Soundware maven Bvker says that its ‘80s-inspired packs are among the most popular on its roster, so it’s put together a special vaporwave drum kit, known as Aesthetic, that you can download for free.

In this accompaniment to his Year in the Online Underground piece, Adam Harper—the premier writer on new, emergent, underground music—reflects on the year in vaporwave and selects his favorites.

Ramona Andra Xavier wants to move beyond music. For the past seven years, Xavier has helped to define vaporwave, a sample-heavy genre of electronic music that repurposes digital relics from the late ...

Marcus Estrada is a Contributor from USA writing for the Digital Publication Hardcore Gamer. His favorite genres include horror, visual novel, rhythm and platformer. While many point to how lifelike ...

Dreamwild is half retro FPS, half surreal, pre-rendered adventure. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dreamwild is something special ...

In the early 2010s, a sense of yearning for the recent past captured the attention of Internet users worldwide. The retro revival set its sights and sounds on the 1980s and ’90s, rebooting the decades ...

Dolphins, Grecian pillars, the sound of fountains, pink and blue, old Mac monitors, mannequins. By Kat Bein Dolphins, Grecian pillars, the sound of fountains, pink and blue, old Mac monitors, ...

The Vaporwave album Conditions at Hickory begins with static, as if you’re tuning in to a 1940s radio broadcast. First and second tracks “Foothills” and “Daily Commute” start out humdrum and benign ...