I have a hunch that a good segment of Sup Forums follows only YouTube's most recherché song reposters, like me. Indeed, I seek only le plus obscur of mellisonant musics to enjoy these days.
Therefore, I ask: Where, in the uncharted depths of the Information Superhighway, can I find the feracious, frabjous fix of YouTube music right for me? Is it in a weleful weebery of channels like 「94。20AM」neonmusic that I might be satisfied, or is it in the halcyon heart-addling of a channel like my personal favorite, Real Moѵe ?youtube.com/watch?v=B2OiuM5SGqc
Your taste in commie tunes is pretty good. There is no denying, though, my transcendence of this commune. youtube.com/watch?v=hjbZyXod3mc
Nathan Robinson
If you're going to pretentiously use French, you should put in the effort to make sure it's correct.
>recherchés (must agree with plural noun) >les plus obscures (musique is a feminine noun in French, and again, plural agreement)
Parker Ross
Serious question: Why are audio collages of easy-listening music suddenly popular?
I mean, this is the shit that corporations used to play in elevators, doctor's offices, and over the phone while people were waiting on hold.
Is it simply because millennials never experienced muzak the first time around, so it seems novel to them?
Nolan Lee
"Shit" is not the right word. I meant "public domain music".
Christopher Bennett
The music is popular because it is post-irony. You aren't supposed to enjoy it, but the mixing is good and the songs are theoretically sound. There is also something self-affirming when listening to such music, like undoing a kind of asphyxiation from unbridled consumer culture. It is this conscious self-indulgence of otherwise meaningless things, like elevator and infomercial music, that can instill a feeling of release and freedom.
>undoing a kind of asphyxiation from unbridled consumer culture.
THIS is a true example of irony, as "royalty-free" music is the most corporate product available--- it exists purely for commercial purposes. It's not even meant to be enjoyed; it is an aural decoration.
Is this what kids mean by "vaporware"? Or is that somehow different?
Vaporwave is mostly the same. It was created to criticize consumerism. (Read that twice: Vaporwave was originally made for this purpose.)
It can be fun to listen to because it takes the quality of old songs and gives them the luster of today's synths. It can work well for songs that otherwise feel bland.
Jayden Myers
I'm still listening to that "PrismCorp" thing, btw. It's doing this cheesy Casio keyboard bossa-nova song... Now it sounds like a 90's Japanese idol song.
So if you listen to this stuff just for kicks (or to unwind or whatever), what do you consider to be genuinely good music?
It's all sampled guitar and sax riffs taken from 80's adult contemporary songs... it creates a highly-stylized "80's feeling", but I have to wonder why people don't just listen to the original songs instead if they want to experience the genuine aesthetic.
I lived through the entire 80's, so I have a different perspective, I suppose.
If you are interested in collage work, you might appreciate Negativland:
I don't know much about vaporwave / ware or whatever the hell it is. I just remember hearing this in some random thread and fell in love. Maybe it's like you say and it's that old school vidya music sound.
>Negativland I can appreciate this. Thanks for sharing. It's novel, for sure. Kraftwerk is an 'older' group that comes to mind for good experimental work.
Thanks for sharing. It's future funk. Very good. But do you see the profile picture of the artist there, and the other songs' aesthetics? It's all thematic. youtube.com/watch?v=PdpP0mXOlWM Capturing the history of vaporwave/future funk is difficult and, frankly, not worth one's time -- but it is worthwhile to see the artists' intentions when they make this stuff.
I think you're right. The same thing happened in the 90's regarding the 60's... hyper-stylized silliness like "Austin Powers" was popular, but it was manufactured nostalgia.
Okay, here's some composers who changed my way of thinking about music. None of this is particularly political, or popular, but what the hell, you might like it:
Very experimental, but i enjoy music that actually try to be aesthetically pleasing. invoking emotions through Aesthetic sounds is my definition of music.
Yeah; Posted some here: Quick impressions: Amazing first one. Skimming around, like at 6:30, you get some killer samples. I enjoy unique sounds in a song, and this is hitting sweet spots. Here is a similar: youtube.com/watch?v=pZQ8mUWzOyk The second track is nice for a calm mood. It's not my cup of tea, so I don't have much else to say, other than that it has much better 'balance' than most of the other folksy, ambient stuff out there I've ever heard.
youtube.com/watch?v=AguPH0XBxdw *HEADPHONE WARNING*: This, too, should change (challenge?) your understanding of music. AT FIRST you'll want to dismiss it, but it grows on you a bit. I emphasize "a bit," but it is certainly worthy of mention.
My itunes is full of math rock and whatever you call it. I enjoy it but it's not something I'd say 'listen to this' to my friends. I just like the complex guitar
I have all of Kraftwerk's albums, they're a favorite and the forefathers of electro-pop.
I find all of those bands to be extremely aesthetically pleasing. None of them are just fucking around or anything; they're serious composers with a specific musical vision. If you take the time to listen, you can discover the rewards... I really love composers who try to create their own autonomous musical universe.
Oh yeah, I am familiar with Merzbow. When it comes to ambient-noise albums, I have a favorite that not too many people know about: NASA released a series called "Symphonies of the Planets" which translated electromagnetic and radio signal data collected by the Voyager probes into certain audio frequences--- the result is VERY organic electronic music built from the "sounds" of outer space. It helps me concentrate when I'm working on a project: youtu.be/ABCFU66o_JI
Christian Brown
Excellent guitar work, def. I'm very picky when it comes to rock, but your second vid is saved on my list now. Third is nearly as great. If you like J rock with this kind of sound, youtube.com/watch?v=PasbhCASD_0 check out LAMA (less intricate, still nice). The magic behind Lama's intricacy, though, comes from an artist of intense obscurity named agraph (I just noticed wikipedia only recently mentioned agraph on Lama's new page): youtube.com/watch?v=7m_krdBgCmMyoutube.com/watch?v=uJCR3GmcBhY I highly recommend saving agraph songs as you come across them, because they're obscure as all hell even on Japanese sites. Also, youtube.com/watch?v=OhEScqqN4Kc for crossover genre.
SAVED your last one on the list btw. I remember loving it, had lost it, and have found it again. Check out kero kero bonito for similar vibe, but prob too many lyrics.
I've heard this before, but always look past it. I'll give it a more serious listen sometime.
Jordan Diaz
Thanks for the video. It was interesting to say the least. I only realized tonight that this youtube.com/watch?v=aQGvlemqUpE song is the basis for yung bae tune. I added the original months ago and never knew wtf the comment section was talking about with yung bae and " aesthetics".
At last I truly see. Thanks again user.
David Davis
Sameguy here. So you were listening to Junko Yagami without synths originally? Respect. I love to listen to her and the other idols from that era clean.
Michael Gray
You know one thing I'm interested in? Seeing if vaporwave will ever incorporate older rock and roll. I saw in that video that they used grunge and 80s, etc. I don't know if it requires a certain beat or rhythm. I don't know if it can recreate something from a song like this though
Would you happen to know anything that might have this sort of mix or sound user?
Cooper Long
Versailles is visually (and somewhat musically) a Malice Mizer clone; you've probably heard them, but if not, you'll probably like them: youtu.be/wCNdFU9vTgQ
Very cool. I didn't know about them. Visual Kei is so fragmented, and I lack a depth in any of it, that I didn't know the Japan-specific predecessors. Thanks for sharing - I'll check it, for sure. Listening to this one, it's not too bad (I think I prefer Versailles, though).
Vaporwave can take samples from rock and roll, but the problem is that the song is typically remixed in such a way that an original-song high bpm or lower notes means that the vaporwave-edit has to do some heavy voice modulation and other effects to produce decent effects; the result is a song that's almost completely unrecognizable. It's doable, but the more "rock and roll" the song, the harder it is to salvage into a new product. See youtube.com/watch?v=oCM5NFTxAsk for a somewhat extreme example. youtube.com/watch?v=vP4nrGjvWas This is a great example vid.
As far as a similar one to your song, I'm sorry to say I can't come up with anything much like it. I think of lounge music when I hear this. Lounge is a whole genre of music using similar instruments. Obviously, though, this is smooth jazz / smooth rock. Believe it or not, the Gran Turismo video game series produces some fantastic playlists from the lounge genre (mostly Japanese artists - go figure): youtube.com/watch?v=jdSUaizG1GE&list=PLCLeSTzz6trZMZKfxExXDmRJcyYggOWry&index=3
