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Vapor History: Ailanthus Recordings (Early Releases, September 2011)

Vapor History: Ailanthus Recordings (Early Releases, September 2011)

The early internet music label Ailanthus Recordings was founded by Scott Michael back in 2011. The label's first two releases capture the two sides of underground music that have converged throughout the course of vaporwave..

Featured Releases: GORE - 聖域 & MACROBLANK - ダウンウィズザキング (Down With The King)

Featured Releases: GORE - 聖域 & MACROBLANK - ダウンウィズザキング (Down With The King)

Since Barber Beats have been in the news lately, I got two new Barber Beats albums from September for our Featured Releases..

Episode 10: September 2023 - Top 5 Vapor Releases Thus Far + Bandcamp News

Episode 10: September 2023 - Top 5 Vapor Releases Thus Far + Bandcamp News

The main topic is the Top 5 Releases Thus Far in 2023 featuring picks from curators and fans in the scene. We also cover recent turbulence on Bandcamp with Macroblank and its recent acquisition by Songtradr.

Lists: The Best of 2023 Thus Far (September 2023) with Xnot, BigBabyProfit, Quiz, FutureSounds & Nite Patrol

Lists: The Best of 2023 Thus Far (September 2023) with Xnot, BigBabyProfit, Quiz, FutureSounds & Nite Patrol

For Episode 10 of our podcast, I asked some friends to help us search for the Top 5 Releases that have happened Thus Far in 2023! I reached out to a few curators and community members in the scene to get their Top 5 picks...

Vapor History: Pitchfork Rising Artist Profile - Games (August 24th, 2010)

On August 24th, 2010 Larry Fitzmaurice profiled “Rising Artist” Games (aka Daniel Lopatin & Joel Ford) on Pitchfork and some of the interview questions go directly to the heart of proto-vaporwave visual/sonic aesthetics..

Featured Releases: desert sand feels warm at night/Mindspring Memories - Desert Memories & father2006 - black box (Ep. 9)

Featured Releases: desert sand feels warm at night/Mindspring Memories - Desert Memories & father2006 - black box (Ep. 9)

I didn’t do any full reviews for Episode 9, so I picked two releases on the more experimental side of things from respected names in the scene for the Featured Releases this time around!

Episode 9: Late August 2023 - Recap of Vaporwave Weekend in NYC + Sept BC Friday

Episode 9: Late August 2023 - Recap of Vaporwave Weekend in NYC + Sept BC Friday

This is Episode 9, covering the second half of August 2023 and September Bandcamp Friday! The main topic is my Vaporwave Weekend in New York City for Electronicon, Summer Slushy Fest and Tape Swap. We also got highlights from...