60. succor of the summer sands: everlasting summer [常夏] by desert sands feels warm at night (slushwave episode)

Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world.

In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that were promised by modern capitalism, but never came.

Vaporwave is an expression of the pains of the collective modern unconscious, taking the form of heroin-level escapism, ecstasy-inducing pop music, or dystopian ambient worlds.

Because of its internet-based nature, its aesthetics have evolved so rapidly, further reflecting the chaotic subconscious of the modern mind.

Vaporwave captures the modern unconscious of humans raised by the internet succinctly and understanding this art form matters.

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And now, for today’s episode.

It's hot. I'm calm. I feel new. These are the words written by English vaporwave artist "desert sand feels warm at night" in presenting his album Everlasting Summer (常夏). 

This sample-free album is extremely reflective, bringing forth formative subconscious memories of our summers' past to the forefront, both as escape, examination, and most beautifully, as release. 

Let's renew ourselves together. Let's set sail for desert sand feels warm at night's Everlasting Summer.