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(Non-vaporwave projects by Vektroid are not covered in this section.) | (Non-vaporwave projects by Vektroid are not covered in this section.) | ||
==''Vektroid''== | ==Discography== | ||
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!Date | |||
!Artist(s) | |||
!Release | |||
!Type | |||
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|{{ReleaseDate|2010-11-22}} | |||
|{{Artist|Vektroid}} | |||
|[[Telnet Erotika]] | |||
|EP | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2011-07-01}} | |||
|{{Artist|Laserdisc Visions}} | |||
|[[New Dreams Ltd. (Album)|New Dreams Ltd.]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2011-08-02}} | |||
|{{Artist|fuji grid tv}} | |||
|[[prism genesis]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2011-08-02}} | |||
|{{Artist|New Dreams Ltd.|new dreams ltd}} | |||
|[[initiation tape part one]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2011-08-02}} | |||
|{{Artist|esc 不在}} | |||
|[[black horse]] / [[midi dungeon]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2011-12-09}} | |||
|{{Artist|Macintosh Plus}} | |||
|[[Floral Shoppe]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2012-04-20}} | |||
|{{Artist|情報デスクVIRTUAL}} | |||
|[[札幌コンテンポラリー]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2012-08-30}} | |||
|{{Artist|Sacred Tapestry}} | |||
|[[Shader]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2013-02-15}} | |||
|{{Artist|情報デスクVIRTUAL}} | |||
|液体金属TERMINATOR <small>(from [[the music of the now age]])</small> | |||
|V/A Track | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2013-04-20}} | |||
|{{Artist|PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises}} | |||
|[[ClearSkies™]] / [[Home™]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2014-01-01}} | |||
|{{Artist|New Dreams Ltd.}} | |||
|[[Initiation Tape}}|Isle of Avalon Edition]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2015-07-30}} | |||
|{{Artist|情報デスクVIRTUAL}} | |||
|antipiracy <small>(from [[The Music of the Now Age III]])</small> | |||
|V/A Track | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2016-02-14}} | |||
|{{Artist|New Dreams Ltd.}} | |||
|[[Fuji Grid TV EX]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2016-02-14}} | |||
|{{Artist|Sacred Tapestry}} | |||
|[[Shader Complete]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2016-02-14}} | |||
|{{Artist|New Dreams Ltd.}} | |||
|[[Sleepline]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2016-02-29}} | |||
|{{Artist|PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises}} | |||
|[[ClearSkies™|ClearSkies: Complete Edition]] / [[Home™|Home: Complete Edition]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2016-08-20}} | |||
|{{Artist|New Dreams Ltd.}} | |||
|[[Eden]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2017-3-31}} | |||
|{{Artist|Siddiq}} & {{Artist|Vektroid}} | |||
|Reign (Max B. Cover) <small>(from [[Kudatah—Vol. 2]])</small> | |||
|V/A Track | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2017-04-13}} | |||
|{{Artist|Vektroid}} | |||
|[[Telnet Complete]] | |||
|Album | |||
|- | |||
|{{ReleaseDate|2017-05-24}} | |||
|{{Artist|Peace Forever Eternal}} | |||
|[[Nextcentury]] | |||
|Album | |||
|} | |||
==Project List== | |||
===''Vektroid''=== | |||
'''Vektroid''' is the primary alias of Ramona, also considered the eldest of the names during the dawn of vaporwave. This name is used for a variety of sounds, from longform ambient to experimental sampling projects to detailed original music. Curiously, Ramona has modified her current releases as "dstnt" to now be under the Vektroid name, indicating the former alias's retirement. | '''Vektroid''' is the primary alias of Ramona, also considered the eldest of the names during the dawn of vaporwave. This name is used for a variety of sounds, from longform ambient to experimental sampling projects to detailed original music. Curiously, Ramona has modified her current releases as "dstnt" to now be under the Vektroid name, indicating the former alias's retirement. | ||
Vektroid handles two personal imprints/brands as well: ''PrismCorp'' and ''Chronos & Vermillion'' (the former used primarily for her music and the latter used primarily for fashion and related projects regarding Ramona's works.) | Vektroid handles two personal imprints/brands as well: ''PrismCorp'' and ''Chronos & Vermillion'' (the former used primarily for her music and the latter used primarily for fashion and related projects regarding Ramona's works.) | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*'''[https://vektroid.bandcamp.com Bandcamp]''' | *'''[https://vektroid.bandcamp.com Bandcamp]''' | ||
*'''[https://soundcloud.com/vektroid SoundCloud]''' | *'''[https://soundcloud.com/vektroid SoundCloud]''' | ||
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*[https://www.last.fm/music/Vektroid Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/Vektroid Last.fm] | ||
==''Laserdisc Visions''== | ===''Laserdisc Visions''=== | ||
The first vaporwave alias of Vektroid, '''Laserdisc Visions''' (also stylized as LASERDISC VISIONS outside of Vektroid's personal uploads) is a single-release project revolving around manipulation of video game soundtracks. Laserdisc Visions' album [[New Dreams Ltd. (Album)|New Dreams Ltd.]] would later come to inspire the direction of an alias by the same name. | The first vaporwave alias of Vektroid, '''Laserdisc Visions''' (also stylized as LASERDISC VISIONS outside of Vektroid's personal uploads) is a single-release project revolving around manipulation of video game soundtracks. Laserdisc Visions' album [[New Dreams Ltd. (Album)|New Dreams Ltd.]] would later come to inspire the direction of an alias by the same name. | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/2395810 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/2395810 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/laserdisc-visions Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/laserdisc-visions Rate Your Music] | ||
*[https://www.last.fm/music/Laserdisc+Visions Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/Laserdisc+Visions Last.fm] | ||
==''fuji grid tv''== | ===''fuji grid tv''=== | ||
As another more casual project of Vektroid's, '''fuji grid tv''' was an additional single-release project based entirely in sampling 80s-era Japanese commercials. This can be considered the first major "broken transmission" (later referred to as "signalwave") release in the history of vaporwave. The alias's sole release was later remade entirely [[Fuji Grid TV EX|as a New Dreams Ltd. project.]] | As another more casual project of Vektroid's, '''fuji grid tv''' was an additional single-release project based entirely in sampling 80s-era Japanese commercials. This can be considered the first major "broken transmission" (later referred to as "signalwave") release in the history of vaporwave. The alias's sole release was later remade entirely [[Fuji Grid TV EX|as a New Dreams Ltd. project.]] | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3078547 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3078547 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/fuji-grid-tv Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/fuji-grid-tv Rate Your Music] | ||
*[https://www.last.fm/music/Fuji+Grid+TV Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/Fuji+Grid+TV Last.fm] | ||
==''esc 不在''== | ===''esc 不在''=== | ||
'''esc 不在''' (''esc Absence'') is another more mysterious alias of Vektroid, publishing two releases on the same day and then ceasing activity. These releases were more new-age and high-fidelity in comparison to previous sampling projects by Vektroid (similar to Laserdisc Visions). In a manner similar to fuji grid tv, esc 不在's tracks would appear in a remastered state in [[Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition|another New Dreams Ltd. project.]] | '''esc 不在''' (''esc Absence'') is another more mysterious alias of Vektroid, publishing two releases on the same day and then ceasing activity. These releases were more new-age and high-fidelity in comparison to previous sampling projects by Vektroid (similar to Laserdisc Visions). In a manner similar to fuji grid tv, esc 不在's tracks would appear in a remastered state in [[Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition|another New Dreams Ltd. project.]] | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3078572 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3078572 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/esc-%E4%B8%8D%E5%9C%A8 Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/esc-%E4%B8%8D%E5%9C%A8 Rate Your Music] | ||
*[https://www.last.fm/music/esc+%E4%B8%8D%E5%9C%A8 Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/esc+%E4%B8%8D%E5%9C%A8 Last.fm] | ||
==''New Dreams Ltd.''== | ===''New Dreams Ltd.''=== | ||
'''New Dreams Ltd.''' is a primary alias of Vektroid's, and in some terms can double as a label of sorts for Vektroid's own projects. New Dreams Ltd. is notable for giving a more visible storyline to the Vektroid "universe", the alias itself being less restricted by styles of audio manipulation. Sampling of 80s-era advertisements and audio from Japan and otherwise is typical for the project, though releases such as the Initiation Tape series or Eden provide a more ambiguous setting. | '''New Dreams Ltd.''' is a primary alias of Vektroid's, and in some terms can double as a label of sorts for Vektroid's own projects. New Dreams Ltd. is notable for giving a more visible storyline to the Vektroid "universe", the alias itself being less restricted by styles of audio manipulation. Sampling of 80s-era advertisements and audio from Japan and otherwise is typical for the project, though releases such as the Initiation Tape series or Eden provide a more ambiguous setting. | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*'''[https://newdreamsltd.tumblr.com Tumblr]''' | *'''[https://newdreamsltd.tumblr.com Tumblr]''' | ||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3418767 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3418767 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/new-dreams-ltd Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/new-dreams-ltd Rate Your Music] | ||
*[https://www.last.fm/music/New+Dreams+Ltd. Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/New+Dreams+Ltd. Last.fm] | ||
==''Macintosh Plus''== | ===''Macintosh Plus''=== | ||
Seemingly Vektroid's most infamous alias in the vaporwave scene, '''Macintosh Plus''' is another single-release project responsible for Floral Shoppe, an album considered definitive to the vaporwave genre by most. As of 2019, Vektroid herself started to officially extended and "reclaim" the alias beyond its debut album, though previously multiple others have attempted to take on the name, either in cheap parody or actual attempts at forgery. | Seemingly Vektroid's most infamous alias in the vaporwave scene, '''Macintosh Plus''' is another single-release project responsible for Floral Shoppe, an album considered definitive to the vaporwave genre by most. As of 2019, Vektroid herself started to officially extended and "reclaim" the alias beyond its debut album, though previously multiple others have attempted to take on the name, either in cheap parody or actual attempts at forgery. | ||
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====Gallery==== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MacintoshPlus-BlissBust.jpg|Image used on Macintosh Plus's Facebook account. | MacintoshPlus-BlissBust.jpg|Image used on Macintosh Plus's Facebook account. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===External Links=== | ====External Links==== | ||
*'''[https://www.facebook.com/modern.computing Facebook]''' | *'''[https://www.facebook.com/modern.computing Facebook]''' | ||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/2663189 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/2663189 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/macintosh-plus Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/macintosh-plus Rate Your Music] | ||
*[https://www.last.fm/music/Macintosh+Plus Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/Macintosh+Plus Last.fm] | ||
==''情報デスクVIRTUAL''== | ===''情報デスクVIRTUAL''=== | ||
'''情報デスクVIRTUAL''' (''Information desk VIRTUAL'') is one of Vektroid's most vaporwave-resembling aliases in presentation, being her first use of Japanese text in an album name and tracklist. The music itself is meant to resemble an uncanny, simulation-like environment that would affect the genre's direction as a whole. | '''情報デスクVIRTUAL''' (''Information desk VIRTUAL'') is one of Vektroid's most vaporwave-resembling aliases in presentation, being her first use of Japanese text in an album name and tracklist. The music itself is meant to resemble an uncanny, simulation-like environment that would affect the genre's direction as a whole. | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3074020 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3074020 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/情報デスクvirtual Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/情報デスクvirtual Rate Your Music] | ||
*[https://www.last.fm/music/情報デスクVIRTUAL Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/情報デスクVIRTUAL Last.fm] | ||
==''Sacred Tapestry''== | |||
===''Sacred Tapestry''=== | |||
Similar to previous Vektroid aliases, '''Sacred Tapestry''' is a primarily one-release project made as a part of the New Dreams Ltd. universe. One release was made under this name, which was later remade four years later as a set with multiple other Vektroid remasters. Sacred Tapestry is known for its complex mixture of original production and sampling, a concept that would inspire the evolution of vaporwave years later. | Similar to previous Vektroid aliases, '''Sacred Tapestry''' is a primarily one-release project made as a part of the New Dreams Ltd. universe. One release was made under this name, which was later remade four years later as a set with multiple other Vektroid remasters. Sacred Tapestry is known for its complex mixture of original production and sampling, a concept that would inspire the evolution of vaporwave years later. | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3078539 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3078539 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sacred-tapestry Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sacred-tapestry Rate Your Music] | ||
*[https://www.last.fm/music/Sacred+Tapestry Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/Sacred+Tapestry Last.fm] | ||
==''PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises''== | |||
===''PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises''=== | |||
'''PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises''' is a Vektroid project that influenced and reflected the concepts of vaporwave significantly through a distinct MIDI sound and sterile, corporate environment. Like other aliases, the name was used once in a two-release burst, the albums later rereleased with extended tracklists. | '''PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises''' is a Vektroid project that influenced and reflected the concepts of vaporwave significantly through a distinct MIDI sound and sterile, corporate environment. Like other aliases, the name was used once in a two-release burst, the albums later rereleased with extended tracklists. | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*'''[https://twitter.com/PrismCorp Twitter]''' | *'''[https://twitter.com/PrismCorp Twitter]''' | ||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3262137 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3262137 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/prismcorp-virtual-enterprises Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/prismcorp-virtual-enterprises Rate Your Music] | ||
*[https://www.last.fm/music/PrismCorp+Virtual+Enterprises Last.fm] | *[https://www.last.fm/music/PrismCorp+Virtual+Enterprises Last.fm] | ||
==''Peace Forever Eternal''== | |||
===''Peace Forever Eternal''=== | |||
'''Peace Forever Eternal''' is an alias of Vektroid considered to be a continuation of the New Dreams Ltd. project. In comparison to 2011 releases in the NDL continuity, Peace Forever Eternal is much more plunderphonic in nature, focusing on creating new sounds through emotionally ambiguous looping and layering. | '''Peace Forever Eternal''' is an alias of Vektroid considered to be a continuation of the New Dreams Ltd. project. In comparison to 2011 releases in the NDL continuity, Peace Forever Eternal is much more plunderphonic in nature, focusing on creating new sounds through emotionally ambiguous looping and layering. | ||
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====External Links==== | |||
===External Links=== | |||
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/5780709 Discogs] | *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/5780709 Discogs] | ||
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/peace-forever-eternal Rate Your Music] | *[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/peace-forever-eternal Rate Your Music] | ||