The sort of music that is beyond time.
The sort of music that you feel more than you hear.
I love the fact that vaporwave/dreampunk projects like these have such extremely evocative aesthetics they directly fill your mind with sensations you didn't know you had. You'd maybe think it relies on that solely, but it's coupled with gorgeous musicianship + intense production ideas. The volume and spaces it creates just pull you in instantly whatever your initial mood was.
Still stunning to this day. SUPRAQUENCER
This album makes you feel like you're inside an old computer that is on it's last legs. Everything is glitchy, aggressive, and decaying around you. There are only a few moments where it feels something is still functioning and intact, only to be followed by more sounds of disrepair. Truly a special experience. icu8some2
Reissued for the first time since its original release, this electro-funk hip-hop marvel from 1980's Japan has a deep cult following. Bandcamp New & Notable May 19, 2021
This electronic amalgam from Japan proves as surrealistic as it is sinister, developing vaporwave and ambient into a unique, digital hell. Bandcamp New & Notable May 22, 2019
Future ambient storytelling from London producer Elijah Nang, who takes listeners on a "sci-fi audio adventure" set in a futuristic Japan. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 16, 2022