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Vaporwave may or may not exist as an established art form or means of expression. Vaporwave works against itself to provide entertainment; the boundaries of irony are irrelevant here.
'''Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ''' may or may not exist as an established art form or means of expression. Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ works against itself to provide entertainment; the boundaries of irony are irrelevant here.


Vaporwave is said to be inspired by or similar to "sea-punk," however this is up in the air.  
Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ is said to be inspired by or similar to "sea-punk," however this is up in the air.  
The concept of Vaporwave is often considered to be commentary on the inevitable collision of corporate commercialism with what many consider [[Pop culture|pop culture]], although this is ALREADY HAPPENING with corporations trying to hijack [[memes]] for commercial purposes [[OTI]]. Most Vaporwave consists of chopped and screwed 80s music, and slowed down elevator music that only hipsters would listen to otherwise.
The concept of ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ is often considered to be commentary on the inevitable collision of corporate commercialism with what many consider [[Pop culture|pop culture]], although this is ALREADY HAPPENING with corporations trying to hijack [[memes]] for commercial purposes [[OTI]]. Most ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ consists of chopped and screwed 80s music, and slowed down elevator music that only hipsters would listen to otherwise.
Popular Vaporwave artists include laserdisc visions, Vektroid, and MACINTOSH PLUS, who all happen to be the same person.
Popular ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ artists include New Dreams Ltd., Vektroid, and MACINTOSH PLUS, who all happen to be the same person.


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Chuck Person's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unN7QvSWSTo Eccojams]", Com Truise's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yergWdn968o In Decay]", and James Ferraro's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOLCBzVELg Far Side Virtual]" are all "proto-vaporwave". They just are.
Chuck Person's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unN7QvSWSTo Eccojams]", Com Truise's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yergWdn968o In Decay]", and James Ferraro's "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOLCBzVELg Far Side Virtual]" are all "proto-ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ". They just are.


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==Origins of Vaporwave/FLORAL SHOPPE==
==Origins of '''Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ'''/FLORAL SHOPPE==
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MACINTOSH PLUS's album FLORAL SHOPPE is considered to be one of the first Vaporwave albums. Like all others, it consist of shitty 80s jams, chopped and screwed and mixed against crappier chopped and screwed Easy Listening elevator Muzak. Praised by hipsters and tumblr users alike, it is one of the most popular Vaporwave releases out there, inspiring countless shops and cover parodies, and even warranting a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0D9IyyeEEU review] by /mu/ traitor [[theneedledrop]].
MACINTOSH PLUS's album ''FLORAL SHOPPE'' is one of the first major ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ releases to attract widespread attention from audiences outside the obscure corners of the Internet which birthed the style. Like all the others, it consists of shitty 80s jams, chopped-and-screwed and mixed against crappier chopped-and-screwed easy listening elevator muzak. Praised by hipsters and tumblr users alike, it is one of the most popular ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ releases out there, inspiring countless [[shoop]]s and parodies inspired by the cover art, and even warranting a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0D9IyyeEEU review] by [[mu/|/mu/]] traitor [[theneedledrop]].
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==Things to Note About "Vaporwave"==
==Things to Note About "'''Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ'''"==
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*80's samples - mostly cheesy, generic smooth jazz.
*80s samples - mostly cheesy, generic smooth jazz.
*Hypercapitalism isn't all that bad, sort of.
*Hypercapitalism isn't all that bad, sort of.
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*[[Serial Experiments Lain]]
*[[Serial Experiments Lain]]
*90's aesthetics - representing Windows 95 hard here.
*90s aesthetics - representing Windows 95 hard here.
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*Not necessarily nostalgia.
*Not necessarily nostalgia.


==Known Vaporwave Offshoots==
==Known '''Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ''' Offshoots==
[[File:Vaporwaif mio.png|thumb|right|Vaporwaif]]
[[File:Vaporwaif mio.png|thumb|right|Ｖａｐｏｒwaif]]
*'''Future Funk''' - Strictly a musical art (thus far) - focuses on 80's funk and house music.
*'''Future Funk''' - A ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ derivative which emphasizes 80s funk and house music.
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*'''Post-Vaporwave''' - music heavily influenced or inspired by Vaporwave. SAINT PEPSI's nu-disco album Hit Vibes would be an example of this.
*'''Post-Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ''' - music heavily influenced or inspired by Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ. SAINT PEPSI's nu-disco album ''Hit Vibes'' would be an example of this.
*'''Vaporwaif''' - Strictly aesthetic (thus far) - vaporwave, but kawaii girls!
*'''Ｖａｐｏｒwaif''' - Strictly aesthetic (thus far) - ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, but kawaii girls!
*'''Post-Internet Vaporwave''' - similar concept and sound but instead of relating to merging of corporatism with culture, it refers to the mainstreaming of the internet (think:myspace, memes, the wireless internet revolution replacing dial-up,and youtube) and nostalgism of past web culture, even though most of these artists weren't even around for it. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z03tp_1ftgk INTERNET CLUB] is a good example.
*'''Post-Internet Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ''' - Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, but with imagery and themes relating to past web culture, and the mainstreaming of the Internet into popular culture (think: [[Web 2.0]]). Artists like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scUe6mWKQgY chris†††] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z03tp_1ftgk INTERNET CLUB] are good examples of this style.
*'''Mallsoft''' - Music like Vaporwave, but meant to be played in the background rather than focused on. Often purely chopped and screwed elevator music.
*'''Mallsoft''' - Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, but meant to be played in the background rather than focused on. Often purely chopped-and-screwed elevator muzak.
*'''Yung Lean/Sadrap''' - Music isn't vaporwave, just shitty cloud rap about early 2000s pop culture and drugs. However entire image is based on vaporwave aesthetic.
*'''Sadrap''' - Not ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, just shitty cloud rap about early-2000s pop culture and drugs. However, the entire image is based on ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ aesthetics.
*'''[[Fashwave]]/Trumpwave''' - Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ music and aesthetic inspired by [[The Donald]] and the [[Alt-Right]].


==What does it all mean?==
==What does it all mean?==
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Whether or not Vaporwave enthusiasts choose to acknowledge Vaporwave as a genre, movement, or whatever else it may be, Vaporwave has become an essential role in the transition into post-industrial culture (this is when industry becomes more obsolete as a result of technological advancement). Technology is progressing with no end in sight, so rather than becoming another cultural break in an era of perpetual movement, Vaporwave serves as a means of finding entertainment in the event horizon of globalized capitalism. A common misconception is that Vaporwave is ironic in nature; this is false because Vaporwave is actually an extreme form of postmodernism in which sincerity is embedded within genre-consciousness. Similarly, Vaporwave isn't nostalgic — it's actually speculative (but not science fiction either). 80s consumer culture is utilized as a means of reestablishing the concept of the "American dream" as a byproduct of the newly found (and never before seen) advancement of the 90s computer revolution. Additionally, Vaporwave isn't cyberpunk as Vaporwave embraces the cosmopolitan information e-mega-mall.
Whether or not ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ enthusiasts choose to acknowledge ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ as a genre, movement, or whatever else it may be, ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ has become an essential role in the transition into post-industrial culture (this is when industry becomes more obsolete as a result of technological advancement). Technology is progressing with no end in sight, so rather than becoming another cultural break in an era of perpetual movement, ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ serves as a means of finding entertainment in the event horizon of globalized capitalism. A common misconception is that ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ is ironic in nature; this is false because ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ is actually an extreme form of post-modernism in which sincerity is embedded within genre-consciousness. Similarly, ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ isn't nostalgic — it's actually speculative (but not science fiction either). 80s consumer culture is utilized as a means of re-establishing the concept of the "American dream" as a byproduct of the newly found (and never before seen) advancement of the 90s computer revolution. Additionally, ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ isn't [[cyberpunk]], as ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ embraces the cosmopolitan information e-mega-mall.


The big idea is that consumerism is almost on par with religion, so why not welcome it?
The big idea is that consumerism is almost on par with religion, so why not welcome it?


===Can Vaporwave be actually defined?===
===Can '''ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ''' ''actually'' be defined?===
Not really.
Not really.


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;Macintosh Plus - Floral Shoppe


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;Ancient Science
;骨架的 - Ancient Science


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;chris††† - social justice whatever
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[[wikipedia:Vaporwave|Vaporwave On TOW]]
*{{wikilink|Vaporwave}} - Article about Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ on TOW.
*[http://vaporwav.es vaporwav.es - all the vaporwave you'll ever need]
*[http://files.sq10.net/music/vaporwave/ Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ Library] - All the ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ you'll ever need.


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T  H  E   F  U  T  U  R  E    I  S   H  E  R  E  ,    W  H  A  T    N  O  W  ?

Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ may or may not exist as an established art form or means of expression. Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ works against itself to provide entertainment; the boundaries of irony are irrelevant here.

Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ is said to be inspired by or similar to "sea-punk," however this is up in the air. The concept of ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ is often considered to be commentary on the inevitable collision of corporate commercialism with what many consider pop culture, although this is ALREADY HAPPENING with corporations trying to hijack memes for commercial purposes OTI. Most ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ consists of chopped and screwed 80s music, and slowed down elevator music that only hipsters would listen to otherwise. Popular ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ artists include New Dreams Ltd., Vektroid, and MACINTOSH PLUS, who all happen to be the same person.

Eccojams

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Chuck Person's "Eccojams", Com Truise's "In Decay", and James Ferraro's "Far Side Virtual" are all "proto-ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ". They just are.

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Origins of Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ/FLORAL SHOPPE

MACINTOSH PLUS's album FLORAL SHOPPE is one of the first major ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ releases to attract widespread attention from audiences outside the obscure corners of the Internet which birthed the style. Like all the others, it consists of shitty 80s jams, chopped-and-screwed and mixed against crappier chopped-and-screwed easy listening elevator muzak. Praised by hipsters and tumblr users alike, it is one of the most popular ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ releases out there, inspiring countless shoops and parodies inspired by the cover art, and even warranting a review by /mu/ traitor theneedledrop.

  • ITAOTS

    ITAOTS

  • HOPE Poster

    HOPE Poster

  • Alternate Cover

    Alternate Cover

  • Ｖａｐｏｒub, not Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ...

    Ｖａｐｏｒub, not Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ...

Things to Note About "Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ"

  • 80s samples - mostly cheesy, generic smooth jazz.
  • Hypercapitalism isn't all that bad, sort of.
W H Y


   L I V E


      O U T


         T H E R E


            ? ? ?


            Y O U ' R E


         A L R E A D Y


      D E A D


   ! ! !
  • Not necessarily nostalgia.

Known Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ Offshoots

Ｖａｐｏｒwaif
  • Future Funk - A ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ derivative which emphasizes 80s funk and house music.
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  • Post-Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ - music heavily influenced or inspired by Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ. SAINT PEPSI's nu-disco album Hit Vibes would be an example of this.
  • Ｖａｐｏｒwaif - Strictly aesthetic (thus far) - ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, but kawaii girls!
  • Post-Internet Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ - Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, but with imagery and themes relating to past web culture, and the mainstreaming of the Internet into popular culture (think: Web 2.0). Artists like chris††† and INTERNET CLUB are good examples of this style.
  • Mallsoft - Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, but meant to be played in the background rather than focused on. Often purely chopped-and-screwed elevator muzak.
  • Sadrap - Not ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ, just shitty cloud rap about early-2000s pop culture and drugs. However, the entire image is based on ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ aesthetics.
  • Fashwave/Trumpwave - Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ music and aesthetic inspired by The Donald and the Alt-Right.

What does it all mean?

Whether or not ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ enthusiasts choose to acknowledge ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ as a genre, movement, or whatever else it may be, ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ has become an essential role in the transition into post-industrial culture (this is when industry becomes more obsolete as a result of technological advancement). Technology is progressing with no end in sight, so rather than becoming another cultural break in an era of perpetual movement, ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ serves as a means of finding entertainment in the event horizon of globalized capitalism. A common misconception is that ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ is ironic in nature; this is false because ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ is actually an extreme form of post-modernism in which sincerity is embedded within genre-consciousness. Similarly, ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ isn't nostalgic — it's actually speculative (but not science fiction either). 80s consumer culture is utilized as a means of re-establishing the concept of the "American dream" as a byproduct of the newly found (and never before seen) advancement of the 90s computer revolution. Additionally, ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ isn't cyberpunk, as ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ embraces the cosmopolitan information e-mega-mall.

The big idea is that consumerism is almost on par with religion, so why not welcome it?

Can ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ actually be defined?

Not really.

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Macintosh Plus - Floral Shoppe
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マクロスMACROSS 82-99 - A Million Miles Away
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Vektroid - Starcalc
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INTERNET CLUB - VANISHING VISION
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FloppyDISK Vaporwave Mix
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The Videotape
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Various Artists - the music of the now age
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SAINT PEPSI - Hit Vibes
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骨架的 - Ancient Science
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chris††† - social justice whatever

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