EPISODE · May 24, 2021 · 33 MIN
Shopping for Post-Mallsoft
from Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews · host Ross Payton, Birk McBirkinson
Support Night Clerk Radio on PatreonLike other vaporwave subgenres, mallsoft has evolved since its creation. Initially defined by sampling and reverb, new mallsoft albums drift towards exploring new compositions and themes. While actual shopping malls are sliding into the dustbin of history, the idea of mall ambiance lingers with us. The essence of mallsoft transcends the physicality of shopping malls. Banal commercial architecture with powerful HVAC, weird acoustics, and a genial indifference to human emotions will remain with us long after the last shopping mall is torn down. New mallsoft seeks to capture that essence.Music Discussed4D Gradients by ロップMALLACADEMYby Hallmark '87Related LinksロップMALL on BandcampA T R I U M by Hallmark '87 on Rate Your MusicCreditsMusic by: 2Mello Artwork by: Patsy McDowell Ross on TwitterBirk on TwitterNight Clerk Radio on Twitter
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Like other vaporwave subgenres, mallsoft has evolved since its creation. Initially defined by sampling and reverb, new mallsoft albums drift towards exploring new compositions and themes. While actual shopping malls are sliding into the dustbin of history, the idea of mall ambiance lingers with us. The essence of mallsoft transcends the physicality of shopping malls.
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