AOTW | 26 June – 2 July: ニューシティ – METROPOLISからオーディオ

Released in September 2014, METROPOLISからオーディオ is the second album ever to be released on the TKX Vault label – an imprint of Dream Catalogue that was primarily the creative outlet of label co-owner HKE for more experimental and noise-based works that did not necessarily fit the Dream Catalogue milieu. METROPOLISからオーディオ is one of those projects. This is lo-fi even for […]

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AOTW | 19 June – 25 June: fuji grid tv – prism genesis

prism genesis comprises one of the earliest releases in broken transmission music, whereby albums (typically EP format) are constructed out of media clips, advertisements, and similar sources with a short, discursive editing style. The results typically evoke the feeling of falling asleep in front of a TV and hearing the transmission float in and out of one’s subconscious, or of […]

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[Feature] Refresh: S U R F I N G – Deep Fantasy

Refresh is a series of articles that revisits albums that received inadequate or erroneous interpretations by Sunbleach in the past. The goal of these articles is to examine the albums under a new light with discussions on what earlier articles possibly got wrong in their original recommendations. The first album to be discussed is the chillwave/classic-style vaporwave release Deep Fantasy […]

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AOTW | 6 June – 11 June: CVLTVRΣ – Virtual Life

We’re going classic-style on Sunbleach this week! Virtual Life is the debut album by CVLTVRΣ, who also produces as TASPO. Virtual Life is a mix between classic-style vaporwave and vaportrap music, mostly sampling from Japanese pop songs. As is the custom with CVLTVRΣ/TASPO releases, the production is is free from artifacts, so Virtual Life is a clear listening experience regardless […]

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AOTW 22 May – 28 May: death’s dynamic shroud.wmv – #NUWRLDの気持ち

Here’s a weird one, and I’m sure that the creators would agree. #NUWRLDの気持ち by death’s dynamic shroud.wmv gave rise to the titular NUWRLD movement within vaporwave, which is the auditory equivalent of deep fried memes. Tracks are constructed much like classic-style vaporwave – samples of video games, pop music, and muzak – but they’re wrung and contorted to an almost […]

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LOTW | 8 May – 14 May: Smirk Sounds

The second week in May is a new label feature! This time, it’s on Smirk Sounds, following Acid Medical in March and Nirvana Port last November. Smirk Sounds is a label based out of Dublin, Ireland that focuses on “the smuggest experimental and vapour releases from around the world”.1 Many of its releases fall into the realms of ambient vaporwave, […]

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