Eternal

Eternal
Information
Artist	Video 2000
Release Type	Album
Label	Illuminated Paths Arctic Contact
Catalog Number	IP-088 (Illuminated Paths) AC#010 (Arctic Contact)
Formats	Bandcamp Album Cassette
Release Date	January 30, 2015 April 5, 2024 (Arctic Contact)
Tracks	17 (15 + 2 bonus tracks)
Length	58:42
Styles	VHS Pop
Tags	experimental; ambient; future funk; hip hop; hypnagogic pop; lo-fi; loops; sample-based; vaporwave; vhs pop (Video 2000) experimental; cassette; dance; electronic; illuminated paths; live; lofi; love; mix; pop; porn; sample; vaporwave; video 2000 (Illuminated Paths) electronic; experimental; ambient; barber beats; future funk; honolulu; lofi; loops; slushwave; synthwave; vaporwave (Arctic Contact)
Status	Online
Video 2000
Previous Release	Midnight Ride

Eternal is an album by Video 2000, originally released on cassette through Illuminated Paths in 2015. In 2024, the album was re-released on cassette through Arctic Contact.

Tracklist

#	Tape (2015)	Tape (2024)	Track	Length
1	A1	A1	never = ䷋	3:37
2	A2	A2	you = ䷕	1:39
3	A3	A3	dazzled = ䷝	2:57
4	A4	A4	goodnight = ䷣	2:15
5	A5	A5	forget = ䷷	1:30
6	A6	A6	turning back = ䷨	3:55
7	A7	A7	children = ䷃	1:17
8	A8	A8	antony = ䷪	2:24
9	B1	A9	don't want to wait = ䷲	3:00
10	B2	A10	share / knows = ䷶	5:57
11	B3	B1	let you = ䷞	3:59
12	B4	B2	every = ䷬	3:08
13	B5	B3	for me = ䷼	2:01
14	B6	B4	traveling through = ䷒	5:10
15	A9	B5	(untitled) = ䷾	8:07
16	B7	N/A	Echo Plaza - 1 (Bonus)	1:49
17	B8		Echo Plaza - 2 (Bonus)	5:49

Notes

• Echo Plaza - 1 and Echo Plaza - 2 are bonus tracks only included on the Illuminated Paths cassette release.

Description

As one of the first albums to define the sound of VHS Pop, Video 2000’s album “Eternal” has stood the test of time and remains alongside greats from the current generation of the style. Mixing together funky, more pop-oriented samples and hints of hip-hop, his style mainly emphasizes a certain punchiness that is drawn out from the tracks that he works with.

Drums hit harder and struck keys have a wavering, dreamy feel to them, causing the a sort of “rolling” effect in the sound that many vapor artists afterwards also experimented with. This approach strikes a line straight between late night lo-fi textures and future funk approaches to its effects, solidifying its own identity in early vaporwave.

Even nearly ten years later, many artists have followed this line of thought, whether or not they are fully aware of its origins in the vaporwave scene. The distortion heavy, groove-focused, sidechain first style of Video 2000’s art lives on into the 2020s, both through other artists and through a new tape release of their classic album.

Gallery

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  Alternate artwork used for Illuminated Paths release.

External Links

• Bandcamp Album (Video 2000)
• Bandcamp Album (Illuminated Paths)
• Bandcamp Album (Arctic Contact)
• Discogs Page
• Rate Your Music Page
• Last.fm Page