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..
This Week In Vaporwave History from Episode 9 covered an artist profile that came out on Pitchfork in late August 2010!
Larry Fitzmaurice profiled “Rising Artist” Games (aka Daniel Lopatin & Joel Ford) and some of the interview questions go directly to the heart of proto-vaporwave visual and sonic aesthetics! From the article:
Pitchfork: What would you say are your main musical influences?
JF & DL: DJ Paul, DJ Screw, Aphex Twin, DJ Premier, midfunk, Italo disco, the Weather Channel, Weather Report, Return to Forever, Boards of Canada, James Ferraro. [Gang Starr's] Moment of Truth and [Miles Davis'] On the Corner are huge records for us. DJ Premier and Teo Macero are two of our favorite producers. Their cuts and edits always recontextualize performances and samples in the most psychedelic way.
DL: [Gang Starr's] "Robin Hood Theory" is a blueprint-level jam for us. There's other, lesser discussed [DJ Premier] beats that are just as good, but Moment of Truth was a classic when we were in high school and really got us moving in the direction of samplers and stuff like that.
The two musicians rifled off lists of influences in this interview- it’s a deep well for any fan of vaporwave to explore.. who know maybe it will inspire your next project?
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