ECCO CHAMBER #01 – feat. Entrana, Mick Rudry, Galaxy 80, Ogre & The Toxic Avenger
FutureSounds staff writers give their pick of the fortnight’s new & notable tracks… ***** Entrana – ‘WASHED UP’ [SEA D ROM] Business Casual The opening track from Entranaâs album, âSEA D ROMâ, âWASHED UPâ is a vapor journey that soothes. Released via Business Casual, the album contains a variety of musical approaches harking back to…
The Story of âThatâs Not Vaporwaveâ
Arguments about the definition of Vaporwave show the scene is âactive and aliveâ – Thom Hosken explores the limitations of genres and the role of the gatekeeper. Late this Summer, there was an explosion in social media Discourseâą that coincided with the ElectroniCON 3/Groove Continental events, the production of the Nobody Here documentary film, the…
FutureSounds live events are back this November, with ‘Double Vision’!
FutureSounds returns, with the UK live debut of Dutch Vaporwave legend, Catsystemcorp. The second show takes place at Folklore in Hackney (London), and follows a successful opener back in March, which saw âA New Dimensionâ sell out a packed Post Bar in Tottenham. The FutureSounds team seeks to bridge the gap between the Vaporwave and…
Beckett – Caller on the Line [Self-Released]
Beckettâs funk remains in his soul, as 8th album âCaller On the Lineâ draws on 80s/90s late night radio for inspiration Jon Beckett is one of retrowaveâs grafters â an incredibly skilled multi-instrumentalist; he digs deep to weave authenticity into his concept albums and EPs, be that city pop, retro-funk, New Jack Swing; even (more…
The Numbers Game… Or, how I learned to hate the algorithm!
Joe Ward casts aside his âself-inflictedâ obsession with âmonthly playsâ and discovers something exciting and new. I donât do it as much as I used to, but every now and then Iâll set aside some time to trawl through the vast catalogue of Spotify, for fear of missing out on something delicious. Itâs only recently…