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AOTW | 14 August – 20 August: bl00dwave – ＮＥＷＶＩＳＵＡＬＳ

14 August 2017 Sunbleach Leave a comment

bl00dwave’s ＮＥＷＶＩＳＵＡＬＳ was released in February 2014 – perhaps surprisingly late in the game for a classic-style album that’s so obviously classic-style. Although topically one of many albums that rely on simple pitch-/tempo-shifting, ＮＥＷＶＩＳＵＡＬＳ is notable for its naivety. Not that bl00dwave is naive, but the atmosphere within this album is one of fancy and lightness. It’s full […]

bl00dwave – ＮＥＷＶＩＳＵＡＬＳ

18 July 2016 Sunbleach Leave a comment

Recommendation: ☀☀☁ /r/vaporwave’s “Guide to Vaporwave Subgenres” lists bl00dwave as a part of the “vapormeme” subgenre, which is described as “a derisive term […] [that] tend[s] to take multiple aesthetic styles of vaporwave with no contextual reason […] presenting them in a confused light that has no purpose.”1 Ouch. Is it all deserved? Well, not entirely – at least not […]