Virtual Polygon – Imagine
Twenty-one tracks of broken transmission from Virtual Polygon that’s notable for its utilization of different Western and Eastern languages.
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Evaporated Sounds double release: “Filth Triptych EP” by First Kings and “EXIT II” by Virtual Polygon
Evaporated Sounds released two albums on Friday, 18 August: Filth Triptych EP by First Kings and EXIT II by Virtual Polygon. The former album is a three-track EP of progressive electronica/dreampunk music from the artist First Kings, who’s released several works on labels such as Sud Swap Audio Brewing, Seikomart, and Botanica1 in 2017 so far. The latter album is […]
Continue reading »Evaporated Sounds triple release: グッドのS1, Virtual, and Noryokun
Coincidentally (or not) timed with the Flamingo Vapor anthology of works by Noryokun is a triple release by the artist’s label Evaporated Sounds. These works include バブル経済 by グッドのS1, [V00] by Virtual, and New Beginning by Noryokun. バブル経済 is an long release of hypnagogic drift that samples from various East Asian media sources and adds pitch-/tempo-shifting and reverb. Tracks are […]
Continue reading »Virtual Polygon – EXIT
Recommendation: ✂ (“Fade”) EXIT1 is the fifth album released through Asura Revolver, a Norwegian vaporwave-and-associates label that primarily features influences from drone music and IDM.2 It’s produced by Virtual Polygon, whose debut EP visuals was released in 2013. Most Virtual Polygon albums used some combination of classic-style and ambient vaporwave (of which both may be heard on visuals‘ two tracks). […]
Continue reading »Asura Revolver releases “EXIT” by Virtual Polygon
Asura Revolver continues their return into the fray of vaporwave and cyberpunk music with a new album from Virtual Polygon, who’s chiefly released music through the Evaporated Sounds label. EXIT shows Virtual Polygon exercising their ambient muscles, with the album consisting of almost an hour of slow, beatless dreampunk music. Recommended for fans of Remember – especially ルートバックホーム. It’s available […]
Continue reading »Evaporated Sounds releases “Walking at Midnight” by Highbury / Virtual Polygon
Here’s another split release of classic-style vaporwave, this time out on Evaporated Sounds. Walking at Midnight features Highbury and Virtual Polygon. Highbury’s tracks are clear and lonesome easy listening and smooth jazz samples, akin to 骨架的. Virtual Polygon’s tracks have some lo-fi sheen over microsamples with repeated loops, akin to the signalwave of Infinity Frequencies. Walking at Midnight is available […]
Continue reading »Evaporated Sounds releases “Goodnight” by Virtual Polygon
Evaporated Sounds has been branching out quite a bit from their classic-style vaporwave roots, continuing with the release of Goodnight by Virtual Polygon. While still retaining much of the subgenre’s notable styles – mainly, heavy reliance on sample curation and looping – it takes the route walked by artists such as Broken Light and Infinity Frequencies by primarily utilizing classical […]
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