dumplings Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 This is so, so, so good. Not sure what album I liked more of his previous two but this newnew is hhhhsrul. IV is really gripping me right now. Gonna blare this in my car tomorrow morning on the top of Ally Pally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 No More Dreams VI sounds like the kind of thing you would hear soundtracking a tense scene in a made-for-TV cop thriller playing on some late-night cable channel in the early 90s. This is exactly what vaporwave should be but often isn't. This hauntological sound of a future past grounded in late 80s/early 90s sleaze and cheese media and aesthetics. Stuff that was quickly abandoned, scrapped, forgotten and exists on worn out VHS and cassette tapes. VHS Head is kind of similar in ethos but a completely different approach. Early vaporwave hit that mark a lot but then it morphed into other retro, ironic, and meme crap, or speed up stuff that sounds like filter house. Many good producers are literally just making mid-90s sounding ambient now. Likewise guys like Donovan Hikaru aren't getting enough attention for their unique efforts. What has always irked me about vaporwave is it's literally abandoned the core of it's appeal as it got more popular and diverse. The scene is so insular that it's a bubble. Which is cool to some degree but a bit of a turn off TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi Guys Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 am i wrong in saying nobody else doing this kind of thing even comes close? this is great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 am i wrong in saying nobody else doing this kind of thing even comes close? this is great stuff. No, I feel the same way. I've heard Infinite Frequencies (who remixed 1991 BTW) and some other stuff like SSaliva, Huerco S., etc. in the ballpark but nothing close to his stuff at all. Maybe some tape label drone artists like Former Selves, 1958-2009, 0PN or Rene Hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Axel's Recommendations. https://bleep.com/artist-charts/1991-Chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Axel's Recommendations. https://bleep.com/artist-charts/1991-Chart I just remembered his youtube channel has his favorrite videos listed. It's a long list too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpek Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Great release! I'm also on hunt for similar music or at least for music that evokes the same feeling. Semya comes quite close, even though he is a lot more psychedelic: https://semya.bandcamp.com/album/golden-days Symbol is more subtle but still comes to mind when thinking about this specific soundscapes: https://holodeckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/online-architecture-hd022 Just sharing if anyone's interested. But other than that, really enjoying No More Dreams! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 I've never heard Axel's Recommendations. https://bleep.com/artist-charts/1991-Chart I just remembered his youtube channel has his favorrite videos listed. It's a long list too. yeah, I picked up YancityGurl after reading the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi Guys Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 thanks, everyone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Great release! I'm also on hunt for similar music or at least for music that evokes the same feeling. Semya comes quite close, even though he is a lot more psychedelic: https://semya.bandcamp.com/album/golden-days Symbol is more subtle but still comes to mind when thinking about this specific soundscapes: https://holodeckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/online-architecture-hd022 Just sharing if anyone's interested. But other than that, really enjoying No More Dreams! I need to revisit Symbol and older Holodeck releases in general, I'm lucky to be aware of them since they are Texas based. Semya is another good recommendation, same dude who used to go as RUN DMT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 There is another track playing underneath No More Dreams V. You can hear it at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 There is another track playing underneath No More Dreams V. You can hear it at the end. There's a couple of tracks like that. It's the same underlying track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraveGlitcher Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 There is another track playing underneath No More Dreams V. You can hear it at the end.There's a couple of tracks like that. It's the same underlying track.maybe he was just recording over older material and it leaked through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markedone Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Axel's Recommendations. https://bleep.com/artist-charts/1991-Chart I just remembered his youtube channel has his favorrite videos listed. It's a long list too. Ooh, Link to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Axel's Recommendations. https://bleep.com/artist-charts/1991-Chart I just remembered his youtube channel has his favorrite videos listed. It's a long list too. Ooh, Link to this?Favorites: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=FLQE37y4B0CmJ37-Grg2IXMQ Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 There is another track playing underneath No More Dreams V. You can hear it at the end.There's a couple of tracks like that. It's the same underlying track.maybe he was just recording over older material and it leaked through. I think so. It's a deliberate thing. Part of his aesthetic, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 yes this is very good indeed the watmm radar, it would seem, is in perfect working order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markedone Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Incredible textures on this release. The descending synth line at the climax of nmd III, is a seriously face melting moment Edited December 18, 2016 by Marked x 0ne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 High-Tech High-Life is a fantastic record, which I discovered courtesy of this thread. Good work watmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NI64 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Phenomenal release, just getting around to it now. The sounds just go on forever...easy to lose yourself in. Definitely his best work, I think, though I love it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlisuite Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Yeah, this album... never heard of 1991 before, just randomly browsing yt one day and got intrigued by the cover art. Absolutely beautiful music, really soundtracking my life right now.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 This is a great Sunday morning album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 This is a great Sunday morning album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batch Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 looks like more have been pressed up if you missed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markedone Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 bump because i love this album. in case anyone missed it> its the shit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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