Artist

James Ferraro

2005-present·Bronx

James Ferraro built Far Side Virtual (2011) out of the sound of commerce itself: elevator Muzak, cellular ringtones, the chime of a Nintendo Wii menu, the ambient hum of a frozen yogurt shop. It sounded like nothing that had come before, as critics kept noting at the time, mostly because it was assembled entirely from things nobody had previously thought to call music.

The full story is in Vaporwave.

At a glance

Active
2005–present
From
United States
Records in the issues
1 (2011), 1 of them a Start here pick
Original label
Hippos in Tanks
Listening guide track
“Ten Songs for Humanity”

Listen

In the Vaporwave listening guide: “Ten Songs for Humanity”

Spotify

In the issues

  • Vaporwave
    Principal · 2009-2016 · Members

    Vaporwave is a genre from Online (Turntable.fm, Bandcamp, Reddit, 4chan), 2009–2016. Its principal artists include Macintosh Plus (Ramona Langley), Daniel Lopatin (Chuck Person / Oneohtrix Point Never), James Ferraro and Internet Club (Robin Burnett). This issue covers 8 essential albums and 18 dated events.

Records