the vaporwave resource network
Drowning is a terrifying way to die. Thankfully, d r o w n i n g もろさ has not missed that on Carried by the Current, out on Bogus Collective. This sixteen-track full-length takes on the “fishvapor” aesthetics once practiced by Tetra Systems (RIP). It features disaffected edits of adult contemporary music and other sources, giving the music a drifting-in-water […]
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Infinite Lagoon is a six-track EP released by Goamae, which stands for “Guild of Advanced Music and Exploration” (and reminds me so much of some of the Wu-Tang acronyms). Out on Bogus Collective, Infinite Lagoon balances futurevisions vaporwave with cinematic electronic music, resulting in bangers like “Abyss Girl”. Infinite Lagoon is available as a pay-what-you-want digital download. Check it out […]
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忠ps2節_ワーdevシュ_産code業 is a fairly active project that’s released through Bogus Collective in the past. Their newest album is GT-A2. It’s a long concept album about the influence of the Grand Theft Auto series in video game culture, featuring callbacks to the games in terms of track titles, album artwork, samples, and more. Tracks are split between “missions” just like in […]
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b l u e s c r e e n is a vaporwave artists who works almost exclusively within samplism. GANGS II – out on Bogus Collective – is a new full-length of classic-style vaporwave influenced by arcade music and adult contemporary. Its compositional tools include wall-of-sound production similar to that on DMT Tapes FL, selected curation of spoken word […]
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Manila Ice (grooooan) is a “vapordance” (yes, I’m calling it) artist who produces four-on-the-floor house beats in the context of vaporwave music. Or they sample dance music. It’s hard to tell. Have A Hardstyle Halloween! is a seven-track mini-album released through Bogus Collective that’s exactly what it sounds like. Have A Hardstyle Halloween! is available as a pay-what-you-want digital download. […]
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There’s no better way to describe Sapporo Perpetuated than what’s written on the Bogus Collective label page, so I’m just gonna copy and paste it: “This album was made via cellphone while the creator had been suffering from several issues involving spirituality/psyqué troubles. Some songs previously released on the self- titled album Sapporo Dream. Dedicated to Chisato Moritaka” Damn. That’s […]
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Bag of Dragonite is a newcomer to the Bogus Collective label, and Peachy is their first album. This is a seven-track mini-album that incorporates airy, almost 16-bit dance and synth music within the aesthetic of vaporwave and early digital music. Choice track is the label-recommended “D R E A M W A V E〔Yume Shūha – 夢周波〕”. Peachy is available […]
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