Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews

Vaporwave and Consumerism

Episode Summary

'Tis the season of consumption, so all through this episode we’re rambling about the various ways in which vaporwave interacts with consumerism. We introduce the various arguments for vaporwave as a critique of consumerism. We then discuss all of the unfortunate ways our consumer culture impacts vaporwave (or any) artists. It’s a feel good holiday episode!

Episode Notes

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'Tis the season of consumption, so all through this episode we’re rambling about the various ways in which vaporwave interacts with consumerism. We introduce the various arguments for vaporwave as a critique of consumerism. We then discuss all of the unfortunate ways our consumer culture impacts vaporwave (or any) artists. It’s a feel good holiday episode!

Music Sampled

Music Sampled

Black Friday - A Vaporwave Holiday Special… by
Confused Bi-Product of a Misinformed Culture

Additional Links

Do You Want Vaporwave, or Do You Want the Truth?: Cognitive
Mapping of Late Capitalist Affect in the Virtual Lifeworld of Vaporwave by Alican Koc
Vaporwave’s little known roots are anti-capitalist and totally punk

Credits

Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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