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VAPORWAVE is a music and art
movement that represents
the leisurely use of the internet.
Appreciating VAPORWAVE depends
on being aware of internet
subcultures that rely on the
unrestricted sharing of
content for reasons other
than monetary profit.unrestricted sharing of
content for reasons other
In this way VAPORWAVE continues
the tradition of remediation
of new media.
VAPORWAVE’s remediation juxtaposes
the new with the old in user
created and user shared
art on sites like Tumblr
and Reddit.
the tradition of remediation
of new media.
VAPORWAVE’s remediation juxtaposes
the new with the old in user
created and user shared
art on sites like Tumblr
and Reddit.
VAPORWAVE represents the
internet’s potential for
randomness thanks to the
internet’s potential for
randomness thanks to the
efficiency of Google, with
its billions of indexed websites
comprising both text and image.
its billions of indexed websites
comprising both text and image.
VAPORWAVE is also a nostalgic
movement that attempts to recreate
the disappointment of comparing
modern media with media that was considered
cutting edge and state of the art in
the 1980s and 1990s. It is no
coincidence that the vast majority
of VAPORWAVE music samples tracks
from those decades. Indeed, almost all
VAPORWAVE music is produced on a
computer by means of
sampling and messing with
preexisting music or sounds.
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NOTE:
All translations were made using
Google. “Google Translate.” Google. Google. N.d. Web. < https://translate.google.com/ >.
All Unicode formatting was made with
Martin. “Generator For Fullwidth Characters.” Linkstrasse. Wordpress. 26 August 2011. Web. < http://www.linkstrasse.de/en/%EF%BD%86%EF%BD%95%EF%BD%8C%EF%BD%8C%EF%BD%97%EF%BD%89%EF%BD%84%EF%BD%94%EF%BD%88%EF%BC%8D%EF%BD%83%EF%BD%8F%EF%BD%8E%EF%BD%96%EF%BD%85%EF%BD%92%EF%BD%94%EF%BD%85%EF%BD%92 >.
All Windows style popup images were made with
Atom Smasher. “Make your own Error Message.” Atom Smasher’s Error Message Generator. Atom Smasher. N.d. Web. < http://atom.smasher.org/error/ >.
References from top to bottom:
Owner's composition
Eco Virtual. "ECO VIRTUAL 大気研究音楽 - SUNRISE AT THE GOOGLEPLEX." Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube. 22 June 2014. Web.
Owner’s composition (made with GIMP)
SimpleUsername5. “help助けて.” Vaporwave Art. Reddit. 30 September 2015. Online image. <https://www.reddit.com/r/VaporwaveArt/comments/3n0teg/help%E5%8A%A9%E3%81%91%E3%81%A6/ >.
H E L M U T. “t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 - What You Want.” Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube. 25 July 2015.
[PATRYK FILMS]. “Chuck Person - Eccojam A3 (MV).” Youtube. Youtube. 30 October 2012. Online video clip.
saint-vhs. “『❀ どこに行こうか? ❀ 』.” saint-vhs. Tumblr. Online image. < http://saint-vhs.tumblr.com/image/136778786631 >.
movement that attempts to recreate
the disappointment of comparing
modern media with media that was considered
cutting edge and state of the art in
the 1980s and 1990s. It is no
coincidence that the vast majority
of VAPORWAVE music samples tracks
from those decades. Indeed, almost all
VAPORWAVE music is produced on a
computer by means of
sampling and messing with
preexisting music or sounds.
-
NOTE:
All translations were made using
Google. “Google Translate.” Google. Google. N.d. Web. < https://translate.google.com/ >.
All Unicode formatting was made with
Martin. “Generator For Fullwidth Characters.” Linkstrasse. Wordpress. 26 August 2011. Web. < http://www.linkstrasse.de/en/%EF%BD%86%EF%BD%95%EF%BD%8C%EF%BD%8C%EF%BD%97%EF%BD%89%EF%BD%84%EF%BD%94%EF%BD%88%EF%BC%8D%EF%BD%83%EF%BD%8F%EF%BD%8E%EF%BD%96%EF%BD%85%EF%BD%92%EF%BD%94%EF%BD%85%EF%BD%92 >.
All Windows style popup images were made with
Atom Smasher. “Make your own Error Message.” Atom Smasher’s Error Message Generator. Atom Smasher. N.d. Web. < http://atom.smasher.org/error/ >.
References from top to bottom:
Owner's composition
Eco Virtual. "ECO VIRTUAL 大気研究音楽 - SUNRISE AT THE GOOGLEPLEX." Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube. 22 June 2014. Web.
Owner’s composition (made with GIMP)
SimpleUsername5. “help助けて.” Vaporwave Art. Reddit. 30 September 2015. Online image. <https://www.reddit.com/r/VaporwaveArt/comments/3n0teg/help%E5%8A%A9%E3%81%91%E3%81%A6/ >.
H E L M U T. “t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 - What You Want.” Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube. 25 July 2015.
[PATRYK FILMS]. “Chuck Person - Eccojam A3 (MV).” Youtube. Youtube. 30 October 2012. Online video clip.
saint-vhs. “『❀ どこに行こうか? ❀ 』.” saint-vhs. Tumblr. Online image. < http://saint-vhs.tumblr.com/image/136778786631 >.