Memory Vague

Memory Vague
Video by
Oneohtrix Point Never
ReleasedJune 1, 2009
GenresVaporwave, ambient
Length33:21
LabelRoot Strata
ProducerDaniel Lopatin
Oneohtrix Point Never chronology
Betrayed in the Octagon
(2007)		 Memory Vague
(2009)		 Zones Without People
(2009)

Memory Vague is a 2009 audio-visual project by Oneohtrix Point Never, an alias of electronic musician Daniel Lopatin. It was released as a limited-edition DVD-R by Root Strata on June 1, 2009.

Background

Memory Vague compiles found footage of commercials, animation, and music videos sourced from YouTube videos and edited by Lopatin in Windows Movie Maker. It collects several videos previously uploaded to YouTube via Lopatin's sunsetcorp channel, including the profile-raising videos "angel" and "nobody here". The DVD features several of Lopatin's "eccojams": audio-visual pieces which typically sample micro-excerpts of 1980s sources and "slow them down narcotically" with effects such as echo and pitch shifting added in a manner reminiscent of chopped and screwed styles. Due to the stylistic effects present in the project, Memory Vague is considered a pioneering work in the vaporwave genre.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

References

  1. ↑ Oneohtrix Point Never Albums From Worst to Best - Stereogum
  2. ↑ "Memory Vague – Root Strata". Root Strata. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ Sande, Kiran (June 22, 2010). "Oneohtrix Point Never: computer vision". Fact. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Whiteley, Sheila; Rambarran, Shara (January 22, 2016). The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality. Oxford University Press. p. 412.
  5. ↑ Daniel Lopatin releases remastered version of Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol.1|Tiny Mix Tapes
  6. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ Zhang, Cat (November 19, 2020). "Is Glitchcore a TikTok Aesthetic, a New Microgenre, or the Latest Iteration of Glitch Art?". Pitchfork. Condé Nast.