Episode 5: Late June 2023 - History of Electronicon and Tape Swap + News & Events

Episode 5 features a history of Electronicon (and the Tape Swap) plus some analysis/thoughts about this year’s festival in New York City. We also got two reviews and highlights from recent events!

Episode 5: Late June 2023 - History of Electronicon and Tape Swap + News & Events

This is Episode 5, covering the second half of June 2023! It features a history of Electronicon (and the Tape Swap) plus some analysis/thoughts about this year’s festival in New York City. We also got some reviews of recent releases by Ahero & Slowerpace plus highlights from recent shows, and upcoming events for the Summer of 2023! In our Vapor History segment, we're discussing the iconic Laserdisc Visions album "New Dreams Ltd" and a favorite from Cat System Corp!

Content Log:

0:00 - Intro

3:40 - Welcome, Host Update and Recommendation

6:56 - News/Recap of The Week(s)

12:10 - Upcoming Events and Shows (URL & IRL)

18:08 - Upcoming and Current Releases

24:37 - Main Topic: History of the Electronicon Festival (and Tape Swap)

52:52 - This Week In Vaporwave History!

57:27 - Outro

Upcoming Releases Featured:

  1. https://ahero.bandcamp.com/album/thunder-and-rain
  2. https://slowerpace.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-escape

History of Electronicon and the Tape Swap:

Summer Slushy Fest (Utopia District Recap w/ Organizer Pad Chennington): https://www.utopiadistrict.com/tag/summer-slushy-fest/ 

Tape Swap and Chill 4 Announcement: https://twitter.com/UtopiaDistrict/status/1671250834896695296

This Week in Vaporwave History Links:

  1. https://vektroid.bandcamp.com/album/new-dreams-ltd
  2. https://catsystemcorp.bandcamp.com/album/--8
  3. Our Curated Spotify Playlists:

⭆ Contemporary Vaporwave

⭆ Fresh Future Funk

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