Early July 2023 - What is Vaporwave? Spotify Playlists & Dummy Mag + News (Ep. 6)

Vaporwave News Network

Hello and Welcome to the Vaporwave News Network: A Bi-Weekly Podcast about the contemporary Vaporwave Scene.

We feature News, Discussion and Current Trends as well as reporting on upcoming releases and events in the Vaporwave, Future Funk and adjacent communities.

This is Episode 6, covering the first half of July 2023! We cover the death and resurrection of the Spotify Editorial Playlists as well as the notorious Dummy Mag article “Vaporwave and the Pop-art of the Virtual Plaza” article by Adam Harper. We also got some reviews of recent releases, highlights from recent shows, and upcoming events for the Summer of 2023!

Content Log:

0:00 - Intro

2:16 - Host Update and Recommendation

6:04 - News/Recap of The Week(s)

10:50 - Upcoming Events and Shows (URL & IRL)

17:40 - Upcoming and Current Releases

24:56 - Main Topic: Death and Resurrection of the Spotify Editorial Playlists

34:22 - This Week In Vaporwave History!

44:52 - Outro

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Curated Spotify Playlists:

⭆ Contemporary Vaporwave: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6g6PVNpUNpjpc5WKzVRqBh?si=9ee53d0b47a74f40

⭆ Fresh Future Funk: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DSHgRPcemhoeKOGCSpNqY?si=01c2ad53956e4151

Upcoming Releases Featured:

⭆ Simple Syrup - Bloom

⭆ Onryō - 𝐺𝑂𝑅𝐸

This Week In Vaporwave History:

⭆ "Vaporwave and the pop-art of the virtual plaza" by Adam Harper (Dummy Mag)

⭆ https://dmy.co/news/adam-harper-vaporwave