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Understanding Vaporwave

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コンセプトＣｏｎｃｅｐｔアルバムＡｌｂｕｍｓａｎｄ場所Ｐｌａｃｅｓｉｎｔｈｅ仮想プラザＶｉｒｔｕａｌＰｌａｚａ

Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ，ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥｉｓ
ａｂｏｕｔａｆｅｅｌｉｎｇａｎｄ
ｎｏｔａｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃｔｙｐｅ
ｏｆｓｏｕｎｄ．Ｓｏｔｈｅ
ｓａｍｐｌｉｎｇｕｓｅｄｉｎ
ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥｔｒａｃｋｓ
ｓｅｅｍｓｒａｎｄｏｍ．
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，ｓｏｍｅ
ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥａｌｂｕｍｓ
ｕｓｅｓａｍｐｌｉｎｇｉｎｏｒｄｅｒｔｏ
ｔｒａｎｓｐｏｒｔｔｈｅ
ｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｒｔｏａ
ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃｐｌａｃｅ．

Ｏｎｅｅｘａｍｐｌｅｉｓｔｈｅｓｕｂｇｅｎｒｅｏｆ
ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥｃａｌｌｅｄ
ｍａｌｌｓｏｆｔ．Ｔｈｉｓｇｅｎｒｅ
ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｓｔｏｃａｐｔｕｒｅ
ｔｈｅｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｏｆｂｅｉｎｇｉｎａ
１９９０ｓｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇｍａｌｌ．

Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓｔｈｅｍｏｓｔ
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ
ｍａｌｌｓｏｆｔａｌｂｕｍｉｓ
＂ＨｏｌｏｇｒａｍＰｌａｚａ＂（２０１３）
ｂｙＤｉｓｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ．

Ａｍｏｒｅｒｅｃｅｎｔｅｎｔｒｙｉｎ
ｍａｌｌｓｏｆｔｉｓ＂ＰａｌｍＭａｌｌ＂
（２０１４）ｂｙｔｈｅＮｅｔｈｅｒｌａｎｄｓ
ｂａｓｅｄ猫シＣｏｒｐ．

Ｔｈｉｓａｌｂｕｍｂｅｇｉｎｓｗｉｔｈｗｈａｔ
ｓｏｕｎｄｓｌｉｋｅａｎａｍｂｉｅｎｔ
ｒｅｃｏｒｄｉｎｇｏｆｐｅｏｐｌｅ
ｃｈａｔｔｉｎｇｉｎａｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ
ｍａｌｌ．Ｔｈｉｓｅｆｆｅｃｔｓｈｏｗｓ
ｕｐｉｎｔｅｒｍｉｔｔｅｎｔｌｙｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ
ｔｈｅａｌｂｕｍ，ｉｎｔｅｒｓｐｅｒｓｅｄ
ｗｉｔｈｓｍｏｏｔｈｊａｚｚｍｕｚａｋｔｈａｔ
ｉｓａｌｌｔｏｏｆａｍｉｌｉａｒｔｏｓｈｏｐｐｅｒｓ．

식료품ｇｒｏｃｅｒｉｅｓｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
ａｎａｌｂｕｍｃａｌｌｅｄ
＂슈퍼마켓Ｙｅｓ！Ｗｅ＇ｒｅＯｐｅｎ＂
（２０１４），ｗｈｉｃｈｔｒｉｅｓ
ｔｏｃａｐｔｕｒｅｔｈｅａｕｄｉｏ
ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣＳｏｆ
ｇｒｏｃｅｒｙｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ．

ＮｏｌｉｓｔｏｆＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥｃｏｎｃｅｐｔ
ａｌｂｕｍｓｗｏｕｌｄｂｅｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔｔｈｅｗｏｒｋｏｆ
ＥＣＯＶＩＲＴＵＡＬ，ａＶａｎｃｏｕｖｅｒ
ｂａｓｅｄｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｒ．

ＥＣＯＶＩＲＴＵＡＬｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓ
ｉｔｓｅｌｆａｓ＂大気研究音楽
ＡＴＭＯＳＰＨＥＲＩＣＲＥＳＥＡＲＣＨ
＆ＡＮＡＬＹＳＩＳＭＵＳＩＣ．＂（１）
ＥＣＯＶＩＲＴＵＡＬ＇ｓ
＂ＡＴＭＯＳＰＨＥＲＥＳ第１＂（２０１３）
ｍｉｍｉｃｓｔｈｅｓｏｏｔｈｉｎｇ
ｊａｚｚａｎｄｓｙｎｔｈｓ
ｈｅａｒｄｏｎｔｈｅＷｅａｔｈｅｒ
Ｃｈａｎｎｅｌｉｎｔｈｅ１９９０ｓ．

ＡｎｏｔｈｅｒｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥ
ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔａｌｂｕｍｉｓ＂Ｒｅｄｅｆｉｎｉｎｇ
ｔｈｅＷｏｒｋｐｌａｃｅ＂（２０１２）
ｂｙＩｎｔｅｒｎｅｔＣｌｕｂ．

Ｔｈｉｓａｌｂｕｍ＇ｓＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣ
ｉｓａｂｏｕｔｓｍｏｏｔｈｓｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ
ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅｍｕｚａｋｗｈｉｃｈ
ｔｕｒｎｓｏｍｉｎｏｕｓａｓ
ＩｎｔｅｒｎｅｔＣｌｕｂｃｈｏｐｓ，
ｗａｒｐｓ，ａｎｄｓｃｒｅｗｓｔｈｅｓａｍｐｌｅｓ．
Ｆｒｏｍｔｈｅｃｏｖｅｒａｒｔｓｈｏｗｉｎｇ
ａｎｅａｒｌｙ２０００ｓＣＧＩｒｅｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ
ｏｆａｍｏｄｅｒｎ，ｇｌａｓｓｏｆｆｉｃｅ
ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇｔｏｔｒａｃｋｔｉｔｌｅｓ
ｔｈａｔｒｅｐｌｉｃａｔｅｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅ
ｃｌｉｃｈｅｓ，ｔｈｉｓａｌｂｕｍｔａｋｅｓ
ｔｈｅｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｒｂａｃｋｔｏ
ｔｈｅｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔｄａｙｓｏｆｔｈｅ
ｄｏｔ－ｃｏｍｂｏｏｍ．
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References from top to bottom:

TEXT
(1) ECO VIRTUAL. “ATMOSPHERES 第1.” ECO VIRTUAL. Bandcamp. 1 January 2013. Web. < https://ecovirtual.bandcamp.com/album/atmospheres-1 >.

IMAGES/MUSIC

Vaperror – Topic. “Start Up.” Youtube. Youtube. 16 September 2015. Online video clip.
saberToothedcat. “Made my first vaporwave wallpaper, 4k and all.” Vaporwave Art. Reddit. 23 March 2016. Online image. < https://www.reddit.com/r/VaporwaveArt/comments/4blnr8/> .
GalacTech. “C A S T A W A Y.” Vaporwave Art. Reddit. 11 April 2016. Online image.
< https://www.reddit.com/r/VaporwaveArt/comments/4eb4qc/c_a_s_t_a_w_a_y/ >.
AAAAAAAAAA42. “Disconscious - Hologram Plaza [Full album].” Youtube. Youtube. 4 August 2014. Online video clip.
Frevzah. “i s t h i s a r t ?” Vaporwave Art. Reddit. 5 March 2016. Online image.
DREAM CATALOGUE™. “식료품groceries - 슈퍼마켓Yes! We're Open [Full Album].” Youtube. Youtube. 11 May 2014. Online video clip.
ＩｍｐｅｎｄｉｎｇＲｉｏｔ８３.”ECO VIRTUAL - ATMOSPHERES 第1 [Full Album](HD).” Youtube. Youtube. 12 July 2015. Online video clip.
R3NSTARK. “First attempt at Vaporwave Art.” Vaporwave Art. Reddit. 11 March 2016. Online image.
AAAAAAAAAA42. ”INTERNET CLUB - REDEFINING THE WORKPLACE [Full album] INTERNET CLUB - REDEFINING THE WORKPLACE [Full album].” Youtube. Youtube. 27 July 2014. Online video clip.
selaonerofficial. “猫シ Corp. - A1 - Palm Mall.” Youtube. Youtube. 8 April 2015. Online video clip.