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Vaporwave History

Vapor History: Vacant Places by Hantasi (September 6th, 2012)

Vapor History: Vacant Places by Hantasi (September 6th, 2012)

For our Vaporwave history segment on Episode 17, I covered a release from 2012 that helped birth a crucial subgenre of scene’s second wave: Vacant Places by Hantasi. UPDATED with comments from the artist!

Vapor History: REDEFINING THE WORKPLACE by INTERNET CLUB (April 21st, 2012)

Vapor History: REDEFINING THE WORKPLACE by INTERNET CLUB (April 21st, 2012)

For our Vaporwave History segment, we’re revisiting a seminal 2012 album that was the apotheosis of artistic, critical, and philosophical interpretations of early vaporwave...

Vapor History: SPF420 @ SXSW

Vapor History: SPF420 @ SXSW

Although the vaporwave scene doesn’t really cross over with SXSW these days, a decade ago there was a showcase that pioneered new ways of bringing people together to celebrate internet music..

Vapor History: Games - Heaven Can Wait Mixtape Vol. 1 (Feb 1st, 2010)

Vapor History: Games - Heaven Can Wait Mixtape Vol. 1 (Feb 1st, 2010)

In light of people discussing the “first vaporwave song” around the net, I figured I’d go back to the proto-days of 2010 to discuss what might be the first vaporwave album...

Research Interviews: luxury elite & Keith Rankin (Giant Claw, DDS, Orange Milk Records)

Research Interviews: luxury elite & Keith Rankin (Giant Claw, DDS, Orange Milk Records)

On our recent episode of the podcast, we discussed the relationship of Tiny Mix Tapes and the vaporwave scene. If you are a Member or Associate Producer, you can read the research interviews we did for this episode with luxury elite and Keith Rankin + more reading links..

Vapor History: ░▒▓新しいデラックスライフ▓▒░ (aka Internet Club) - ▣世界から解放され▣ (Jan 1st, 2012)

Vapor History: ░▒▓新しいデラックスライフ▓▒░ (aka Internet Club) - ▣世界から解放され▣ (Jan 1st, 2012)

In the spirit of the New Year, this was a release I couldn't ignore when looking at my timeline of early vaporwave releases...

Vapor History: Vektroid - Telnet Erotika (November 22nd, 2010)

Vapor History: Vektroid - Telnet Erotika (November 22nd, 2010)

On November 22nd, 2010 Vektroid released “Telnet Erotika”, a 5 song EP of sampled electronic music (influenced by OPN's eccojams) but with added layers of synths and drums. This first EP is a crucial link between the early Vaporwave progenitors..