Early June 2023 - Vaporwave and Breakbeats + News & Shows (Ep. 3)

Vaporwave News Network

Hello and Welcome to the Vaporwave News Network: A Bi-Weekly Podcast about the contemporary Vaporwave Scene. We feature News, Discussion and Current Trends as well as reporting on upcoming releases and events in the vaporwave, future funk and adjacent communities.

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 (+ vaporwave0) as well as the current resurgence of drum and bass + jungle in vaporwave scene and mainstream consciousness. There are also reviews of recent releases, tour announcements, and upcoming events for the beginning of Summer 2023!

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

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Social Media & Submission Forms:

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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. https://vaperror.bandcamp.com/album/mana-pool-2

2. Wayback Machine Capture (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