the vaporwave resource network
This week has seen an explosion in reissues of several high-profile albums in the vaporwave community. Here is a list of all that I have identified so far and from their respective labels. This post will likely be updated through the week if there are more reissues. Dream Catalogue wosX – Deep Web Rising Renjā – Kokoro Remember – ルートバックホーム […]
Continue reading »Off the heels of last year’s much-discussed (and much-teased) MEGA, Blank Banshee has announced a series of Canadian tour dates in mid/late April. The locations and dates are as follows: 13 April: Calgary, The Hi-Fi Club; $12-$15 CAD (18+) 14 April: Toronto, Velvet Underground; $15 CAD (19+) 15 April: Quebec City, Le Cercle; $12.29 CAD (18+) 16 April: Montreal, Newspeak; […]
Continue reading »Blank Banshee’s three year hiatus ended last week with the release of MEGA (and the end of a much-hyped and oft-frustrating ARG), and to celebrate, the on-line music platform Bandcamp has interviewed the elusive-ish artist in celebration of MEGA‘s release. Bandcamp writer Simon Chandler spoke with Blank Banshee to discuss the “vaporwave” tag, abstract emotions in music, Simpsonwave, and whether […]
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Yes, it’s out. No, it’s not a joke. And yes, I agree: about fucking time. MEGA is the new Blank Banshee album, his first under the moniker in three years, ever since Blank Banshee 1 came out. It’s fifteen tracks of vaportrap, utilizing Blank Banshee’s classic form of synth, electronic, and club music mixed up together. This album plays the […]
Continue reading »Sunbleach has tried to stay away from the Blank Banshee hype, but it seems that an official release might be imminent this time. “Frozen Flame” debuted on the Blank Banshee website – as well as Soundcloud and YouTube – this weekend, and a new timer that anticipates a release date for 21 August is counting down on the site. Blank […]
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Say hello to an album that literally created its own subgenre of music: Blank Banshee 0. This week’s album of the month is a bit removed from easy listening and mall muzak: Blank Banshee 0 utilizes Beach Boys samples, aquatic themes, and computer start-up/shut-down sounds all backed up with hip-hop and trap beats. It’s a highly danceable and fun album […]
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Recommendation: ☀☀☁ [Originally posted at the SongSavers music blog on 25 March 2016.] The “vaportrap” subgenre of vaporwave probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Blank Banshee, who – erroneously or not – tagged his debut release Blank Banshee 0 as “vaporwave” on his Bandcamp page back in 2012, setting off an entirely new development within the subculture. Perhaps it’s […]
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