Aurawire releases “Aвгуст” by Ursula’s Cartridges

Aвгуст by Ursula’s Cartridges is the EP that just keeps giving with each reissue. Originally self-released in 2014, Aвгуст was reissued in 2015 with four remix tracks through the Commercial Dreams Ltd. label, and now it finds a third home on Aurawire with two more original compositions. Aвгуст is primarily understated classic-style vaporwave that is a bit different from the […]

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Business Casual releases “Aqua Placenta” by Ursula’s Cartridges

Haha eww. Aqua Placenta is a new release from Ursula’s Cartridges and available through Business Casual, a label that releases a variety of retro-inspired albums from vaporwave to synthwave, with a new one every Friday. Aqua Placenta is an environmentally-themed album that is primarily influenced by degradation of the oceans, with tracks utilizing the vaporwave alt-code abuse that strike one […]

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Celldeath Tapes releases “Saltwater Donut” by Ursula’s Cartridges

Ursula’s Cartridges primarily produces classic-style vaporwave, so Saltwater Donuts (available through Celldeath Tapes) is a bit of a twist. This album combines new age aesthetics (nu age?) with hypnagogic drift that’s firmly grounded in vaporwave samplism. Many of the tracks are somewhat long, winding ambient melodies with hypnotic percussion loops. Choice cut is “Cascade”. Saltwater Donuts is available for $1 […]

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Adhesive Sounds releases “ep5” by Ursula’s Cartridges

ep5 is a fresh full-length release from Ursula’s Cartridges now available on Adhesive Sounds. ep5 combines the sound collage nature of early plunderphonics and classic-style vaporwave tropes with instrumental hip-hop elements, making this sort of a glitchy cross between classic-style and vaporhop. Choice track is “goopdelahoop”. It’s available as a pay-what-you-want digital download and for $10 CAD on cassette. Check […]

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Business Casual releases “Escape to New York” by Ursula’s Cartridges

First and foremost, “Ursula’s Cartridges” has to be one of the better vaporwave band names I’ve ever heard. I can’t necessarily explain why; I just love it. Anyway, Business Casual’s weekly release is Escape to New York by Ursula’s Cartridges, and it’s a future-funk album with significant inspiration from retro-electro music. It’s available as a pay-what-you-want digital download. Cassette editions […]

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