35. coast with us down the neon cavern: terre vape's forever / 永 by テレヴァペ (slushwave episode)

The Virtual Ocean

THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST.
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world.
In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that were promised by modern capitalism, but never came.
Vaporwave is an expression of the pains of the collective modern unconscious, taking the form of heroin-level escapism, ecstasy-inducing pop music, or dystopian ambient worlds.
Because of its internet-based nature, its aesthetics have evolved so rapidly, further reflecting the chaotic subconscious of the modern mind.
Vaporwave captures the modern unconscious of humans raised by the internet succinctly, and understanding this art form matters.
In each episode, we listen to tracks that make up genre and give our thoughts, analysis, emotions, and commentary on them. Let's set sail on the Virtual Ocean.
And now, for today’s episode.

In 2016, a collaboration between Vaperror, a Vaportrap pioneer, and telepath, the prolific leader in ambient vaporwave, was born.

This album is a quintessential record of the vaporwave subgenre and microcosm known as “slushwave.

Slushwave is a subgenre that is attached to the prolific artist telepath, known for its heavily layered tracks and long runtimes.

We have covered telepath many times before on this show, and in this album, the collaboration with the vaportrap pioneer vaperror creates a thick, unique, and sedative aesthetic.

Come chill with us.
Let’s set sail for Terre Vape’s album, “Forever.”