The sort of music that is beyond time.
The sort of music that you feel more than you hear.
I love the fact that vaporwave/dreampunk projects like these have such extremely evocative aesthetics they directly fill your mind with sensations you didn't know you had. You'd maybe think it relies on that solely, but it's coupled with gorgeous musicianship + intense production ideas. The volume and spaces it creates just pull you in instantly whatever your initial mood was.
Still stunning to this day. SUPRAQUENCER
DARK WEB feels like an evolution of Plunderphonics — look up the album Plexure by John Oswald — but it's more of a meditation on sampling and mashing cultures. I love the R&B textures and driving tempos. Musically Proper
Toronto duo follow up 2020's breakout "Peaceful as Hell" with a chaotic noise pop LP that ratchets up the aggression, as well as the hooks. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 17, 2021
Pretty, Lush-inspired dream pop has a gentle touch, with whispered spoken-sung French vocals drifting lightly over shimmering guitars. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 24, 2019
This is steady-moving synth music, full of neon-like whirls of color and characterized by a decidedly primitivist aesthetic. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 1, 2016