Cheesy saxophones melted into ooze, easy listening skipped and tripped over itself like a buffering YouTube video, and vaguely human voices were slowed into breathy, bland moans. The first time I hit play in the spring of , it stopped me in my tracks. I stared at my iPhone wondering if it was broken or if the file was corrupted. By no conventional logic should Floral Shoppe have made it beyond the deep-internet realms it emerged from.
But like candy-colored mold, its power has rapidly spread while its then-teenage creator Ramona Xavier, the Portland artist now known as Vektroid, has remained an elusive figure, simultaneously a pioneer and an outlier. Her album remains one-of-a-kind in its depiction of anxiety and crisis rendered through waves of numbness that range from deeply unsettling to artificially ecstatic.
Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Floral Shoppe stands as a touchstone of millennial art. Every year the world slips a little further into chaos, it only seems to make more sense. Vaporwave, the genre Floral Shoppe came to define, is music designed to be ignored. Often built from corporate Muzak samples, it lingers in your perception, the way something might flicker in the corner of your eye. If Brian Eno conceived ambient music as something one could choose to focus on or comfortably let slide into the background, vaporwave turns that prescriptive power against the listener.
It pushes you out with banality only to pull you back in, creating a trancelike state truer to the grind of daily life. Quivering In Time by Eris Drew. The Chicago producer channels the timeless quality of beloved rave anthems into heartfelt dance music. Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 10, Distractions One by Tim Shiel. Contrary to its loose theme of "missed connections," the Melbourne art pop veteran's latest album is a joyous, guest-filled affair.
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Blank Banshee is still going strong with this masterful release which i think has his best production to date. Every track stands out in its own way.
The whole album sounds like your inside a meteor partying or waiting for it to strike earth! Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp. Get fresh music recommendations delivered to your inbox every Friday. Floral Shoppe by Macintosh Plus. Timeless masterpiece. Proud of having bought this album while it was available. Sir Paul McCartney. Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes. Articles Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos All Posts.
My Profile. Advanced Search. Artist Biography by Paul Simpson. Born August 19, in Washington. Genre Electronic. Also Known As Laserdisc Visions.
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