Tag: vaporwave

One to one with US Golf 95:Talking [PlayStation] jungle & the future of Vaporwave

A year on from its release, US Golf 95’s [PlayStation] jungle.psx album gets the platinum reissue treatment. We caught up briefly with the Scottish producer in advance of its re-release, which sees 50 cassettes available with a fresh new design from Pacific Plaza Records. We talked about the VGM revival, translating the sound to the live…

March 23, 2024
‘Record sales’, but is there trouble in vinyl paradise?

The recent resurgence in vinyl production has been great news for indie labels and fans, but there are signs that there might be trouble in vinyl paradise… A recent think piece on The Guardian laid bare the issues faced by small labels, as the greed of the majors starts to bite back. Leading in some…

January 9, 2024
ECCO CHAMBER #08 – 2023 Albums of The Year [ feat. Simple Sauce, BarbWalters, Makeup and Vanity Set, Luxury Elite, desert sand feels warm at night, MidSpring Memories, Runners Club 95, OSC, YOUTH 83 & Eyeliner]

The FutureSounds staff writers conclude 2023 with their top album picks of the year.

December 30, 2023
👁‍🗨📲 – 👁点击と👁 Review [Kats Kill Records]

It’s Spotify Wrapped season and Eyeclick have delivered an album that sounds like an entire streaming service’s catalogue playing at the same time. Just as artists like Blank Banshee and Internet Club captured the spirit of web browsing a decade or so ago, the duo of Will Wade (Cucks) & Nathan Raile (Enraile, Millennium Edition)…

December 1, 2023
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.

November 9, 2023
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…

October 20, 2023
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…

October 18, 2023
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…

October 5, 2023
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…

August 12, 2023