marf Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Philie-T was doing the seapunk thing years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 this arrived today. holy shit it's great!!! #accelerationism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondonervan Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 One of us, one of us... good to see another person appreciating this. It's borderline running the risk of becoming a 'forgotten classic', one that's dug up 10 years from now and revered as great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I like it, for the record! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondonervan Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Having put in more listening, this one has really grown on me. Nice weather helps for added enjoyment! Fans of wonky Aphex/DnB/cheese-fuelled early 90s Euro chart-trance/jungley fare should be all over it You need to wake up.* *Album sample Edited May 28, 2013 by jasondonervan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo Strike Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 this is an interesting event. I feel like this is the first time a release has consciously used 90s internet aesthetic as "nostalgia" it will be anodyne within a year The Host album on Planet Mu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmower Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Got mine a few days ago after having it on back order for weeks. Really dig how his style is so fundamentally eclectic, yet applied consistently throughout. A unique and cohesive album. Seems remarkably resistant to pigeonholing. I may not be super familiar with some of the potential influences like footwork or trap, but practically everything from the late 80s onwards has been named as an influence at this point. Which doesn't make for particularly interesting discourse, but it tells you something about how refreshing this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cear Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 seapunk peoples in latest major lazer (directed by eric wareheim) video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmower Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 For a second there I thought Diplo was going to ruin seapunk but it looks like he hates it. That's perfect! Cognitive dissonance crisis averted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheatheman Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) Seapunk doesn't do it as much, but lots of this vaporwave music relies heavily on new age/smooth jazz for inspiration/sample material, and I think there are some conceptual similarities that are quite uncanny in the context of everything. I would start a thread but it's probably not worth it, but I digress. The following bands paved the way, diligently engineering their music in secluded Californian studios, some how aware of the ironic and post-ironic appreciation that would come. I have doubts that the people that actually make vaporwave have ever seen or listened to this music, but maybe they have. Slice of Life by Special EFX is my favorite from this, and then Pacific Rim. Edited May 29, 2013 by sheatheman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) If they haven't they are definitely mining similar stuff. I think the appeal is the fact that as kids these producers absorbed so much of this music unintentionally, so it has a nostalgic appeal even though the memory of it is so vague and hazy. For instance, I must of heard this music 100+ times playing these games, and it fits that mid-90s easy listening/smooth sound vibe. (I think it would be a worthy thread - I was a bit skeptical of vaporwave at first but I've very much warmed up to it) Edited May 29, 2013 by joshuatx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondonervan Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (I think it would be a worthy thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seblastien Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 The 'Fire for Effect' things fits the new Rephlex strategy of not even admitting to releasing music. EOD volume 1, Photodementia and EDMA2 were all released on one off Labels, but still seem to be Rephlex releases. It's a good strategy. what is the EDMA2 release you're talking about? i'd love to hear it. also, yeah that is right jasondonervan. ultrademon has also mentioned his involvement with rephlex a few times on twitter. The 'Fire for Effect' things fits the new Rephlex strategy of not even admitting to releasing music. EOD volume 1, Photodementia and EDMA2 were all released on one off Labels, but still seem to be Rephlex releases. It's a good strategy. That's not a proof, but whatever. I really liked the album, Ultrademon has a lot of talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Diao Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Ultrademon is part of the Rephlex roster, for those of you still wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nene multiple assgasms Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 if I saw that album cover without knowing anything about it, I would assume it was on rephlex. I mean, look at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 If it was a Rephlex cover it would have the same visuals on the front, inside the booklet, on the back and on the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tht tne Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 i have no intention of listening to this or much less paying for it but the disc graphic makes me think about thinking twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 you should, it's good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tht tne Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 i'm afraid of new music... anything post-04 gives me the willies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) if I saw that album cover without knowing anything about it, I would assume it was on rephlex. I mean, look at it! Rephlex or the local yodel-label. disclaimer: the ultrademon release is awesome. kinda like the rest of recent rephlex output. Edited June 4, 2013 by goDel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerWaschbar Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 i'm afraid of new music... anything post-04 gives me the willies It's very much a (fresh) pre-04 release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rddm Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Is there anywhere available to buy this digitally? Bleep says its sold out of CDs, and I don't really want to order a CD and wait to get this stuff. How frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Boomkat still has the CD. http://boomkat.com/cds/674126-ultrademon-seapunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rddm Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Yeah thats what I'm trying to avoid. From Boomkat Its gonna be a 20$+ CD plus waiting for it to ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascdi Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I just got mine today, from Amazon.usa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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