1980s

Warning, long read. The following is my account of growing up during the early days of the widespread adoption of internet and some thoughts I have about where we've been and where we are. I never intended to write this much, however I realised that my story is crucial to my thoughts. While the...

It seems like there's a lot of bands that slipped through the cracks of time. A lot for good reason but it's a damn shame that some great sounds bands never get to see the light of day, but I am a sucker for cheesy band names or aesthetics so I tend to give those ones a pass. View...

Straight from my blog, I thought it might be nice to post it here too... # How I Revived My Commodore 64 A bittersweet modular story ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ The Day I Found You Recently, I relocated from a house in the middle of nowhere to an apartment near the city. Besides...

New Wave Tropical (Mid 1980s-Mid 1990s) New Wave Tropical was an extremely popular aesthetic during most of the '80s and '90s. Pulling colorful motifs from Caribbean, Australian, and African iconography, it was used to inspire ideas of exotic and fun vacations. It was used in advertisements...

This was an interesting wave. Techno, rock, or the fusion of both--lots of bongos either way. A notable drug culture with ecstasy at the forefront--it was rave but not quite. There were shades of 60s nostalgia, but ultimately this music was influenced by dance, so it was often very staccato and...

is there a thread talking about how to make artwork similar to the asthetic of the site?

recently i was checking out the official album of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, and when i heard the song "Street Thunder" by Foreigner i got a feeling of deja vu like i had heard this song before. i wouldn't have heard it on the radio since stations don't tend to play B-sides (Street...

Airbush Surrealism (c. mid-1970s-mid 1980s) Airbrush surrealism was an aesthetic popular during much of the 1970s and 80s. Characterized by its strong use of soft colors and scale, it was notable for being in advertisements, album art, and general sci-fi related art. Personally, this...

Hiii Everyone I randomly put this visual 2gether for 1 of my fav songs "Hit the Spot" by Surfing (@sssurfinggg). I hope they don't mind lol I just wanted to show my appreciation to their contribution to the vaporwave community! I hope y'all enjoy the video ! video link: View...

surf the web with this collection; from the late 60s to the 80s, 90s, and the new millennium! 1. SURF! 2000 01:37 buy track 2. NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY WORLD 02:29 3. TURN BACK TIME 02:08 4. BEST DAY OF MY LIFE 03:09 5. WAITING 4 ME 01:43 6. WHAT'S LOVE? 02:59 7. TAKE WHAT YOU GET 02:29 8...

here are some cool albums by a duo called H2O, take a listen! View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_245mk018tU View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_2Onx1MdpA&t View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oam4bXzYZb4&t View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll6nl53wkFI

Festival Marketplace (c. late 1970s-mid 1980s) Festival marketplace was an aesthetic common in retail locations during the late 1970s through the end of the '80s. It's known for its warm colors and Midwestern feel, and was seen in malls, grocery stores, and other shopping outlets. It can...

Utopian Scholastic (c. late 1980s-late 1990s) Utopian Scholastic was a popular aesthetic amongst children from the late '80s to the late '90s. Usually paired with edutainment programs, books, and museums, the style goes for "timeless" typography, collages composed of stock images, and an...

Good evening. I got an idea. I'm going to start weekly threads based on specific aesthetics from long ago, and we can discuss the style, have memories, and share examples of this retro aesthetic. Let me know what you all think of this idea. :) This week's Aesthetic Highlight: Global Village...

With vaporwave being a recent genre in the grand scheme of things, it is logical that some people born in the 2000s, such as me, would discover and enjoy vaporwave. But at its core, vaporwave is a nostalgic genre, nostalgic for something we simply can't have nostalgia for. Do you think it...