[Weekly Recap] 21 May – 27 May
This was one of the largest weeks for vaporwave and vaporwave-related music for 2018 so far. Tons of albums from various subgenres such as classic-style vaporwave, sample curation, modern cyberpunk music, and ambient vaporwave. Of note is that Malachite Records reissued another set of albums from International Debris, this time releasing five works such as Dead Hymns and Document #2. Neoncity Records has reissued a couple albums as well, which are described in detail below.
New Music
Monday, 21 May
- Face Dancer 顔ダンサー – The World from the Screen, Bogus Collective (classic-style)
- patâgoniå – █▀█, Seikomart (hypnagogic drift; ambient vaporwave)
- けさイーズ – SonoMax™, Seikomart (classic-style)
- Casi todos los males – Proletariat, Sunset Grid (classic-style)
- 擬似N764 – ///3CB MEDITATION #1 瞑想1\\\, Flamingo Vapor (vaporhop; vaportrap)
- Various Artists – VAPORWAVE IS DEAD VOL. 2: LEGALLY DEAD, Junk Maker Sounds (compilation)
- valyri – distant flash, Shatterfoil Industries (ambient vaporwave; signalwave)
- Kanal 8 / Yodobashi Camera ヨドバシカメラ – Kanal 8 / Yodobashi Camera ヨドバシカメラ, Geometric Lulalby (classic-style; hypnagogic drift; ambient vaporwave)
Tuesday, 22 May
- 56kdreams – Digital Reality Suite, Net Century (sample curation)
- http://sunbleach.net/2018/05/22/immersion-complete-releases-homecoming-by-resort/ – 帰郷, Immersion Complete (sample curation)
- ᴘₒʟʏɢʟᵒᴛ – Beachside Breeze, DMT Tapes FL (classic-style)
- Text Chunk – Hall, Nirvana Port (drone)
- .mp3neptune – I’ll Miss You, Starship One, Pizza Beast (hypnagogic drift; ambient vaporwave)
Wednesday, 23 May
- ☒ – Internetrip, Hairs aBlazin’ (classic-style)
- Pokotan91 – Darkfiber, No Problema Tapes (dreampunk; cyberpunk music)
- 회사AUTO – Longing & Passion ⌘42, Naughty Night (classic-style)
Thursday, 24 May
- ⁂V‡▲D‡M∇R⁂ – Future Diary Part 1 [beat tape], Flamingo Vapor (vaporhop; UK garage)
- Arasmas – Spirits of the Stereo, Night Light Tapes (late night lo-fi; ambient vaporwave)
- Haunt – Glitched Reflection Gallery, Online Records (???)
Friday, 25 May
- Animalman – a.m, Aurawire (cyberpunk music; industrial techno)
- Glass Double – Corona, Aurawire (ambient cyberpunk music)
- Hantasi – A government, Net Century (classic-style)
- Justin Wiggan – Internal Garden: Research Collection One, Bogus Collective (lowercase)
- Video Shoppe – FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY- NOT FOR RESALE, Junk Maker Sounds (VHS pop; vaporpunk; classic-style)
- Android52 – Anime Wav Groove Vol. 1&2, Neoncity Records (future funk)
- AnTgry – Road Trip, Neoncity Records (future funk)
- Riverwave 川の波 – Undine Media, Tiger Blood Tapes (vaporhop; future funk)
Saturday, 26 May
- b l u e s c r e n – 真菌, Immersion Complete (sample curation)
- .dreamhouse – .Hard to be Happy., DMT Tapes FL (ambient vaporwave)
- P U D E R P O L L I – そっくりサイトを見て, Elemental 95 (signalwave; hypnagogic drift)
Sunday, 27 May
- Princess Commodore 64 – Portrait of the Village Idiot EP, Junk Maker Sounds (vapordrone)
- You – LEVEL, Sunset Grid (synthwave)
- AUT2M – Summercamp EP, Antifur (IDM)
- LANsv – netflix and c h i l l w a v e, DMT Tapes FL (classic-style)
Site Publications
Monday, 21 May
Thursday, 24 May
- Album article: Raj Kapoor – Hard Desi Is the Future
- Album article: Ayshay – WARN-U
- Album article: DIY▲PYЯΛMID – ℘ ◌ ṧ⊥➸℘♄ø⊥☮﹩ℌø℘
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