After a whir of bubbly synths and slap bass set the tone, a can of soda is cracked open and a voice proudly proclaims “It’s Saint Pepsi, bitch!” Saint Pepsi was the recording name used by Ryan DeRobertis for a series of Bandcamp releases from 2012 to early 2014. Currently, DeRobertis produces music under the…

新しい日の誕生 is a collaboration album by Hong Kong Express and  t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者. It was released through Dream Catalogue in January of 2015 under the name 2 8 1 4. Hong Kong Express and t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 are owner and co-owner of Dream…

t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 has been releasing material through their own Bandcamp label since September of 2013. In August of 2014, 肉体からの離脱 was released through Dream Catalogue on Bandcamp. The aesthetic and concept behind this album are etched and hidden behind Japanese characters; the album’s title, track titles, and album…

“they meet at the same bar every night… he smokes his cigarette, she holds her drink and looks at him, they talk without speaking” – Album subtext 浪漫的夢想 was the first album to be released on the Bandcamp label Dream Catalogue. The style of this album and the formation of Dream Catalogue paved the way…

As a follow-up to the series of releases under New Dreams Ltd., Xavier released ClearSkies™ on April 20th, 2013 under the name PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises. Where Xavier’s previous releases as Macintosh Plus and Fuji Grid TV were primarily sample-based compositions, ClearSkies™ is mainly MIDI-based. The album as a whole is very pleasant to listen to and…

In the final installment of New Dreams Ltd., Ramona Andra Xavier released Shader in 2012 under the name Sacred Tapestry. Although she continues to make music today, Shader was supposed to be Xavier’s final vaporwave project. Despite its historical significance, I found this album difficult to listen to. While the album has only 6 tracks,…

Continuing in Ramona Andra Xavier’s New Dreams Ltd. project, 札幌コンテンポラリー (“Contemporary Sapporo”) was released on April 20th in 2012 shortly after the release of Floral Shoppe. As expected, this album was released under a different name; in this case, the album is credited to 情報デスクVIRTUAL. 札幌コンテンポラリー is described by Xavier as “a brief glimpse into…