The "Perfect" Music Genre? (Utopian Virtual)
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- Today, let's explore an eerily “perfect” genre of music known as Utopian Virtual... Please enjoy your stay in this wonderful corner of internet music.
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Interesting video, really like these genre pieces you make.
What is the song that plays at around 00:02:00
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you should talk about witch house, just sayin.
I play this for my uber riders
This is my favorite subgenre of vaporwave. It's exactly how I picture a futuristic, yet emotionless, robotic mall plaza. It's all controlled by automatic intelligence. And it's strangely, strangely comforting.
yuwin! Same
I think it's comforting because it's an environment where everything is designed and controlled, just like real ultra-modern urban areas. All risks are removed on purpose and things are set up for your comfort and safety. You're not vulnerable to scary, chaotic nature, unlike how much of the world's people live today.
i prefer vapornoise cuz it just sounds like vaporwave + noisecore + youtube poop
@@anSealgair that sounds super depressing tbh
We live in a simciety.
a g r e e d
Fr😂😂
Return to Simian
Bottom (of the swimming pool) text
Major respect for the detail you go into when you're going as far as to highlight bitrate.
d e t a i l w a v e
@@PadChennington What is a ps3 jailbreaker doing here? cool
The way u talk about vaporwave reminds me of Patrick Bateman talking about huey Lewis and the news
lmaooo!
They're okay ...
"Do you like Daniel Lopatin?"
I have some audio tapes to return
It's not just about the pleasures of conformity and consumerism
take a shot every time you hear consumerism on this channel
LMAO someone make a pad chennington drinking game...please
@@PadChennington ON IT
Alcohol poisoning by the end of 5 minutes
Do you want me to die?
lmaooooooo@@JosephM
"Home" has taken over my life.
I absolutely love how deep subcultures/music genres can get, thanks for all of these videos.
And thank you for watching em Martin :) if you ever have any suggestions on sub genres you'd want me to hit up feel free to let me know!
Oh man, if you like “High Fashion Mood Music,” you HAVE to check out “LARP of Luxury.” Gotta be my favorite Eyeliner album.
ayyy Abigail! LARP of Luxury is killer! so is Buy Now, Eyeliner puts out some great stuff..
You can be my favourite album.
Yesssss
I'm glad I was wrong when I thought Vaporwave was dead, having a limited knowledge of songs and having known only one person in my entire life who knew about the genre felt a bit... "desolating"?
Death Grips is my favorite music genre.
Little River Band is my favorite genre
Styx is my favorite genre
boards of canada is the best music genre
@@PadChennington Sweet trip is my favourite genre
drake is my fav music genre
Pad you should discuss the origin of plunderphonics (pre-vaporwave)
I got some stuff in the werkssss ;)
Mister Amazing already did
I definitely need to explore deeper into these genres
bring them binoculars!
This exploring is something I adore doing. I have spent time on many nights for years doing it and have found some jewels, but I still feel like I haven't experienced a lot compared to what I see
I love the descriptions that you give. They seem so real and detailed and gives me a good idea of what I would want to listen to if I was new to the vaporwave genre.
I may be the only vaporwave fan that is actually in old enough to remember living in a distinctly vaporwave reality as a young adult in the 90s. I wore Structure, Gap and Nautica, and smelled of The Gap’s signature “grass scent”. I worked at The Body Shop. Had the first iMac. Later, worked in the corporate world of art consulting just after 9/11. High rises and empty corporate facilities at night were my working day.
Thank you for making videos explaining vaporwave and related genres. I had been listening to bits and pieces, not knowing what it was. Now I do and i have new music to explore. I'm psyched.
Eyeliner is one of my favorite producers of all time. I didn’t even know there was more music like this.
buy now is great, wish I copped the vinyl.
Dang your vids are always so solid. You have a way of talking about vaporwave that is concise and makes sense to people who haven't even heard it. I always recommend your videos to people who haven't heard vaporwave to try and get them interested 👍
Thanks so much Kelton! means a lot hearing that, thanks for watching my dude!
Us 90s kids have grown up with and learned to cope with 8, 32 & 64 bit bottle rockets that have forced us to constantly hit a ceiling of promising, yet failing technology to compensate the subrogation of "the real thing". This uncanny valley of realism has a special nostalgia like no other era, in that our digital disappointment has become nostalgic.
thank you for making these videos. fantastic rabbit hole of music to fall in to.
I always keep coming back to your videos, I love your analyses and how you can describe the experience of listening to the different genres masterfully.
Thanks so much Tate, and thanks for watching! I love talking about these genres, I find taking about them in an imaginative, subjective and conversational sense is so much more fun than trying to do like a "checklist-style" break down of every little aspect of the genre
I just recently discovered your channel and I’m really enjoying every video that I watch. Each one is just as interesting if not more interesting than the last-thank you! Keep up the incredible work!
thanks so much my dude! welcome to the fam :)
I still adore this genre and haven’t stopped listening to it. As much as its a critique in a sense of the consumeristic world, it’s also an extremely comforting genre for me. I always imagine myself living in some second life type world, being in a massive virtual mall with marble and palm trees, clear water.
Love that “the world spins” background music ❤️ great vid as always
thank you for watching ! :)
Honestly didn’t expect this today, hope you feel better paddy
thanks Jose!!! you know me I gotta grind no matter what :)
Your album is got some bliss man.
So many genres, so little time!
I be grindin' Terrance I gotta put in that work!
Pad Chennington: The Vaporwave Scholar
ima be writing my scrolls all day!
dude whenever I get a notif that you've uploaded I get so hyped
thanks my dude! happy to have ya :)
you're so good at making videos like this. keep it up!
thank you :) Will do! and thanks for watching!
beautiful video as always, pad!
ahhh thanks so much :) thanks for watching!
The videos are calming to watch!
:) happy to deliver them tranquil viewing experiences to ya!
Pad Chennington, I don’t know how or why you ended up in my recommended, but I’m not complaining! Your material is written *so well.* Its almost like I’m listening to a documentary!
ayyy thank you so much dude! Actually writing a script for my next video as we speak and reading this just made my night.. thank you for watching!
@@PadChennington Subbed! Now when I want to discover something new I’ll know who to come to!
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I forgot all about the Home album, seeing the artwork made me nostalgic from when it came out. I don't even know that much vaporwave but somehow I stumbled upon that album when it came out
Eco-virtual is One artist I love to listen to and it take some back to those utopian landscapes of promised 90's future.
eco-virtual is great, definitely could've put an album on here of EV! did a vaporware essentials series episode on an eco virtual album so I decided to just keep it at these 4 albums
Atmospheres 1-4 all day!
a new comment from someone who discovered this video! those memos from my very childhood i used to explore largest/local printing house. i heard something like similar (been checking the utopian virtual Genre) and now i am here...
tbh your descriptions of the albums make me wanna use your narrations for making vaporwave XD
You should do a video on the 2014 ambient/holy trap sound. People like cight, misogi, fifty grand etc
never heard of holy trap...interesting lol. got any good albums to start with those artists?
there aren't that many of them out there but I can definitely recommend Cight's Architecture EP along with his other projects. Lots of features from other big names in the genre.
@@PadChennington nxxxxs its raining today is a great album. ive never heard of holy trap either, but i listen to misogi and nxxxxs, misogi, meshgang, sadboys all had a distinct sound from 2013 - 2015. would love to see your take on the sound!!
Pad Chennington I’ve never heard it called holy trap and I know people who’ve worked with misogi and fifty grand but you need to cover whatever it is it’s like a wave of sad experimental aesthetic trap which incorporates many different instruments
white shinobi
boygem
Bbno$
shiro
Misogi
Ranov ( especially Ranov )
& many more that lather the soundscape of SoundCloud.
Is this like like king vision ultra? Ambient rap?
Great video on the importance and role of Utopian Virtual within the greater vaporwave movement. When I was newly getting into vaporwave music and learning to appreciate the various aspects of its aesthetic appeal, I remember always having this thought that the anonymous nature of its creators was an important part of enjoying the music and kind of 'suspending disbelief'. When I started to learn more about the genre and its creators, and I learned about some of the real people, the faces and names, behind the online monikers, I noticed that my appreciation for the music only improved. Seeing the real people behind the music chnages it, though. Those real people make you see the creation of the music and think of the thought processes that led to and undermine the tracks. They make you remember the components of the music being manipulated and combined have been touched by people who appreciate the past and are fascinated by the future, just like you. When you don't see the artist, only a pseudonym, it is easier to think of the music as otherworldly or untouched by man. While this can be great, it can be just as enriching or more to see the artist behind the music.
Listening to this, I saw an image of the local Blockbuster Video in my mind's eye. Strong Vapors!
I know I comment on your vids a lot, but once again, you knocked it out of the park. Particularly liked the use of the Tame Impala edit.
thanks again my dude, really really appreciated! thanks for watching :)
Pad Chennington Do you happen to know where to find that track?
"a pre-determined terraine of virtual perfection" - man these scripts are insanely good
Virtual Information Desk’s “Sapporo contemporary” is worth the listen for sure
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this in my notifications. I was expecting this to be release next week like Pad said on his twitter. Pad just pulled a sneaky on us.
I MIGHT HAVE A COLD BUT I GOTTA MAKE YA PROUD
@@PadChenningtonYou're a saint, my brotha.
I *really* recommend the album Water Slide
by glaciære, it's somber yet still manages to be very catchy.
*[ DOLPHIN INTENSIFIES ]*
can you guess what we're doing today, dan?
Dude, just found your channel and it's like you are reading my associations from a teleprompter
...did we just become best friends
I’ve always loved this flavor of vaporwave. Home was so hype when it came out, and I still remember when I was listening to Googleplex on the Dream Catalogue BC. sick vid
Honestly, Giant Claw has some amazing music with that feel. Interestingly technical, experimental, and complex compositions that only need to be in its midi-sounding form for the listener to be enjoyed
Googleplex is one of those albums that I really hope more people get into from this video, often overlooked!
and yessss, Giant Claw is great. love all the artwork they do too, Keith Rankin is an incredible artist.
My god. I love this channel.
AND I LOVE YOU
The other Vektroid album that was around that time on the BOTR label is also pretty utopian. I forgot the name, but its a super long, 75 minute album. Edit: 札幌コンテンポラリー
by 情報デスクVIRTUAL
corpy baby in the house how we doin player
that's a really nice album. reminds me of an airport.
kontenpurari
That album is a bussiness trip though a digital reality, visiting many virtual places and shady corporations
the second you compared that Pyravid album to Pokemon Snap, I was all over it. Thanks for the video
ayyy I gotchu! thanks for watching dude! hope ya dig the album, deserves a listen!
Every time i listen 18 Carat Affair's Spent Passions i imagine this series of sad films found at the back of some old video rental shop. please make a video on this interesting album
thanks for the recommendation!
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I love you working through all of these genres. It’s nice to really hear them flesh out and to see some notable examples within.
(Also why is everyone asking you about the peanut funk album? I listened and liked it but people associate it with you. Did I miss something?)
Jesus, so glad I found you out
:) and thanks for watching!!
james ferraro is such a great artist "skid row" is my personal favourite
Very interesting. I once again find myself infatuated with a new microgenre I hadn't heard of before watching your video. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
Yaaaa. It's Utopian Virtual Time!
YESSSSS thank you so much
I gotchu Ry! Thanks for watching dude
@@PadChennington This has been my favorite subgenre of vaporwave (and pretty much music in general at this point) for years and I so rarely see it getting talked about. Much appreciation- love your videos.
Make a huge Genre Review Series! We beg of you Pad.
All these albums gonna get the "Pad Bump". Good for them! :)
hey man, just discovered your channel and this is some great coverage of vaporwave and the like, keep it up!
This channel is one of my go-to's for discovering new albums to delve into
What song/track is playing when you introduce "High Fashion Mood Music" at around 8:55 in the video tho?
If music can be moist.. this is defnietly it.
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Pad's non-stop bull dozer of genre authentication satisfies my simplistic taste for McNuggets dipped in exotic spicy sauces.
i love this comment
Now you can just dl it and set it as a ringtone
awww yiss pyravid gets a mention
up next: all the other microgenres up to hardvapour
the long and winding road
There's a UK artist who goes by Murlo. He has a very unique and distinct sound. He's also an animator and illustrator. I encountered him through the instrumental grime scene that had a revival round 2013 on this VA called BXDLDN of which there were two volumes, allong with many others that were coming up back then. Really good stuff. I personally think that his work is groundbreaking although very much overlooked.
sounds awesome Xavier!!! can ya post a link, im interested!
@@PadChennington Sure man. You'll find that his sound design is really unique. Lots of contrast as the melody are kind of "icey" ( proper eski tings! lol), yet the bass is ususally warm, and I love his drums. He does quite a bit of interesting R&B, UK Funky, Garage, Dancehall and some Grime. He's also got this one track called Icebound that is like a dark and misty dancehall riddim. I would call it UK club music, with a mythological/philosophical or fantasy theme basically. Some of it is also just dreamy compositions, not necessarily dance tracks. He just came out with a graphic novel to accompany his most recent release.
Edit: I should also add that his work has recently appropriated some happy hardcore and nostalgic hardcore vibes. So it's def heading in a more quintessentially "rave" direction. in my opinion, he's definitely showing his versatility, and that's where I gather his pursuits are authentically artistic in the purist sense of the term. Murlo approaches music as a true craftsman would.
CZcams:
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Soundcloud:
m.soundcloud.com/djmurlo/sets/originals
Discogs:
www.discogs.com/artist/1747241-Murlo
Music is life.
nice upload
thank you :)
i loved this video. im a huge fan of utopian virtual.
thanks! what's your favorite album?
@@PadChennington EarthNet Life connect (ik you didn't ask me but this one i-)
Thanks for another great video! Gotta say though in my first impression of Home, I find it far from lifeless. That key work is smooth!
I thought that home was a mallsoft album
i eas addicted to utopian virtual for a long time,damn
Ever made a Faux Utopian video? Internet Club has to BY FAR be my favorite artist from the genre.
wait whats faux utopian?
Another great genre explained video what is the track playing in the background starting @ 8:55 when you go into High Fashion Mood Music - Eyeliner?
Nouveau Life™ by New World™ is probably my favorite vaporwave album of all time and I feel like falls in this wonderful category
dope video bro......(bring back the vaporwave artist interviews 💜)
thanks! and I got a couple in the works, stay tuned!!
@@PadChennington ooft...much love 🗻🗻🗻
What’s your tripcode on /mu/
i wish i could give my soul to the machine
lost dreams by infinity frequencies is a good one
What do you think of chillwave and synthwave? Will you ever make videos on them?
It isn't really vaporwave subgenres, yet that would be cool, yes
LeoLuke didn't it start from vaporware, but fully separated after a certain point(and God sang, I freakin love synthwave)
@@midgetman4206 I believe it actually started with Synthwave !
@@SamuraiNecro72 guess that the saying "can't beat the original" doesn't lie
Chillwave started it all I’m pretty sure. Then vaporwave came. Chillwave came out like 2007-2008.
maybe do a deep dive into the origins of lofi hiphop, you might find it quite interesting .
dunno if it is new retro wave , synth pop or chill trap
But
Alex - Paradise ( feat. Ruta - Absolute Valentine Remix) is an EPIC song and brings peace e pleasure
Pad, I started making a vaporwave song, and it sounded something like Freed From The World, an album I would not have known about without your channel. I'm thinking of continuing this pattern and making something similar to that album. Do you think that's a good idea? I love you channel by the way, and thanks for getting me into mallsoft and signal wave - some amazing content!
ayyy thanks so much! happy you dig it, thanks for watching! do you have a link to your band camp or anything?
Thank you so much for replying to my comment! If I finish it, chances are it will be on this Bandcamp page alongside some poorly made meme I made a while ago: fireemblem27.bandcamp.com/releases
Thanks again Pad; you’re one of my favorite music channels on CZcams!!
Do a video on Hars Noise Wall
another great nerdcore analysis! Check out LORDSUN’s -LOVE FROM PEACH - vapor trap but w/ a nice boom bap simplicity to it - plus very upbeat -i always bump it when its sunny a genre defying tune i def think you’ll dig :)
1:04 that's a slow version of Asayake by Casiopea.
is there a website for endless subgenres of vaporwave?
There really isn't one go to vaporwave site, its really scattered all over the place! from bandcamp, twitter, reddit, youtube
Pad Chennington thank u very much for the help
@@PadChennington or when u press play on SoundCloud and get lost listening to tracks you'll never hear again
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporwave
Reminds me of office space.
Hey:) Casual reminder that if people are that they when you feel like its there to them... Ask the
one! Theres nothing wrong with
which one that we dont know.... We are
only there. Hope this helps:)
Actually, Ska is the perfect genre. (Btw, that remix of Oh Sheit it’s X is pretty awesome)
l e s s t h a n j a k e 92'
T H E S P E C I A L S 79'
Pad! you're killin me, what's the song playing at 03:20? It's been stuck in my head since the video! lol
acid bath makes pretty perfect music
who dat???
yo thanks
I gotchu homie g
Canyon.mid? I've been trying to get my hands on an MT-32 so I can make an "all midi" album.
I cant speak for the entire discography but Neotropic by Neotropic is a great track to take you away.
You should do an "introduction to future funk"
i miss crystal magic records dude :( i discovered eyeliner on there
Nice timing as I’m going to pick up my copy of Far Side Virtual tomorrow. With that one, I’ve heard it as the commentary of the digital culture and James Ferraro was bemused how people could “enjoy” that environment. But I don’t think it’s that hard to explain.
I’m not sure if I have a particular album that fits the utopian virtual sphere. That said, what I love about vapour in general - and this is true with a lot of music I enjoy - is it can all be considered transportive to other worlds. As I’ve commented in my own blog - vapouranalysis.wordpress.com - I think what lies at the heart of most, if not all, vapour releases is the desire to return not so much to a point in time but rather to a state of mind. And yes, there is an escapist aspect to it, whether it’s an ideal mall or an ideal living space or even just some distant corner of the universe all your own. And this is all achieved through sound.
As to the commentary aspect, I see this as more positive than negative and constructive rather destructive. It’s not so much pointing out the futility of such “easy living” but rather taking command of something and making it our own. At least in the music, we can be the masters of our own destiny rather than slaves to unfortunate circumstances.
I can’t help but think of these as our own personal holodeck programs (or holosuite if you like DS9). And yes, I shall indulge in some myself =D
beautifully said my friend, how's the blog going?!
@@PadChennington It's coming along. I have some ideas cooking for sure. And I may even contribute something to future Private Suite issues =]
HOME is so good.