So I think one reason I have waited on my next mixtape was because it involved a genre that people think is silly or weird.....and it is kind of. But for some reason I have been listening to it non-stop for the last year. Its Vaporwave.
Vaporwave is hard to define in a specific way but generally it is this: It is characterized by a nostalgic or surrealist fascination with entertainment, technology and advertising of the 1980s and 1990s.
The music themes are generally lounge music, elevator music, infomerical music and smooth jazz which are either sampled or produced by the artist but can also have a more deep house sound with slowed down samples of popular music. Most of it is instrumental but if there is anyone singing, the voice is almost always slowed down to where it nearly resembles Rick Astley. It ranges from short 30 second clips with most repeating beats to longer 2 min songs that repeat most of the time, to longer 7 to 10 min songs that are slower and more atmospheric.
Now Vaporwave can not only be music, but it can be art which can also be called Glitch art.
Here is an example:
It usually is obsessed with Windows 3.1, VHS cassettes, palm trees and things written in Japanese.
Anyway, now that I've completely justified why I like this music, here is my first mix. A couple of artists I wish I could add but are not on Spotify unfortunately. I'd recommend listening to it at work with your headphones.....I've never gotten so much work done in my life.
