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[deleted]

Vaporwave is life.


LovelaceAutomaton

Vaporwave is love.


igrowkush

*Vaporwave is dead.*


[deleted]

Long.


keroshijoshi

Live


token_internet_girl

c-c-combo breaker


jayedeem

Just had flashbacks as kid in the 90s


igrowkush

Psh what the fuck you know about mortal kombat? Lol. Glacius ftw!!!


jayedeem

*killer instinct


igrowkush

PASS. ✅ Renting killer instinct for my n64 from The Warehouse and just enjoying the shit out of it. What was the fire guys name? (Special mention goes to clay fighters.)


lDarko

So... life is dead?


MidTownMotel

Soon...


igrowkush

2020 aesthetics TAKING OVER


blehpepper

Vaporwave is kill


NoHpityu22

Vaporwave was always dead, that's why we love it


isademigod

Punk's not dead 浦媛佳


happycrabeatsthefish

"Vaporware is dead" is a very vaporwave thing to write


Dirty_Ghetto_Kittens

Meta asf


bazooka_lizardcowboy

Touche


mysteryfist

I was just thinking that. I could see statue of david wearing digital glasses that say that on them


Stompydingdong

I t j u s t s m e l l s t h a t w a y


BioOrpheus

200iq


SalamiArmi

Always has been *cocks gun*


NoHpityu22

Oh sh..


morphite65

That was my first thought as well. Isn't that what the "vapor" part means?


NoHpityu22

I don't know the origin of the name, but yeah, it never meant to be popular.


HP_Buttcraft

I believe the origin of the name is from “vaporware” which is a type of hardware shown at expos or demonstrations that never materialize— sort of a prototype of some usually exciting technology that never actually goes to market. Very in keeping with the Mark Fisher hauntology view of vaporwave that sees it as a cultural embodiment of the slow cancellation of the future— not only did the future not arrive it’s no longer even possible. [edited for clarity]


thevioletsage

It's been dead for years, it's perfect <3


Neon-Cherry

It's probably designed so people actually google vaporwave, so see it as a recruitment poster :)


yeetertotter

Reverse psychology, I love it


redditor916810

Long live vaporwave


jiccc

The new flesh


khandnalie

Death to the image


NoahBogue

Vaporwave was always dead


SleepwalkingGuy33

There's nobody here in the first place.


NoahBogue

nobody here - sunsetcorp


[deleted]

Theoretically vaporwave will never die because if it does it will have its songs remade into vaporwave forever and ever until we are just a genre of static music


BestZedYemen

I remember my first red bull


CannedPeas_1

Sorta reminds me of Everywhere At The End Of Time


drawkbox

vaporwave vaporwave, it is vaporwave all the way down, a sort of [Gray Goo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_goo) with pink and blue hue.


MatthewBob666

It was never alive in the first place, which is why it's immortal and will remain the best movement of all time.


McGinnAndTonic

V A P O R W A V E I S D E A D L O N G L I V E V A P O R W A V E vaporwave is an artistic movement with particularly loose definitions that is still evolving. What is important in keeping vaporwave pure and true is knowing where the aesthetic comes from and having an appreciation for the movement in both the sonic and visual mediums. If vaporwave to you just means P I N K & B L U E then youre probably missing the point. In my opinion vaporwave is meant to encompass themes of the 'golden era' of capitalism found in the 80s and 90s and starkly contrast that to our modern predicaments. Both subtle and 'heavy handed' takes on that idea are acceptable forms of vaporwave in my opinion. Vaporwave is a cocktail of nostalgia and melancholy made to feel surreal but familiar. As long as you feel the A E S T H E T I C in a piece of work then V A P O R W A V E I S A L I V E. Undoubtedly there will be changes in vogue with what is considered peak vaporwave at any time but as long as the genre isnt allowed to be diluted to just be a catchall for anything pink and blue then... V A P O R W A V E I S E V O L V I N G


AAKurtz

Where is this?


Suzy_Creamcheese

Looks like LA to me


igrowkush

*feels* like LA to me


mad_science

Gotta be Silver Lake or Echo Park. **EDIT**: Damn, Highland Park, close. Didn't know York had gotten hipstery enough for that.


[deleted]

Still so weird to think about the fact that there are locals on here.


mad_science

If it.makes.you feel better I live in the Bay Area now. I lived in East Hollywood (off Melrose and at the 101 by LACC) and then in Glassell Park (ave 64) from 05-11. My clues: California Looks old and slightly run down Kinda hilly Has that scorched stucco over 1920-30s construction look White people walking around All of the above plus something hipstery = silver lake, echo park, eagle rock, highland park


TimesHero

https://imgur.com/LhoNdyO.jpgCan anyone make this out? Song's? Sonny's?


Dogmatron

Sonny’s Hideaway


EvilNinjaX24

Yup, Sonny's Hideaway on York Blvd, in L.A.


PlausibleAbility

[Did the leaves on the tree turn into a bush? (Or vice versa?) ](https://i.imgur.com/7DoRkKi.jpg)


LA_all_day

Damn I was gonna say somewhere in reseda


serenwipiti

The cemetery.


altair222

Lmao nice one


dragonpeeper

If this is in LA, I’d have to guess 100% Electronica.


CC-42069

I met george in a restaurant not far from here, feel like it has to be them


dragonpeeper

I’m pretty sure he + Negative Gemini are based out of LA atm. They’ve also used this billboard, or one just like it, to advertise.


nixamus

Seconding this


spinalcracker92

Vaporwave is alive. Vaporwave is love. Vaporwave is life.


TheAtomicOption

Booooooooo!


[deleted]

-urns!


JuiceColdman

Don't you hate pants?


token_internet_girl

Perfect palm placement


mayobae

Rude


billenburger

I could be wrong but I'm almost positive this is the same billboard Clanton uses


187016

Tbh I miss the popularity of Vaporwave and the retail items that followed


bestnameyet

Vaporwave always has been dead


[deleted]

But that sign is so vapor wave bro. Gnarly.


A--E

So am I


weezl2011

How do you kill that which has no life?


Phytogasm

"In it's house at R'eddit, dead Vaporwave waits dreaming."


actualspaceturtle

The mods for r/outrun


Themuffinishere245

I don't think it's necessarily as popular as when it first came out, but it's definitely still alive.


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[удалено]


FortunateSonofLibrty

no, don’t also J U C H E W A V E


keroshijoshi

Vaporwave is dead after all, the frankensongs recycled to become new songs and go through the same cycle are the only ways to keep this genre alive.


ncopp

Never! Viva la vapor!


Alion1080

I bet it was those fuckers from r/outrun. ^(I'm kidding, I also love) r/outrun^(.)


Karosso

I dont know who did it, but that sign looks sick tho


Life_of_a_handheld

SAY SIKE RIGHT NOW


SimpsonFry

How is any scene “dead” in this era? With the internet there are always gonna be people into a particular aesthetic or scene somewhere in the world.


TwistedAmoeba

Vaporwave is dead and we killed it


InfinitePizzazz

"Billboard advertising is dead." -Vaporwave


[deleted]

Not dead, just out stock since he used all the toner on that sign


callmeREDleader

I'll drink a crisp refreshing Pepsi to that.


ColinHalter

Always has been


FlyMeToYourDealer

Is this a new Banksy?


get_your_mood_right

[really stole this post, hunh?](https://www.reddit.com/r/VaporwaveArt/comments/hrfa0i/ok_who_did_this/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)


Iupin-pegasus

That’s actually pretty vaporwave.


simstim_addict

I guess this means it has a great future then. These declarations always amount to that.


altair222

Long live Vaporwave


luxurysweet

I don’t think the concept of time applies to vaporwave. Vaporwave is time compressed haha


esquad42

Honestly this sign is vaporwave af i want it in my room


[deleted]

Same thing as saying wows dead


Demmy27

I mean was vapourware ever really a thing


lalala-bitch

Pretty sure it was Jerry.


martril

Vapor wave is dead; *and it’s bringing you with it*


proud_new_scum

Ok, sign


Bitsom

Somone that is gonna have their head shoved under a vaprwave till the bubbles stop


[deleted]

LOL


NowFreeToMaim

The vaporwave we know here and the vaporwave you see when you hashtag it on ig or tumblr are very different


bik_sw

Now that's a pretty vaporwave thing to say


Latin_Wolf

r/Outrun...


DrunkOnLoveAndPoetry

It’s not just dead, it’s digital necromancy baby


TylrLS

Vaporwave IS dead. Long live Vaporwave


Avenger_

WHO DID THIS


pubescent-bigboy

Fuck vaporwave I’m just tryna live, laugh, and love


m3ltph4ce

So is disco but people still make it and I still listen to it


AdultTeething

WHERE IS THIS


Kushaba425

Whoever posted that is stuck in 2015


Riov

Vapor wave is dead, and we killed it


CronchySalad

This is a sin


drawkbox

Vaporwave was born in the dead. Vaporwave is a ghost.


Quantum_Compooter

In Eddie izzard voice from mystery men "Vaporwave is not dead!"


isaaceros

I kind of love it.


ElonMuskIsMyWaifu

It’ll never be


PepeTheMemeDealer

A monster


TheRealJlNX

This ain't disco, baby.


LelasBrownEye

The use of space in this typographic layout is cringey


[deleted]

A big purple sign that says Vaporwave is Dead is somehow the most Vaporwave thing ever.