#quasarwave

[sleazybeats-blog]

Psychedelic Monk - Bring your mind here and I will pacify it

[w-k-o]

Psychedelic Monk - House

[okamabu]

Chillwaveが興ったあの頃。所謂”シーン”などがなく、世界中で同時多発的に”事”が起きたのは、その主役たちが「インターネットが当たり前の世代（ポスト・インターネット）」だったことに由縁する事象だった。そして、その後の数年間はインターネットに地域性というものは関係がないし、それがCoolなものとされていたと思う。Witch HouseだってSeapunkだって、Vaporwaveだってそれは同じだ。Vaporwaveについては「Japan」という一つの地域の名が大きな役割を果たしていたと思うが、あくまでもそれは海外のナードたちが「Japan」という特異（これは自国のことなので推測である。）な国、そしてその文化がVaporwaveのゲームにおいて非常に便利なツールだったに過ぎない。 そんな今までのインターネットの流れを踏まえて。

Hi-Hi-Whoopee JANUARY 18TH, 2014 COLUMN : Toronto/Peterborough’s Tiny Community “QUASARWAVE”

✡　@hihikun_の愛に溢れる文章が好きです　(OKMB)

[writeandshit]

Pop music, and the emergence of quasarwave

I would call pop music the opiate of the masses if Karl Marx didn’t use it to describe religion in the mid 1800’s. Perhaps it’s my inherit non-conformist attitude (a characteristic of myself you’ll notice frequently) but there is nothing more annoying to me then an opinion of art that is purely based off the fact that “everyone else is doing it”. Yeah, I’m a hypocrite; we all conform along side our opiate high brethren. Am I saying I hate “We can’t stop” by Miley Cyrus? Sort of, I do actually like it, and I do sort of enjoy Blurred Lines. I’m not a purist, but I think I enjoy music from a perspective that is more critical then most music consumers (said the hypocrite snob).

  But what are most consumers? Am I saying my taste is “better” or “worse” then a bunch of 13 year old girls on VEVO? In a way, it is true that VEVO is the medium most net savvy individuals discover music to those who don’t like reading. Perhaps my feeling of superiority is purely based off the fact that I am almost actively looking for music. I’m open to new genres, and scenes and I don’t really appreciate what is considered universally appreciated by most people because those artists are playing it safe.

  When artists “play the hits” I don’t appreciate what their doing to smaller artists. Am I saying all artists should starve? No, what I’m saying is where pop music artists (artists who play the hits) are being displayed is a non-accurate representation of all music artists.

  Maybe that’s what I’m trying to get at with this writing exercise. To enjoy pop music is to turn a blind eye to the other 99% of music that’s out there. Have you seen band camp for Christ sake? I just discovered a genre called quasarwave. It is a sub category of lounge called vapor wave but is “more catered to a drug trip”. Needless to say, it’s fucking awesome.