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> it definitely did lose something where tracks often felt like ideas, like each was saying "what about this? Isn't this weird and interesting? You can say thi
by 111111IIIIIII 3y ago
> it definitely did lose something where tracks often felt like ideas, like each was saying "what about this? Isn't this weird and interesting?
You can say this (and people do say this) about literally any music genre, and you will be missing the mark every single time for the lowest common denominator. Vaporwave died because of this lack of critical thinking which reads it as merely random or experiments but it wasn't, and of course it wasn't. No worthwhile art ever is.
- neverthe_less 3y agoI think you're really picking that quote out of context. I also did not use the two words you scare quoted, not sure where those are coming from.
- 111111IIIIIII 3y ago> I think you're really picking that quote out of context Sure, because it is the meaningless part of what you said and exemplifies the whole softening effort. One can do this softening with any cultural value, and we are all incentivized to under capitalism. This is literally what vaporwave was about. The default Cisco hold music is the greatest vaporwave track because it embodies the brutality of the softening that the subject craves as a haven for comfort in a heartless world. In a sense, corporate purpose-made music is the only genuine vaporwave. This is why vaporwave cannot exist as a living art form. Vaporwave is the art we cannot have. It's the beauty in the brutality. But without the brutality, it's just nothing. Edit: No you didn't use those words. I was just referencing other comments here and other common takes about vaporwave. I will edit the comment and remove the scare quotes.