Albums from a digital art movement that perfects our past.

1) ᴘₒʟʏɢʟᵒᴛ : Comfort Couch

“No taxis? Well… if you don’t have any other engagements, I’d be pleased if you could accompany me into the hotel.”

This album is one of my absolute favorites. The cover features a stunning shadow of a woman in bed over a violet cityscape. The sound of the album pairs well with this aesthetic. Like a 90s investigative sitcom, you're taken on a journey of carefully crafted instrumentation, stylized poses, and slow-motion stare-down sequences.

With Comfort Couch, there is something worth investigating. Thankfully, there are no negative consequences for digging deeper into that truth.

Favorite Track: Stay The Night (18:10)

2) vcr-classique : exotics

Good morning…Welcome the station.

This album is one to go to when you want something confident and clear from the vaporwave genre. Reminiscent of morning news stations, being a newly hired cameraman for the local news always gives you some butterflies. Still a bit naive in your hope for the future.

Together, we can change the way news is reported forever.

Enjoy reporting live from the beach.

Favorite Track: high (3:20)

3) モールFUTURE/PAST : Welcome to Crystal Valley Mall

Welcome to Crystal Valley: When your’e here, you feel at home.

This album has many different vibes but they all sound crystal clear. The intention of each song is made plain through smooth Jazzy tracks that could encourage a deep, conversation with a stranger by the shopping mall's entrance fountain. An in-door, air-conditioned paradise.

A sophisticated introspection. A neutral transparency.

Favorite Track: Consumer Paradise (20:27)

4) 猫 シ Corp. : ショップ @ ヘルシンキ

The mall has been renovated… But you can still hear the ghosts

An incredible mall-soft installation. Here, 猫 シ Corp manages to capture a beautiful haunting of a mall in the daytime. Even though there are people, even though it is daylight….there is something unsettling about a new mall…

Favorite Track: (24:19) HEL-AMS 飛行機 [lentokentälle]

5) Dan Mason ダン·メイソン — Miami Virtual

A variety of sounds on this album. Starting with a psychedelic sunset entitled,と言って別れ, Mason quickly establishes this Vaporwave project as a force to be reckoned with. This album reflects some of the best of the genre.

Favorite track: と言って別れ (0:00)

6) 仮想夢プラザ: 仮想夢女の子 [TELEPATH]

This album is a full transcendence. This is like “Vaporwave plus” this is like exiting the mall through the glass ceiling. 32 songs. Almost all of them clock in at around 30 minutes. This album is for when you desire an internal shift, a palette cleanses, and a change of heart. This is Telepath. An Ambient Suite.

Favorite Track: (#18) あなたの凝視の精力

What are your favorite Vaporwave albums?