Junk Maker Sounds releases “Portrait Of The Village Idiot EP” by Princess Commodore 64

Foregoing their early works in classic-style vaporwave and hypnagogic drift almost entirely, Princess Commodore 64 has now taken to releasing music in ambient vaporwave and drone. Portrait Of The Village Idiot EP is a new four-track EP on Junk Maker Sounds that demonstrates exactly that: carefully evolving drone pieces that are heavy on synthesizer and fuzzy distortion. Choice track is […]

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Junk Maker Sounds releases “FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY- NOT FOR RESALE” by Video Shoppe

Here’s a subgenre of vaporwave that I haven’t heard in a while. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY- NOT FOR RESALE by Video Shoppe (freshly out on Junk Maker Sounds) is part of the loosely-defined category of “VHS pop”, which considers vaporwave music with a degraded VHS-tape aesthetic that often incorporates samples that one would imagine to find on an infomercial or […]

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Junk Maker Sounds releases the “VAPORWAVE IS DEAD VOL. 2: LEGALLY DEAD” compilation

Junk Maker Sounds’ VAPORWAVE IS DEAD series takes its name from the infamous Vaporwave Is Dead album by Sandtimer from the end of 2015. LEGALLY DEAD is the second volume in the series, and it comes today in celebration of JMS’ first anniversary. This release is thirteen tracks from thirteen artists and friends of the label such as TVVIN_PINEZ_M4LL, b […]

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Junk Maker Sounds releases “惑星の無限の深みからの物語” by Well Dressed Ginger Book Club

The new full-length from wonderfully-named Well Dressed Ginger Book Club is called 惑星の無限の深みからの物語, and it’s great for being lost in space. This four-track release is pure vapordrone music, utilizing samples and digital synthesizers (plus additional production effects) to create long, drawn-out ambient escapades. Recommended for fans of レディーフィンガー on Bogus Collective. It’s available as a pay-what-you-want digital download. Check it […]

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Junk Maker Sounds releases “Classic Vapor” by Open XML

True to its name, Classic Vapor by Open XML harkens back to old-school vaporwave releases from circa-2012 that primarily operated by sample curation mixed with some classic-style plunderphonics edits. Available through Junk Maker Sounds, this five-track EP samples from instrumental adult contemporary music and combines those samples with “synth-disco” music that give it a glitchy edge. Possibly recommended for fans […]

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Junk Maker Sounds releases “CULTURE CYCLE” by ハリウッドの食料品

CULTURE CYCLE is the sophomore (but not sophomoric) release by ハリウッドの食料品, available through Junk Maker Sounds. This release follows the blueprint set by debut Midnight Shopping (via Gulf Audio Company) in presenting distorted mallsoft music that sounds not only as if it’s being played through decrepit speakers but as if the air itself is old and stale. Choice tracks are […]

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Junk Maker Sounds releases “Perfume Garden” by Fictional Girlfriend

Perfume Garden is the first full-length by Fictional Girlfriend, coming to you from Junk Maker Sounds. Perfume Garden (and its hell of an album artwork – is this a Torture Garden reference?) is twelve tracks of classic-style vaporwave the plays up the distorted, decrepit side of vaporwave produced by early artists such as Datavision Ltd. Choice track is “For You”. […]

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