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Recommendation: ☀☀☁ Experience is the eleventh overall release1 and first of 2016 for Miami, Florida artist Phoenix #2772, a Dream Catalogue alumnus who for some time was a co-owner of the Elemental 95 label. It was co-released in June 2016 by Elemental 95 and No Problema Tapes. The Elemental 95 release was solely on digital format, whereas the No Problema […]
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Recommendation: ✂ (“Summer’s Love”, “Corporate System Reboot”, “Loading Virtual Mall 9000”, “Virtual Break-Up”, “Dreamers”, “Lovewave”) For classic-style vaporwave, Phoenix #2772 is more or less *the* artist to check out. The guy has been featured on numerous high-profile labels from Business Casual to – you guessed it – Dream Catalogue, in addition to founding Elemental 95 with fellow artist Baconwave. Phoenix […]
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No Problema Tapes has issued two albums exclusively on cassette: Experience by Phoenix #2772 and 永遠の愛 by MAXELL カセットテープ & ラ・ブルーｇｉｒｌ. Both of these albums were previously released on other labels or self-released by the artist, but this is the first time that either have been available on cassette through No Problema Tapes. Both of the albums feature new artwork […]
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Vaporwave mainstay Phoenix #2772 released their newest album on Elemental 95, titled Experience. This hypnagogic pop album returns to the subgenre’s roots in mostly unedited samples of smooth jazz, muzak, and easy listening. It’s available as a pay-what-you-want digital download, and cassettes will soon be available through No Problema Tapes. Check it out below: Experience by Phoenix #2772 0
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