May 2023 (Week 3 & 4) - News + Decoding the 𝒮ℯ𝒸𝓇ℯ𝓉 ℒ𝒶𝓃ℊ𝓊𝒶ℊℯ of Vaporwave (Ep. 2)

Vaporwave News Network

Hello and Welcome to the Vaporwave News Network: A Bi-Weekly Podcast about the contemporary Vaporwave Scene. We feature News, Discussion and Current Trends as well as reporting on upcoming releases and events in the vaporwave, future funk and adjacent communities.

This is Episode 2, covering the last two weeks of May 2023 and featuring a discussion about the "Decoding the secret language of Vaporwave" video released on YouTube by the YayText Channel. There are also reviews of recent releases, announcements, and upcoming events for the beginning of Summer 2023!

Content Log:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Welcome, Host Update and Recommendation

2:58 - News/Recap of The Week(s)

8:13 - Upcoming Events and Shows (URL & IRL)

12:24 - Upcoming and Current Releases

22:40 - Main Topic: Decoding the secret language of Vaporwave by YayText

40:26 - This Week In Vaporwave History!

45:15 - Hit Vibes Shout Out (10 Year Anniversary on May 31st)

45:36 - Outro

Thanks to you for listening to our show! Please help spread the word on social media and in other vaporwave forums. Shouts out to YayText for making such an awesome and thorough video about vaporwave. Thanks to our consultants in the scene for feedback on the show and our format. Our logo was inspired by V-SPAN and our work is dedicated to past Vaporwave media sites like Sunbleached, Private Suite, Tiny Mixtapes, and other podcasts that came before us.

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Social Media & Submission Forms:

• https://linktr.ee/vaporwavenewsnetwork (Submission Forms)

• https://www.instagram.com/vwnewsnetwork/

• https://twitter.com/VWNewsNetwork.

Upcoming Releases Featured:

1. https://danmason.bandcamp.com/album/ill-be-alright

2. https://usgolf95.bandcamp.com/album/playstation-jungle-psx

3. https://luxuryelite.bandcamp.com/album/fashion-pop

Decoding the secret language of Vaporwave by YayText:

• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4iRnj0k-tg

• Written Article: https://yaytext.com/blog/vaporwave-unicode-analysis/

This Week in Vaporwave History Links:

1. https://teeeams.bandcamp.com/album/dxys-xff

2. https://contactlensarchive.bandcamp.com/

3. https://saintpepsi.bandcamp.com/album/hit-vibes