In January 2012 vaporwave was in its infancy. Some of its major players, such as LA/NYC label Beer on the Rug and Portland producer Vektroid, had been putting out experimental music for a year or ...

Vaporwave’s circulation as an internet meme adds an entirely new facet to the discussion, as the cultural clout of memes in the context of the arts has yet to be formally established. While it may be ...

Vaporwave is more than just music – it’s a visual experience that taps into nostalgia, surrealism, and digital decay. In this video, I explore the visual aesthetic of Vaporwave, from neon ...

The answer was Strudelsoft, the label that the 36-year-old bills as the first vaporwave imprint dedicated exclusively to releasing music on 3.5″ floppy disk. The misty, Internet-fueled subgenre ...

Right at the end of 2013, Thump published an essay titled “Is Vaporwave The Next Seapunk?” Michelle Lhooq writes in the article that “Seapunk started as a joke and ended that way,” adding ...

Vaporwave is a modern subculture born on the internet that's largely remained online until now. This past weekend, 100% ElectroniCON — the first-ever vaporwave music festival — took place in ...

Vaporwave looks at reality with a similar grief in a time — the early 2000s — when the internet was changing forever.Facebook and Twitter were becoming what seemed to be the only online ...

AKRON, Ohio (WKRC) - An influential vaporwave producer from Ohio released a new album that recaptured a sound that went viral nearly a decade ago. Akron, Ohio-native Luke Laurila, known for his ...