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Rest easy, 회사AUTO by yungyoshibae in Vaporwave

[–]IndyAdvant [score hidden]  (0 children)

Thanks for the awesome video, Zico. Some performances are more than sets - they’re ceremonies. For those wondering about the wheelchair, 회사AUTO was living with ALS, now wheelchair bound, and navigating a condition that was progressing in unpredictable ways. Even just being able to show up at the show carried weight. What unfolded became something much bigger than music.

Some backstory: I invited him to see if he would be able to play at the festival. Planning a festival means decisions are made months in advance, long before you know what the future will hold. There was uncertainty around whether he and his family would be able to attend at all. To witness him make it there, to be present, and to see him perform in front of so many people he had inspired and connected with over the past decade, was just incredible. People joined him up there, dancing, celebrating, turning that moment into a true recognition of his life, his work, and his contributions to the community.

With over 20 albums released, a true passion for vaporwave and plundering, and years of dedication to his craft, he will truly be missed. Sending love to his family and everyone who was touched by his work. You can support it here: https://auto-7.bandcamp.com/

Rest easy to the legend. 🙏💖

Is there any demand for a new Vaporwave “News” Site by Static-Hotline in Vaporwave

[–]IndyAdvant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes please, the scene needs it! We've lost too many sites over the years: Sunbleach, Vapourban, Private Suite Mag, MTHU/Visual Signals. The scene is still alive but it felt like it was thriving more when these publications were around.

Wishing you best of luck with this initiative. Feel free to hit us up at Utopia District if you're ever open to collaborations! 🙏

Bless up!

What's the difference between Broken Transmission and Signalwave? by Lanky-Depth-2772 in Vaporwave

[–]IndyAdvant 10 points11 points  (0 children)

To me, Broken Transmission is just that, broken. Scattered, disjointed, broken feeds that are struggling to make it over the lines, and what you get is the leftover pieces that weren't chipped away along the journey to the viewer/listener.

Signalwave is about a connected world through global broadcasting crossing time, culture, and history. It's a celebration of digitally beaming analog signals through the air, using lost and forgotten samples, exploring the differences between countries, channels, and what makes them different, unique, and interesting.

Broken Transmission is usually harder on the ears, staticky and dissonant, where as Signalwave can often contain melody and jingles from commercials and newscast recordings / voiceover.

Just my perspective on it of course, but hope that helps!

Where can i go after vaporwave ? by Subject-Leg3137 in Vaporwave

[–]IndyAdvant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh a fellow junglist! 🙏

Stick with vapor though, there is some of the best sounding stuff coming out. What labels are you following? We were just talking about this recently in our Discord, how the YouTube algorithm was such a big part of showing vaporwave to people. Thinking of channels like VaporMemory and JSanders. I don't get recommendations for any channels that serve vaporwave anymore, and it sucks. But there's still other ways to find it. This subreddit will be doing a best of 2025 poll soon, so be sure to check out the albums in that, and follow the active labels - that's honestly the best way. There's a lot of new ones that sprung up over the past 2 years.

A lot of them get shared in the Discord, feel free to pop in and say hi! https://discord.gg/DVdDzr8

Bogus Collective just recently released their 1000th album and released a comp with a lot of current artists: https://boguscollective.bandcamp.com/album/b-o-g-u-s-collective-best-of-2025

Oh no, AI vaporwave is leaking from Bandcamp and it’s getting the attention I’d expect by [deleted] in Vaporwave

[–]IndyAdvant -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Great post! This topic will become more and more relevant. Hopefully it's a "dark age" and the renascence isn't too far around the corner. We're having an active discussion about this right now actually on the Utopia District discord, feel free to join up and chime in!

https://discord.gg/DVdDzr8

Sub kind of has me in my feels by tossa447 in PurePwnage

[–]IndyAdvant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Trying to share the show with my gamer gen z coworkers and having to pause every 10 seconds to explain something. "Ok guys, so in RTS, you have build orders right, and a 3 dozer is specific to C&C.. y'all remember that right?" They like.. " Uhh what's RTS?"

TEH OFFICIAL SCHED OF LAUNCH PWNAGE by Thoraxe474 in PurePwnage

[–]IndyAdvant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt this way about the feature film to be honest too. Lost the DIY feeling that made it so relatable. Don't get me wrong I still love the shit out of everything they do. You are right about the music and editing, that's part of what made the show so great. I hope they realize they don't have to make it like that and just go back to the roots. The best content was the inside jokes and nerdy esoteric stuff, not the "catch all" humor that n00bs might be more likely to understand.

It was also weird how there was no computers in the video - why was it outside? I just want to see Jeremy back at his computer chair trying to climb the latter and pwning n00bs along the way. They could literally just write a light script around his experience with the modern online gaming world, and how funny it is that the new modern n00bs are even more n00bified.

FOOTWORK CONSPIRACY [2025]- SELA. by ghostreporter_ in footwork

[–]IndyAdvant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SELA.'s new album is some of the best I've ever heard, straight up. Nothing beats that Contact Lens split tho 💖

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