Tag: vaporwave

  • One to One with Eyeliner: back this week with a new album ‘brb’

    One to One with Eyeliner: back this week with a new album ‘brb’

    Enzo caught up with Eyeliner during his daily commute, to talk to him about his new album – ‘brb’, his production techniques, and how he coped with lockdown in a new country… But also, to see if he could tempt him to wade into Vaporwave’s perpetual debate about sampling.  

  • VNN’s Vaporwave Best of 2023… So Far!

    VNN’s Vaporwave Best of 2023… So Far!

    Hello readers out there in FutureSounds Land! I’m Alyx (aka TrucksPassingTrucks) and I run a podcast called Vaporwave News Network: a bi-weekly podcast about the contemporary Vaporwave Scene. We feature News, Reviews, History, and Current Trends as well as reporting on upcoming releases and events in the vaporwave, future funk and adjacent communities. I’m so…

  • Hang on, did Songtradr just kill Bandcamp?

    Hang on, did Songtradr just kill Bandcamp?

    There’s a lot of fear and anger out there following the news of Songtradr’s acquisition of Bandcamp, and what it might mean for independent music. As someone who runs a business that very much relies upon Bandcamp, I can admit that it is causing serious concern – not just for my labels, but for the…

  • ECCO CHAMBER #07 – [feat. botnit, LukHash, Makeup and Vanity Set, Loraine James and New Arcades]

    ECCO CHAMBER #07 – [feat. botnit, LukHash, Makeup and Vanity Set, Loraine James and New Arcades]

    The FutureSounds staff writers have recovered from FutureSounds IV and are back to share their top tracks, including a guest recommendation from Occams Laser! ***** botnit – ‘pulse connection’ [Self Released] Botnit’s new single merges Synthwave with 4AM breaks. If Mitch Murder spent a lusty weekend away with Future Sound of London this is what…

  • George Clanton – Ooh Rap I Ya [100% Electronica]

    George Clanton – Ooh Rap I Ya [100% Electronica]

    George Clanton’s long awaited follow-up to Slide is finally landing on turntables everywhere. Rob Dyson soaks up the warm nostalgia, as Vaporwave’s King (of Baggy) serves up a stoner Shoegaze treat… Sonically, Clanton’s new, oddly titled, album pays unashamed homage to late 80s shoegaze and early 90s rave beats. In this vein, Clanton stays monogamous…

  • FLAMINGOFEST IRL – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ONE OF THE YEAR’S HOTTEST TICKETS

    FLAMINGOFEST IRL – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ONE OF THE YEAR’S HOTTEST TICKETS

    The first ever FLAMINGOFEST IRL is coming later this year, on November 4th at the famous Catch One, Los Angeles. If you take more than a passing interest in Vaporwave then you’ve probably already heard the news, but FutureSounds has the gritty details: including the full line-up, where and when to get tickets, plus plans…

  • West Coast Rollin’ with Augnos & Enraile [Track Review]

    West Coast Rollin’ with Augnos & Enraile [Track Review]

    As the video game jungle revival continues at pace, Enraile puts a rough & tough jump-up spin on Augnos’s ‘Chroma Trails’ from the upcoming Gilded Sentience EP (out on Pacific Plaza Records, 23rd June) Enraile uses the arpeggios, atmospherics and PS1-era percussion from the luscious original , then adds extra heft with his signature, contemporary…

  • One to One with Mac Lacrosse – ‘Truth Decay’ and how Vaporwave helped the Birdman fly the nest

    One to One with Mac Lacrosse – ‘Truth Decay’ and how Vaporwave helped the Birdman fly the nest

    When UK Darksynth legend, Occams Laser, recently revealed his secret Vaporwave side project – Mac Lacrosse – it brought to end a mystery that dated back to his debut live performance at FLAMINGOFEST in September 2020. Removing the bird mask and flying the nest answered those questions, but it also enabled the artist to be…

  • ‘WEEKEND RUSH’ – A Love Letter to the Underground Sound of ’90s London

    ‘WEEKEND RUSH’ – A Love Letter to the Underground Sound of ’90s London

    The ‘3PeaceSweetz’ project returns on MPF this Friday, with a love letter to ‘90s London and the Pirate Radio stations that broadcasted the sound of London’s Underground dance music scene… Anyone with a car stereo in London in the early 90s would be familiar with the sudden bursts of crackle and static, as mainstream FM…

  • Exclusive ‘Flamingo Funk vol.3′ Preview: The Funk is Back! 

    Exclusive ‘Flamingo Funk vol.3′ Preview: The Funk is Back! 

    Check out our preview of Flamingo Funk vol.3 with 5 exclusive tracks – plus the first look at Victor Arce’s stunning artwork for the album. ‘Flamingo Funk Vol. 3’ showcases 28 tracks from some of the biggest names in Vaporwave and Future Funk, many of which are exclusive to the compilation – and none of…