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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
by cols 5y ago
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 always did. How is this different from any other genre?
Incidentally here’s some sweet tunes! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1APbMkLxJGgWT88wpKyCIA?si=K91xoquKRkWD2D_ACdaM3A&dl_branch=1 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1APbMkLxJGgWT88wpKyCIA?si=...
As a side note, I just discovered another “wave” offshoot called “corporate businesswave”. What a time to be alive. https://open.spotify.com/user/blackscholescat/playlist/39pqsBTsb9UNYv1dXbZpff?si=YilIVuUgRxmWjLxsAZfq-w&dl_branch=1 https://open.spotify.com/user/blackscholescat/playlist/39pqs...
- JonathanMerklin 5y agoCorporate businesswave is so perfectly my aesthetic, thank you so much for the recommendation.
- httpsterio 5y agoIf you haven't heard, you should also check out Mitch Murder's Businessfunk mixtapes.
- meowface 5y agoYou might also be interested in PilotRedSun's animations and music. He has a kind of similar sensibility. Animations: https://www.youtube.com/c/PilotRedSun/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/PilotRedSun/videos (Most famous/viral one, though it's also the only one that isn't with music he made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGbhJjXl9Rk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGbhJjXl9Rk) Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1mUiAjHzAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1mUiAjHzAI, https://www.youtube.com/c/Pilotredsky/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/Pilotredsky/videos
- tarsinge 5y agoThe Business Casual label on Bandcamp has some nice releases.
- poisonheader 5y agoI really like Spirawave and other "low fi" synth/vapor wave remakes of old video game music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALgDxZZLDbA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALgDxZZLDbA
- tallies 5y agoFor 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/ https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/vaporwave/
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- tarsinge 5y agoThe classic Vaporwave tag may be on the decline because there are many offshoots, and also the sound and aesthetics are absorbed in other genres.
- scottmcdot 5y agoI would say Chillwave peaked around 2009. I was at uni when I was listening to it and I feel to old to "get into" it now.
- slfnflctd 5y agoYou are never too old to get back into music you enjoyed when you were younger, if it was any good to begin with. The only stuff I've found I can't go back to in the long run is the dreck-- the low quality, overly derivative or ethically questionable non-art. Everything else can fly again after you get over being burnt out on it. [That is, unless you grew up in the age of radio dominance, in which case there are probably several good songs that've been killed for you forever through overplaying.]
- aasasd 5y agoDatashat's Businessfunk mixes are the grandparents of businesswave: http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ http://datassette.net/businessfunk/ and https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-datashat-business-funk-special/ https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/near-mint-8th-march-2016-...
- noir_lord 5y agoIf you haven't seen there is a really nice documentary called "The Rise of the Synths". https://theriseofthesynths.com/ https://theriseofthesynths.com/ - it's beautifully shot and has John Carpenter as the narrator.