vapor wave
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, vapor wave has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Sword and Scale (Dec 2025).
Vaporwave is an internet music microgenre, aesthetic, and meme that emerged in the early 2010s. It is defined partly by its slowed-down, chopped and screwed samples of smooth jazz, elevator music, 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, digital technology, and adv
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Sword and Scale |
| Field | Musicology / cultural studies |
Who talks about vapor wave on podcasts?
vapor wave came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Sword and Scale.
- Episode 297 on Sword and Scale (Dec 2025)
What is vapor wave mentioned alongside?
vapor wave is most often mentioned alongside avilms.com, respirators and Crime Stoppers.
Mentioned together: avilms.com, respirators, Crime Stoppers, US Postal Inspection Service, life in prison without the possibility of parole, A1A, journal (2014), Zicam, Jesse Hyde, hazmat suits