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<font size="2">'''vaporwave.wiki''' is a comprehensive database of Vaporwave where anyone can contribute!<br><br>
<font size="2">'''vaporwave.wiki''' is a comprehensive database of Vaporwave where anyone can contribute!<br><br>
'''Vaporwave''' is an art movement which emerged in the early 2010s among Internet communities. There has never been an universally agreed upon definition of Vaporwave, but there are uncontroversial characteristics. The name Vaporwave stems from Vaporware; an announced product that never gets manufactured. Both the visual and musical expressions of Vaporwave are characterized by an ambivalent nostalgic fascination with retro cultural aesthetics, commonly alluding to a time between 1980 until 11 September 2001. In contrast to other forms of retromania, Vaporwave often deconstructs said past and the future it promised. Vaporwave artists often use the intricate manipulation of samples and pictures to achieve a chopped-and-screwed, hauntological quality. While influential in its early development, the anti-capitalist interpretation of Vaporwave as a form of culture jamming and re-appropriation of one's own culture has made place for a more diverse set of motives and messages. The various inspiration sources and nostalgia triggers of Vaporwave include the Weather Channel, video games, early digital art, technology and advertising, and often involves the fusion of modern popular music with lounge, smooth jazz and elevator music. However, throughout the years Vaporwave has grown into a rich ecosystem ranging from the euphoric '''Future Funk''' to the disorienting '''Signalwave''' and anything in between, making Vaporwave more of a philosophic approach than a rigid set of aesthetic rules <br><br>
'''Vaporwave''' is an art movement which emerged in the early 2010s among Internet communities. There has never been an universally agreed upon definition of Vaporwave, but there are uncontroversial characteristics. The name Vaporwave stems from Vaporware; an announced product that never gets manufactured. Both the visual and musical expressions of Vaporwave are characterized by an ambivalent nostalgic fascination with retro cultural aesthetics, commonly alluding to a time between 1980 until 11 September 2001. In contrast to other forms of retromania, Vaporwave often deconstructs said past and the future it promised. Vaporwave artists often use the intricate manipulation of samples and pictures to achieve a chopped-and-screwed, hauntological quality. While influential in its early development, the anti-capitalist interpretation of Vaporwave as a form of culture jamming and re-appropriation of one's own culture has made place for a more diverse set of motives and messages. The various inspiration sources and nostalgia triggers of Vaporwave include the Weather Channel, video games, early digital art, technology and advertising, and often involves the fusion of modern popular music with lounge, smooth jazz and elevator music. However, throughout the years Vaporwave has grown into a rich ecosystem ranging from the euphoric '''Future Funk''' to the disorienting '''Broken Transmission''' and anything in between, making Vaporwave more of a philosophic approach than a rigid set of aesthetic rules <br><br>
This site is based around community information and contribution, meaning users are encouraged to add to our database by all means.
This site is based around community information and contribution, meaning users are encouraged to add to our database by all means.
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vaporwave.wiki is a comprehensive database of Vaporwave where anyone can contribute!

Vaporwave is an art movement which emerged in the early 2010s among Internet communities. There has never been an universally agreed upon definition of Vaporwave, but there are uncontroversial characteristics. The name Vaporwave stems from Vaporware; an announced product that never gets manufactured. Both the visual and musical expressions of Vaporwave are characterized by an ambivalent nostalgic fascination with retro cultural aesthetics, commonly alluding to a time between 1980 until 11 September 2001. In contrast to other forms of retromania, Vaporwave often deconstructs said past and the future it promised. Vaporwave artists often use the intricate manipulation of samples and pictures to achieve a chopped-and-screwed, hauntological quality. While influential in its early development, the anti-capitalist interpretation of Vaporwave as a form of culture jamming and re-appropriation of one's own culture has made place for a more diverse set of motives and messages. The various inspiration sources and nostalgia triggers of Vaporwave include the Weather Channel, video games, early digital art, technology and advertising, and often involves the fusion of modern popular music with lounge, smooth jazz and elevator music. However, throughout the years Vaporwave has grown into a rich ecosystem ranging from the euphoric Future Funk to the disorienting Broken Transmission and anything in between, making Vaporwave more of a philosophic approach than a rigid set of aesthetic rules

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