Vaporwave and Virtual Reality

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05/22/23 • 36 min

Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews

Virtual reality, despite its recent success, has been a perennial retro technology for the majority of our lives. It represents a technological future that may never arrive and a past that never really happened. The hauntological nature of virtual reality makes it a perfect companion to vaporwave! In this episode, we explore this connection and discuss work by artists who are merging virtual reality and vaporwave.

Music Sampled

Hyperdrive from Memento by Eagle Eyed Tiger

Additional Links

Live and In Pixel: Vaporwave’s Push For a Virtual Music Scene

George Clanton on vaporwave, VR festivals and fostering democratic music culture

Adam Kane - Show N Tell (Official Music Video) [VR 360°]

Virtual Utopia 4 [Live 360° VR Concert]

Our Favourite 360 ̊ VR Music Videos (2021)

VR Gartner hype cycle: Is virtual reality hype or hope?

VOICES FROM A VIRTUAL PAST

Credits

Music by: 2Mello

Artwork by: Patsy McDowell

Ross on Twitter

Birk on Twitter

Night Clerk Radio on Twitter

Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon

Music Sampled

Hyperdrive from Memento by Eagle Eyed Tiger

Additional Links

Live and In Pixel: Vaporwave’s Push For a Virtual Music Scene

George Clanton on vaporwave, VR festivals and fostering democratic music culture

Adam Kane - Show N Tell (Official Music Video) [VR 360°]

Virtual Utopia 4 [Live 360° VR Concert]

Our Favourite 360 ̊ VR Music Videos (2021)

VR Gartner hype cycle: Is virtual reality hype or hope?

VOICES FROM A VIRTUAL PAST

Credits

Music by: 2Mello

Artwork by: Patsy McDowell

Ross on Twitter

Birk on Twitter

Night Clerk Radio on Twitter

Previous Episode

The Music of Terror Vision

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The folks at Terror Vision, a boutique shop focused on preserving obscure genre films, recently released Copperhead, an early direct-to-video film made by Ross’s parents, on blu-ray. This release includes a restored version of the original soundtrack on LP and Cassette. To celebrate, we’re discussing the music of Copperhead and Neon Maniacs, another recent soundtrack released by Terror Vision.

Check out Terror Vision and Copperhead!

Terror Vision Records & Video
Copperhead on Blu-ray with Slip

Music Discussed

Copperhead OST LP
Copperhead OST Cassette
Neon Maniacs OST LP
Neon Maniacs OST Cassette

Additional Links

Interview: Ryan Graveface on the Labor of Labels from New Noise Magazine

Credits

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
Ross on Twitter
Birk on Twitter
Night Clerk Radio on Twitter

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Signalwave Redux

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In this episode, we’re revisiting Signalwave, one of our favorite subgenres of haunted music. Specifically, we’re discussing the evolution of the genre as more new releases focus on the music and media of the late-90s/early-00s. Join us as we compare an absolute classic 2017 album to an equally excellent 2023 release and discuss their evolving aesthetics.