Memory Vague is a 2009 audio-visual project by Oneohtrix Point Never, the alias of electronic musician Daniel Lopatin.[1] It was released as a limited-edition DVD-R by Root Strata on June 1, 2009.[2]
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| Released | June 1, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Vaporwave, ambient | |||
| Length | 33:21 | |||
| Label | Root Strata | |||
| Producer | Daniel Lopatin | |||
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Background
editMemory Vague compiles found footage of commercials, animation and music videos sourced from YouTube videos and edited by Lopatin in Windows Movie Maker.[3] It collects several videos previously uploaded to YouTube via Lopatin's sunsetcorp channel, including the profile-raising videos "angel" and "nobody here."[4] The DVD features several of Lopatin's "eccojams": audio-visual pieces which typically sample micro-excerpts of 80's sources and "slow them down narcotically" with effects such as echo and pitch shifting added in a manner reminiscent of chopped and screwed styles.[5][6] Due to the stylistic effects present in the project, Memory Vague is considered a pioneering work in the vaporwave genre.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Zones Without People" | |
| 2. | "Angel" | |
| 3. | "Ships Without Meaning" | |
| 4. | "Memory Vague" | |
| 5. | "Nest 5900" | |
| 6. | "Chandelier's Dream" | |
| 7. | "Unmaking the World" | |
| 8. | "Heart of a Champion" | |
| 9. | "Radiation" | |
| 10. | "Computer Vision" | |
| 11. | "Nobody Here" |
Personnel
edit- Daniel Lopatin – music
- Maxwell August Croy – design, layout
References
edit- ^ Oneohtrix Point Never Albums From Worst to Best - Stereogum
- ^ "Memory Vague – Root Strata". Root Strata. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Sande, Kiran (22 June 2010). "Oneohtrix Point Never: computer vision". Fact. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Whiteley, Sheila; Rambarran, Shara (January 22, 2016). The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality. Oxford University Press. p. 412.
- ^ Daniel Lopatin releases remastered version of Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol.1|Tiny Mix Tapes
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (July 6, 2010). "Brooklyn's Noise Scene Catches Up to Oneohtrix Point Never". The Village Voice. Village Voice, LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Zhang, Cat (November 19, 2020). "Is Glitchcore a TikTok Aesthetic, a New Microgenre, or the Latest Iteration of Glitch Art?". Pitchfork. Condé Nast.