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[[File:Waves_of_vapor_crashing_over_from_the_horizon.jpg|thumb|400px| | [[File:Waves_of_vapor_crashing_over_from_the_horizon.jpg|thumb|400px|An example of the Vaporwave aesthetic.]] | ||
Vaporwave is a musical/media genre that involves the sampling, remixing and curation of retro songs of various styles to create a new presentation. The style of this presentation is referred to as an [[aesthetic]]. | Vaporwave is a musical/media genre that involves the sampling, remixing and curation of retro songs of various styles to create a new presentation. The style of this presentation is referred to as an [[aesthetic]]. | ||
The progenitor of the vaporwave genre was [[sea punk]], which itself went on to influence mainstream pop music for a while. Vaporwave was first pioneered by [[Chuck Person]], and later refined by artists such as [[Vektroid]], [[Internet Club]], [[Infinity Frequencies]] and [[List of vaporwave artists|others]]. | The progenitor of the vaporwave genre was [[sea punk]], which itself went on to influence mainstream pop music for a while. Vaporwave was first pioneered by artists [[Chuck Person]] and [[James Ferraro]], and later refined and expanded upon by artists such as [[Vektroid]], [[Internet Club]], [[Infinity Frequencies]] and [[List of vaporwave artists|others]]. | ||
Over time, the genre has collected a large enough roster of artists influencing it to host several subgenres diverging due to the unique styles of the artists. Prominent examples of these subgenres include [[vaportrap]], popularized by [[Blank Banshee]], [[vapor-hop]], and [[future funk]], popularized by [[Saint Pepsi]] and [[YUNG BAE]]. | Over time, the genre has collected a large enough roster of artists influencing it to host several subgenres diverging due to the unique styles of the artists. Prominent examples of these subgenres include [[vaportrap]], popularized by [[Blank Banshee]], [[vapor-hop]], and [[future funk]], popularized by [[Saint Pepsi]] and [[YUNG BAE]]. | ||
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Vaporwave is a musical/media genre that involves the sampling, remixing and curation of retro songs of various styles to create a new presentation. The style of this presentation is referred to as an aesthetic.
The progenitor of the vaporwave genre was sea punk, which itself went on to influence mainstream pop music for a while. Vaporwave was first pioneered by artists Chuck Person and James Ferraro, and later refined and expanded upon by artists such as Vektroid, Internet Club, Infinity Frequencies and others.
Over time, the genre has collected a large enough roster of artists influencing it to host several subgenres diverging due to the unique styles of the artists. Prominent examples of these subgenres include vaportrap, popularized by Blank Banshee, vapor-hop, and future funk, popularized by Saint Pepsi and YUNG BAE.
