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âItâs a Vaporwave Christmasâ once again, thanks to Pacific Plaza & friends
Pacific Plaza Records return once again with a Christmas collection of Vapor-crackers Got the tree up? Done all your shopping? Been to a Santa’s grotto with a sprog? The answer is likely no right now to all these things – but hark and herald; because the season has now officially begun with Pacific Plaza’s third…
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One to One with PowerPCME: How classic Jungle helped me ârediscover the itchâ
Enzo talks to PowerPCME about his new album, enduring love of classic jungle and Boards of Canada; and the pressure to stay ‘relevant’. It feels like a significant moment for Ruben (aka PowerPCME); back with his first full length release since 2020âs âNumĂ©rique Growthâ, and having been thought by many to have quit the scene…
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‘Eccos of the Past’ as Vaporwave artists reimagine the classics
‘Nobody Here’ team returns with a new compilation of “unique and often experimental” takes on the classics. The ‘Nobody Here’ team are back with a new compilation that celebrates Vaporwaveâs plunderphonic roots, revisiting some of the sceneâs most iconic tracks and inviting contemporary Vaporwave artists to re-approach and reinterpret the samples behind them. âEccos of…
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ECCO CHAMBER #02 – feat. Fury Weekend, Brothertiger, Droid Bishop, Mezzaluna & Discoholic
FutureSounds staff writers give their pick of the fortnight’s new & notable tracks… ***** Fury Weekend – ‘Soul Survivor (feat. Ollie Wride)‘ [Single] FIXT âSoul Survivorâ feels like a throwback and thatâs no bad thing. I havenât been caught like this by a Synthwave release for some time, and perhaps thatâs why. I often miss…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?’ – High Fidelity at 21
Patrick Fakeman takes us through Top 5 musical and life reflections from the 2000 hit movie, High Fidelity. I was out last weekend taking a long drive. Peter Frampton was being interviewed and after the chat came the inevitable… The DJ played the timeless live version of ‘Baby I Love Your Way’ from Frampton’s 1976…
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Deathâs Dynamic Shroud – Neon Memories [Darklife, 100% Electronica]
Darklife represents something of a shift for DDS, whoâve been releasing material (sometimes as individuals, often in pairs, only once before as a trio) since 2014. Whilst never self-identifying with as Vaporwave per se, their rise to prominence came with the patronage of the scene and their recent show-stopping set at Electronicon 3 proved that…
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Kid Neon’s sophomore album has arrived, and it’s gone “Straight to Video”
This follow-up to his 2017 debut, Darker Days, has been percolating for a few years but the return is nothing less than a triumph. Straight to Video features the familiar arpeggiated flourishes and Outrun stylings for which Kid Neon is known, whilst introducing a wider musical palette of new musical ideas, some of which lean…