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Vaporwave was created then destroyed by the internet (2016)

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JonathanMerklin wrote: post #17
cols wrote: post #5

I’ll start out by saying I’m an avid fan of vapor/synth/whatever wave. I’ve heard this argument before and I can’t be the only one to think it’s silly, right? A cursory search of Spotify, Bandcamp, or YouTube will show that ALL the “wave” genres are alive and well some 5 years after this article was written. Some artists have moved on to other aesthetics, some artists have continued to produce the same sound they alw…

Corporate businesswave is so perfectly my aesthetic, thank you so much for the recommendation.

The Business Casual label on Bandcamp has some nice releases.

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Post by tarsinge »

tallies wrote: post #28
cols wrote: post #5

I’ll start out by saying I’m an avid fan of vapor/synth/whatever wave. I’ve heard this argument before and I can’t be the only one to think it’s silly, right? A cursory search of Spotify, Bandcamp, or YouTube will show that ALL the “wave” genres are alive and well some 5 years after this article was written. Some artists have moved on to other aesthetics, some artists have continued to produce the same sound they alw…

For some data, here's a rough number of Vaporwave albums released per year (source: RYM[1]) 2010: 11 2011: 63 2012: 168 2013: 348 2014: 572 2015: 1193 2016: 1144 2017: 812 2018: 816 2019: 798 2020: 732 2021: 269 [1] https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/vaporwave/

The classic Vaporwave tag may be on the decline because there are many offshoots, and also the sound and aesthetics are absorbed in other genres.

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Post by justaj »

bricemo wrote: post #26

I’ll just assume everyone here is a fan and share some great playlists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wIjGv5BH8dRETiikmormc?si=... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ALbeqn1aDPutYOozVRres?si=... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdLEN7aqioXM?si=...

I am a fan, but I don't have a Spotify account.

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Post by aasasd »

cols wrote: post #5

I’ll start out by saying I’m an avid fan of vapor/synth/whatever wave. I’ve heard this argument before and I can’t be the only one to think it’s silly, right? A cursory search of Spotify, Bandcamp, or YouTube will show that ALL the “wave” genres are alive and well some 5 years after this article was written. Some artists have moved on to other aesthetics, some artists have continued to produce the same sound they alw…

Datashat's Businessfunk mixes are the grandparents of businesswave: http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ and https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-...

Re: Vaporwave was created then destroyed by the internet (2016)

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Post by user-the-name »

lovich wrote: post #54
moth-fuzz wrote: post #47

I feel like vaporwave was dead as soon as people started taking it seriously. Seeing the genre at its inception - a critique on how corporations will use substanceless nostalgia to bolster sales - turned into that very thing with this faux-80s-revival music, that for one reason or another sounds nothing like what was actually popular in the 80s, has left quite the sour taste in my mouth. Like, the very idea was to ta…

As someone who enjoyed vaporwave as it was being produced, “the idea” behind vaporwave was that it sounded good. It may have sounded good because it touched on nostalgic sounds for millennials, but there wasn’t a wide spread movement “… to provoke those feelings in you while also detaching from what might actually make one nostalgic”

Maybe you just missed the point.

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Post by 0des »

Nihilartikel wrote: post #67

The artist 'Haircuts for Men' is the one who made me stop smirking at vaporwave and start listening.

I concur, I originally found it on Vapor Memory YouTube channel [0] and it quickly became my go-to for during-the-day soundtrack.

[0] - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCCS8cRSiJjAqgwvmP7VxJw

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fithisux wrote: post #25

Is it really killed? It is still produced but even more important it has evolved through CityPop to FutureFunk and even has touched a bit other genres. I you haven't yet, give it a try. There are many online radio stations that play both FutureFunk and Vaporwave. As for the SynthWave (2.0 because the original SynthWave happened in very early 80s and I do not know why it is called that way since it is unrelated and I…

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