What are good vaporwave albums to start with?
Try Floral Shoppe by Macintosh Plus, R Plus Seven by Oneohtrix Point Never, Far Side Virtual by James Ferraro, and DREAMCAST SUMMER SONGS by Devon Hendryx.
Who are some women making vaporwave?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/vaporwave/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making vaporwave, from mainstream to underground.
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