May 2023 (Week 1 & 2) - Bandcamp Friday + Labels Leaving Bandcamp? (Ep. 1)

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 1, covering the first two weeks of May 2023 and featuring a discussion about #BandcampFriday + Labels moving their online storefronts off of Bandcamp.

Content Log:

0:00 - Intro/Statement of Purpose.

2:25 - Welcome, Host Update.

4:43 - News/Recap of The Week(s).

7:28 - Upcoming Events and Shows (URL & IRL).

11:50 - Upcoming Releases.

19:40 - Main Topic: Bandcamp Friday and Labels Leaving Bandcamp?

38:15 - This Week In Vaporwave History!

42:42 - Outro.

Thanks to Toni from Cityman Productions, Christian from Aloe City Wrld, Alan from Coraspect Records and John from Business Casual for sending in responses for our Main Topic this week. 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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Upcoming Releases Featured:

1. https://saintpepsi.bandcamp.com/album/cash-wednesday

2. https://neggygemmy.bandcamp.com/album/cbd-reiki-moonbeam

3. https://music.businesscasual.biz/album/anniversary-vol-10 // https://music.businesscasual.biz/album/bizcas10-ten-years-of-business-casual

Statement from Bandcamp (Ethan Diamond) about BC Friday in 2023:

• https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-update

This Week in Vaporwave History Links:

1. https://computerdreams.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-television

2. https://reverblite.bandcamp.com/album/b-sides

3. https://espritfantasy.bandcamp.com/album/virtua-zip