From fdd80eadcc2f147d0198d94b7b908764778184a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:18:55 -0500 Subject: format line wrapping and fix escaped characters --- content/blog/2021-03-28-vaporwave-vs-outrun.md | 145 ++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/blog/2021-03-28-vaporwave-vs-outrun.md') diff --git a/content/blog/2021-03-28-vaporwave-vs-outrun.md b/content/blog/2021-03-28-vaporwave-vs-outrun.md index 1ac49e9..a89074b 100644 --- a/content/blog/2021-03-28-vaporwave-vs-outrun.md +++ b/content/blog/2021-03-28-vaporwave-vs-outrun.md @@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ draft = false # Overview -When it comes to an aesthetic that originated primarily online, there -tends to be a lot of confusion around what falls into each specific -genre. This post discusses Vaporwave and Outrun, which have become -almost synonymous in the minds of those online who aren\'t hardcore into -these genres of media. More specifically, Outrun is largely an unknown -term while all aesthetics in these two genres are usually attributed to -Vaporwave. For example, take a look at the image search results for -Vaporwave: the results include **a lot\*** of Outrun-themed images. -You\'ll find a similar trend almost everywhere. +When it comes to an aesthetic that originated primarily online, there tends to +be a lot of confusion around what falls into each specific genre. This post +discusses Vaporwave and Outrun, which have become almost synonymous in the minds +of those online who aren't hardcore into these genres of media. More +specifically, Outrun is largely an unknown term while all aesthetics in these +two genres are usually attributed to Vaporwave. For example, take a look at the +image search results for Vaporwave: the results include **a lot** of +Outrun-themed images. You'll find a similar trend almost everywhere. ![Vaporwave Search Results](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20210328-vaporwave-vs-outrun/vaporwave-search-results.png) @@ -25,99 +24,93 @@ Results](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20210328-vaporwave-vs-outrun/vaporwave-sea ![Macintosh Plus Album Cover](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20210328-vaporwave-vs-outrun/macintosh-plus.png) -Okay, so what is Vaporwave? I\'m going to just copy-and-paste some -general info from the Wikipedia article on -[Vaporwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporwave), so that I\'m not -repeating everything you can already search for online: - -> Vaporwave is a microgenre of electronic music, a visual art style, and -> an Internet meme that emerged in the early 2010s. It is defined partly -> by its slowed-down, chopped and screwed samples of smooth jazz, -> elevator, R&B, and lounge music from the 1980s and 1990s. The -> surrounding subculture is sometimes associated with an ambiguous or -> satirical take on consumer capitalism and pop culture, and tends to be -> characterized by a nostalgic or surrealist engagement with the popular -> entertainment, technology and advertising of previous decades. -> Visually, it incorporates early Internet imagery, late 1990s web -> design, glitch art, anime, 3D-rendered objects, and cyberpunk tropes -> in its cover artwork and music videos. - -This is an excellent summary, and it helps address my point here: there -are specific aspects that make Vaporwave unique: +Okay, so what is Vaporwave? I'm going to just copy-and-paste some general info +from the Wikipedia article on +[Vaporwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporwave), so that I'm not repeating +everything you can already search for online: + +> Vaporwave is a microgenre of electronic music, a visual art style, and an +> Internet meme that emerged in the early 2010s. It is defined partly by its +> slowed-down, chopped and screwed samples of smooth jazz, elevator, R&B, and +> lounge music from the 1980s and 1990s. The surrounding subculture is sometimes +> associated with an ambiguous or satirical take on consumer capitalism and pop +> culture, and tends to be characterized by a nostalgic or surrealist engagement +> with the popular entertainment, technology and advertising of previous +> decades. Visually, it incorporates early Internet imagery, late 1990s web +> design, glitch art, anime, 3D-rendered objects, and cyberpunk tropes in its +> cover artwork and music videos. + +This is an excellent summary, and it helps address my point here: there are +specific aspects that make Vaporwave unique: ## Time Frame -The time frame for references, logos, etc. focuses mostly on the 1990s -in Vaporwave. You\'ll see old school Pepsi logos, Microsoft 95 screens, -tropical plants, classic marble sculptures, and many references from -Japan\'s influence in the 90s. +The time frame for references, logos, etc. focuses mostly on the 1990s in +Vaporwave. You'll see old school Pepsi logos, Microsoft 95 screens, tropical +plants, classic marble sculptures, and many references from Japan's influence +in the 90s. ## Art -The color scheme is generally a soft, light palette that uses pastel -colors. The backdrop will often be in a light-pink or teal blue. +The color scheme is generally a soft, light palette that uses pastel colors. The +backdrop will often be in a light-pink or teal blue. ## Music -The musical genre of Vaporwave incorporates soft tunes, lounge music, -and sound effects that will make the listener reminisce of the 90s. The -sounds of the genre are generally slower-paced and calming. The major -breakthrough artist for Vaporwave was [Macintosh -Plus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vektroid), who released the album -[Floral -Shoppe](https://archive.org/details/MACINTOSHPLUS-FLORALSHOPPE_complete) -in 2011. Another more recent example is the artist -[sadbert](https://sadbert.bandcamp.com/), whose latest album -incorporates the upbeat tones of the 1999 Dilbert TV series. - -Notice that Vaporwave doesn\'t include things like racing cars, -futuristic technology, chrome, or the deep orange/purple color scheme. -Vaporwave is a focus on the idyllic state of the world when technology -was becoming common in households, a reality that we have already -experienced. Focus on the most aesthetically-pleasing parts of that past -is a large part of Vaporwave. +The musical genre of Vaporwave incorporates soft tunes, lounge music, and sound +effects that will make the listener reminisce of the 90s. The sounds of the +genre are generally slower-paced and calming. The major breakthrough artist for +Vaporwave was [Macintosh Plus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vektroid), who +released the album [Floral +Shoppe](https://archive.org/details/MACINTOSHPLUS-FLORALSHOPPE_complete) in +2011. Another more recent example is the artist +[sadbert](https://sadbert.bandcamp.com/), whose latest album incorporates the +upbeat tones of the 1999 Dilbert TV series. + +Notice that Vaporwave doesn't include things like racing cars, futuristic +technology, chrome, or the deep orange/purple color scheme. Vaporwave is a focus +on the idyllic state of the world when technology was becoming common in +households, a reality that we have already experienced. Focus on the most +aesthetically-pleasing parts of that past is a large part of Vaporwave. # Outrun ![Outrun](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20210328-vaporwave-vs-outrun/outrun.png) -Now, let\'s get to Outrun. This one is a little trickier since the genre -has largely been lumped under the Vaporwave title for so long. However, -it stems from the [Synthwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthwave) -music genre and is likely named after the 1986 racer game, [Out +Now, let's get to Outrun. This one is a little trickier since the genre has +largely been lumped under the Vaporwave title for so long. However, it stems +from the [Synthwave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthwave) music genre and is +likely named after the 1986 racer game, [Out Run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_Run). ## Time Frame -Outrun can be thought of as a retro-futuristic aesthetic born from the -1980s. +Outrun can be thought of as a retro-futuristic aesthetic born from the 1980s. ## Art -The color scheme uses a very dark color palette with the main colors -being deep oranges, blues, and purples. Red edges are common around -objects in Outrun art. The background of the Outrun aesthetic is almost -always a neon grid like you\'d expect to see in Tron or a 1980s arcade -machine. +The color scheme uses a very dark color palette with the main colors being deep +oranges, blues, and purples. Red edges are common around objects in Outrun art. +The background of the Outrun aesthetic is almost always a neon grid like you'd +expect to see in Tron or a 1980s arcade machine. -Classic sports cars, chrome robots, computer generated graphics and -fonts, and the occasional use of rain or palm trees can be found in -Outrun art. +Classic sports cars, chrome robots, computer generated graphics and fonts, and +the occasional use of rain or palm trees can be found in Outrun art. ## Music -This aesthetic has a more aggressive and fast-paced style of music, -which tends to match the subject of the art in this aesthetic. +This aesthetic has a more aggressive and fast-paced style of music, which tends +to match the subject of the art in this aesthetic. -Outrun enthusiasts love what people in the 1980s thought the future -would look like. Take a look at a common video game discussed in Outrun -circles, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: +Outrun enthusiasts love what people in the 1980s thought the future would look +like. Take a look at a common video game discussed in Outrun circles, Far Cry 3: +Blood Dragon: ![Fry Cry 3: Blood Dragon](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20210328-vaporwave-vs-outrun/far-cry.png) -Another example that doesn\'t force the color scheme as hard as some -online art does is Kung Fury: +Another example that doesn't force the color scheme as hard as some online art +does is Kung Fury: ![Kung Fury](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20210328-vaporwave-vs-outrun/kung-fury.png) @@ -127,7 +120,7 @@ Scene](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20210328-vaporwave-vs-outrun/kung-fury-hacke # Conclusion -While Vaporwave and Outrun share similarities, they are two distinct -aesthetics with many important distinctions. Someone who enjoys one may -not necessarily enjoy the other, so it\'s important to make sure we -properly describe the aesthetic we\'re looking for. +While Vaporwave and Outrun share similarities, they are two distinct aesthetics +with many important distinctions. Someone who enjoys one may not necessarily +enjoy the other, so it's important to make sure we properly describe the +aesthetic we're looking for. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2