Understanding Vaporwave

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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.


 
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.



 
VAPORWAVE        represents        the        
internet’s    potential        for        
randomness        thanks        to        the        
efficiency    of    Google,    with    
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
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All Unicode formatting was made with
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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 >. 

 

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