the vaporwave resource network
Known for his glitch-influenced artworks, First Kings is a vaporwave/electronic music artist that began releasing tunes approximately two years ago. Water Birth is the next of several albums so far released in 2018, this one for Geometric Lullaby. Whereas earlier albums experimented with hypnagogic drift and vaporgoth, Water Birth sees First Kings applying more dreampunk and retro-synth vibes to the […]
Continue reading »
You gotta love a good creep factor, and First Kings does it pretty well. White Rot Piano EP is a blend of hypnagogic drift and vaporgoth music, combining together in a whirlwind of piano sounds and production effects. It’s available through the French label Elemental 95, which primarily releases music in the vein of classic-style vaporwave subgenres. There are three […]
Continue reading »
Balladry is a brief three-track EP from First Kings (also released on the Seikomart label) for Collapsed Structures, a cyberpunk/”post-industrial” label operated by Animalman and sour Gout. This album features shifting electronic synthesizers, strings, and piano melodies overlaid on top of each other. It’s available for $2 CAD as a digital download. Check it out below: Ballardry by First […]
Continue reading »
First Kings has produced a variety of vaporwave-influenced works that incorporate elements of vaporgoth, ambient vaporwave, and hypnagogic drift. The Clown’s House Has Many Rooms turns that on its head with a variety of capricious samples and original material, as if you’re listening to the soundtrack to a futurist’s circus show that’s based around Black Mirror. The album starts off […]
Continue reading »
Cursed Things is a compilation by First Kings comprised of two EPs (Stigmata Scenes and Filth Triptych) and several previously unreleased tracks. The tracks are mostly presented in order of release. The music on Cursed Things is best described as a mix between vaporgoth, dreampunk music, and ambient techno. It has the distinct, dark vibe of vaporgoth with many exceptionally […]
Continue reading »
First Kings is an experimental electronic musician from Ottawa, Canada. When becoming active in the vaporwave scene in 2016, he began designing album artwork for release on various labels. His work has been utilized by a large variety of artists and labels including the Sud Swap Audio Brewing family (Sud Swap, Seikomart, and Botanica1), Sea of Clouds, Unchill Records, Evaporated […]
Continue reading »
Not content with making album artwork for Seikomart and other labels, First Kings also creates music. GENESLIZZ EP is a five-track religious-themed EP that provides an electronic music interpretation of early Genesis stories. It originally came out in March 2017 and has since been remastered for release on Flamingo Vapor. It’s available as a pay-what-you-want digital download. Check it out […]
Continue reading »