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VA P O R WAV E H I T S THE CLUB! AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT IN
VEGAS Billy Bugara
NEWS WRITER There are a substantial number
as they did when they were first
of varying characteristics that find
introduced. Unsurprisingly, the most
themselves closely associated
essential characteristics that this
with vaporwave as a genre and
community has to offer are found in
with its corresponding community.
its most prominent and long-lasting
These facets range across the
elements — ranging from the likes of
seemingly boundless areas of
lost media and virtual utopias to the
influence that this genre has come
dichotomous rejection/accepting of
to encompass, from the lowly
late-stage capitalism — all of which
dystopian aesthetics of lost media
cross over in one way or another
and fallen consumerism to the sheer
from subgenre to subgenre.
bliss and tranquility of nature and the environment. To say that each subgenre
With that being said, arguably no other feature has stood out more than the essence of a late-night,
or offshoot trend that has
nostalgic encounter in some sort
come to be housed under the
of awe-inspiring city. Listeners
vaporwave umbrella has its own
have been exposed to a plethora of
uniquely identifiable aspects is
different takes on what it means to
an understatement, and it truly
have that “night out on the town”
speaks to the universal nature of
experience, ranging from projects
vaporwave.
detailing a night completely alone
As these aspects increase in both stature and variability with each successive year, there have been more than a few mainstays that have kept their influence as strong today 8/
in a large cityscape to those that paint a perfect picture of neon lights illuminating a lively night out with friends dancing the night away.
