Episode 3: Early June 2023 - Vaporwave & Breakbeats + News & Shows

This is Episode 3, covering the first two weeks of June 2023 and featuring a discussion about the intersection of vaporwave and breakbeats. We cover offshoots like Barber Beats, Breakcore, Vaporbreaks, slowed-down breaks (ala vaporwave 0) as well as the current resurgence of drum and bass + jungle in vaporwave scene and mainstream consciousness. There are also three reviews of recent releases, tour announcements, and our Vapor History segment revisiting Vaperror's "Mana Pool" + the "Sewer Greats Vol. 1" compilation!

Content Log:

0:00 - Intro

0:58 - Welcome, Host Update and Recommendation

3:42 - News/Recap of The Week(s)

6:25 - Upcoming Events and Shows (URL & IRL)

13:10 - Upcoming and Current Releases

19:33 - Main Topic: The Intersection of Vaporwave and Breakbeats

40:37 - This Week In Vaporwave History!

46:40 - Help me find VERACOM’s lost album

47:04 - Outro

Upcoming Releases Featured:

1. https://macroblank.bandcamp.com/album/solstice
2. https://music.businesscasual.biz/album/errata
3. https://vill4in.bandcamp.com/album/in-constant-change

The Intersection of Vaporwave and Breakbeats:

• Breakbeat sub-genre article from 2018: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/an-expert-guide-to-drum-n-bass-sub-genres
• Cat Zhang, “The Zoomer Embrace of Drum ’n’ Bass” (2021): https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/drum-n-bass-pinkpantheress-tiktok-column/

This Week in Vaporwave History Links:

1. Vaperror - Mana Pool: https://vaperror.bandcamp.com/album/mana-pool-2
2. Wayback Machine Capture of Sewer Greats Vol. 1 (6/27/11): https://web.archive.org/web/20110627053111/http://sewagetapes.bandcamp.com/album/sewer-greats-volume-i
3. YouTube Upload of Vol. 1: https://youtu.be/WNgFQ5bQxJo

Our Curated Spotify Playlists:

⭆ Contemporary Vaporwave

⭆ Fresh Future Funk

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