For episode number sixty-five on independent music podcast "Hot Takes", Heaven Sample brought the party with his extensive experience in the music scene and well cultivated taste in art and music. Known as of late as being an up-and-comer with live performances with i2K and Bass House HMTL and collaborations with the likes of Sevag H, Heaven Sample…

Kicking off "Hot Takes" season four, we brought on an OG from the early days of the vaporwave scene, Futurefunkrocker. Known for releasing an album square in the middle of "Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. 1" and "Spend the Night With Games", Brent has been to hell and back with the scene and adjacent experimental and hypnagogic projects as well, pavin…

As is now customary for "Hot Takes", we finished season 3 with another mega episode, but this time we wanted to concentrate on involving the community! Bringing on more guests to the show simultaneously than ever before, episode 63 is more brief than the last two retrospective episodes, but what it lacks in length it makes up for with pure chaos! W…

Right on time, we we came forth with episode number sixty-two of "Hot Takes", and our special guest on the show was graphic designer, producer, and show organizer Crystal Eternal! We spent two hours on Monday night talking taste, technique, and opinion with Reina, and it was a delight. Known for their phenomenal graphic art as Chameleon Crafts and …

Open late and ready for service, "Hot Takes" episode number 61 introduces the gang to well-seasoned and highly requested British vaporwave duo, Donor Lens! Staying up late with the bois and the attending audience, Jay and Thom chopped it up with us, dropped some takes for the audience, and shared some secrets that you won't want to miss during thei…

This sixtieth episode of "Hot Takes' featured community member Eric from the label SlyVinyl Records! It made sense to bring Eric onto the show, having been releasing work by independent net-based electronic acts for so long and also recently involved with My Pet Flamingo and Utopia District's Flamingo Fest event. Two hours really wasn't enough time…

"Hot Takes" episode 59 is an ode to JD Senuti! When considering the microgenre of vaporwave that overlaps with lo-fi house music, JD Senuti was the most obvious guest for us to invite. We didn't quite get our traditional two hours with our guest due to eleventh hour technical difficulties, but the valuable time that we did have overflowed with memo…

"Hot Takes" episode 58 was focused on multifaceted vaporwave up-and-comer Device Operator! Following a pattern of working closely with Pacific Plaza Records and affiliated acts, we managed to dodge an episode delay and coordinate our schedules so that we could sit down for an evening with our friend. Known for their work with Business Casual and Pa…

Front and center for "Hot Takes" episode 57 was seminal early vaporwave duo Topaz Gang! We have been wanting to bring some guests from across the pond on to the show for a long time, and what better act to debut with than our old friends Topaz Gang!? Known for their early involvement in the scene, collaborating with such greats as Luxury Elite, Sai…

For "Hot Takes" episode 56, Skelly and Shiro called upon vapor-adjacent up-and-comer Popcultr! With a background in dubstep production and audio engineering, Popcultr has put out a handful of tight, clean chillwave-meets-vaporwave releases and has played several live shows within the scene, including Utopia District's tape swap events and Virtual M…

Episode 55 of "Hot Takes" stars longtime friend of the show and vaporwave jack-all-trades Augnos, joining the duo for a series of engrossing discussions about such topics as World of Warcraft and the ability and willingness to teach oneself new skills. In addition to the release of their recent vapor-infused breaks mini-album "Gilded Sentience", Au…

On the 54th episode of "Hot Takes", we strategically chose to bring on vaporwave label owner, artist, and metal musician Geometric Lullaby. A musical polymath with a background in metal now rising to the forefront of the vaporwave live show circuit, Geometric Lullaby was our top choice for the show owing to his Summer Slushy Fest event coming up ri…

Starring in the latest episode of "Hot Takes": Skeleton Lipstick, YUNG SHIRO 白, and guest of honor Navigateur! Genre-bender extraordinaire and an OG producer from the early days of the independent net-based retro electronic music explosion, Navigateur has produced faithfully throughout the chillwave years, found a degree of success in the synthwave…

For "Hot Takes" episode 52, Mingkurray joined us on the show! Mingkurray, musical artist, visualist, and livestream show organizer, descends upon "Hot Takes" with Skeleton Lipstick and YUNG SHIRO 白 for 120 minutes of inside jokes, insider info, and of course hot takes. Mingkurray's renown transcends many scenes and media, being known for his glitch…

The latest "Hot Takes" episode stars Skelly, Shiro, and highly coveted special guest Datagirl! An extremely skilled DJ, musician, and visual artist, Datagirl has been working silently within and without the vaporsphere, playing club and house shows, dropping albums on labels like Pacific Plaza Records, and creating phenomenal 3D rendered visuals fo…

We broadcasted with Luxury Noise for this installment of the show! Longtime friend and supporter of the show, Paul's camaraderie, taste in art, outspoken nature, and experience in the industry made him a picture perfect candidate for a "Hot Takes" guest, and we relished the chance to get his take on everything from production techniques to Electron…

This week on "Hot Takes", Skelly and Shiro managed to source Leroy Honeycomb all the way from Melbourne, Australia for an evening chat (well, it was evening for us)! A multi-instrumentalist that's been playing since long before the independent electronic music explosion in the late 2000's, Lee is half of the monumental psychedelic vaporwave duo Sur…

For our forty-eighth "Hot Takes" episode, Skeleton Lipstick and YUNG SHIRO 白 brought on fan favorite and red hot up-and-comer Patchnotes, covering all kinds of subject matter that night, including but not necessarily limited to his production background (or lack thereof) and love of M83 and Washed Out. Aside from his gentle, enthusiastic affect, Pa…

Segaoctopus was our featured guest during this talk show episode! Renowned for her vapor-adjacent visual art, Segaoctopus has been a highly coveted guest for us to have on "Hot Takes", and we relished getting her input on various animation techniques like rotoscoping and stop animation, making sure to not miss our chance to also pick her brain on f…

This week on "Hot Takes" episode 46, after a brief hiatus, Skelly and Shiro pulled Philly area act Geo Metro for the show! Eccentric, well-spoken, and a heavyweight in the Philadelphia independent electronic music scene, it made perfect sense for us to bring Andrew on; and he kept us entertained with his thoughts and stories about Britpop, Bossa No…

On the "Hot Takes" vaporwave talk show this week, longtime vaporwave and vaportrap artist King Quartz agreed to come by for a session! Drawing from myriad influences and scenes, King Quartz brought a lot to the table, regaling us with their perspective on what they consider to be bad art, their thoughts on micro-genres, and their experience with ro…

This week on "Hot Takes", we were graced with the presence of one Whitewoods! An OG act from the early chillwave and vaporwave days, Whitewoods spent his two hours chatting us up about his love of CDs as a physical medium, collecting vintage commercial blocks during the Tumblr heyday, and his experience seeing Radiohead live during the "Kid A" tour…

On "Hot Takes" this week, we had a sitdown session with future funk hit-maker CyanBlue! Enigmatic, eccentric, and extremely skilled, we brought Cyan on to fill us in, treat us to some of his insights, and expose any uninitiated viewers to his outrageous personality. Having been producing music outside the vaporwave and future funk scene for the pas…

In honor of last year's conclusion to season one of "Hot Takes", we decided once again to see how many of our former guests from both seasons would be interested in joining us for another mega episode, and so many people agreed to participate! Managing to pack even more guests into the timeslot than ever before, episode 42 is flush with exciting mo…

For the penultimate episode of "Hot Takes" season 2, we got FrankJavCee to join us on stream! Francisco Contreras, the real person behind the renowned internet comedian, DJ, and producer tag, joined us for a rap session, featuring two hours' worth of wild stories, insightful wisdom, and hilarious takes. FrankJavCee is an internet OG and famous Yout…

This week on "Hot Takes", we had a visit with Bee Fant! Known for their visual art and music within the vaporwave scene, Bee rapped with us all night, bringing plenty of insight, thoughts, opinions, and takes to the show for us! Having been involved with the scene for a while, Bee has developed an iconic visual art motif that's instantly recognizab…

On episode 18 of "Hot Takes" season 2, we brought on some vaporwave up-and-comers to join us on the show: Sonavision Deluxe and Komit! Sona and Komit, the wizards behind the breakout independent electronic release "Creation", took over "Hot Takes" with the bois for a couple of hours' worth of production techniques, secret inspirational sauce, and r…

For our latest episode of "Hot Takes", we brought on a vaporwave-infused chillwave up-and-comer, Fashionista Boyfriend! We've wanted to bring Casey on for a long time, so of course we were excited to have the opportunity to showcase his latest work, get the 311 on his production techniques, hear the stories behind his artform, and find out what his…

After a brief hiatus, we brought to our listeners and viewers the hotly anticipated 37th episode of "Hot Takes", and joining us was vaporwave/vaportrap up-and-comer Eventual Infinity! For two hours last Monday night, we got to talk production, tastes, personal views, and more with Paden. Known for their acclaimed early vaportrap work and albums rel…

Hot and ready for "Hot Takes" episode number 36, we brought to this net-based independent electronic music talk show a well-respected synthpop-influenced-vaporwave up-and-comer, Drinkyourtears! Joining the bois and the whole "Hot Takes" family, Drinkyourtears regaled us with opinions, takes, and tales for the two hours that we were privileged to sp…

Episode 35 of "Hot Takes" is dedicated to all things 3D BLAST! Randy was an obvious choice for the show, being not only an accomplished DJ and artist, but also known on the internet for their brazen opinions and hilarious delivery. The two hours felt like nothing and brimmed with noteworthy moments like talking shop about Denon DJ decks and the ben…

Our focus for the 34th episode of "Hot Takes" was senior vaporwave producer Dreaming Diary fka Digital Sex! Sebastian reached out to us about making an appearance on the show, and we rushed his scheduled episode due to our excitement over working with someone so tenured and multifaceted in the scene. Known for their work with Dream Catalogue, their…

During our thirty-third episode, Skeleton Lipstick and YUNG SHIRO 白 contrived to sit down with vaporwave up-and-comer Be Careful! Creator of Homesick FM, mastermind behind the recent Circuit Zero 2022 Summer Tour, and prolific recording artist, Be Careful has already dipped their feet into so many different vibrant sections of the community. They'v…

For our 32nd episode, "Hot Takes" features one of our own die hard supporters and visual artists for the show, PJ Rork, for an engrossing conversation on such topics as worldbuilding in fiction media and creating art for one's enjoyment rather than for a paycheck. In addition to their sharp sense of humor and flair for style, PJ Rork is known for t…

For "Hot Takes" episode 31, we lucked into an interview with eccentric and elusive vaporwave auteur 18 Carat Affair. Having been engineering retro-themed net-based independent electronic music since before the days of vaporwave, 18 Carat Affair was a top pick and in fact a stretch goal for the show; and we spent the evening enchanted by insight int…

The latest episode of "Hot Takes" features Skelly, Shiro, and special guest Persona La Ave! A multifaceted genre-bender and tenured member of the independent net-based retro electronic music club, Persona has released music for years through myriad labels under their alias, spanning the gamut of genres, including chillwave, hypnagogic pop, and vapo…

Syllabus joined us this time around for our bi-weekly broadcast session! Longtime member of the classic vaporwave club, Syllabus' contributions to the movement and her resurgence in popularity made for a perfect guest on "Hot Takes", and we very much enjoyed getting her thoughts on everything from OG favorites like Lay Bac and Topaz Gang to famous …

For this week's "Hot Takes" episode, the boys pulled multifaceted audio/visual artist Auragraph in for a quick session! An extremely skilled genre-bender and jack-of-all-trades, Carlos was a shoo-in for the show, and he kept us on our toes with his story of coming to vaporwave via 猫 シ Corp and Hiraeth Records, sharing production tips, a show-and-te…

This week on the "Hot Takes" talk show, fan favorite and good friend of the show Dan Mason ダン·メイソン stopped by to hang! A veteran in the scene at this point, we went round and round with Dan, getting the scoop on his musical background with his family, his favorite Midwest emo acts, and his abhorrence of bad brass patches in music. Multitalented and…

For "Hot Takes" this week, we invited Vaperror to join us! One of the very early players in the vaportrap movement, Jeff spent a couple hours chatting with Skelly and Shiro about early seminal bands he was involved in, secret sideprojects of his that haven't yet seen the light of day, and divulged some conceptual background info on the Vaperror pro…

This week on "Hot Takes", we had a tête-à-tête with Philadelphia's eminent collective and label, Virtua94! Comprised of numerous artists and DJ's in the Philly area, we brought on the two biggest names in the group, Mr. Hideyoshi and Toadofsky, to talk shop, share some insight, and regale us with stories. Having been involved in the vaporwave and v…

For this week's "Hot Takes" episode, we brought Vincent Remember to the neighborhood! Vaporwave jack-of-all-trades and master of them all, Mark joined the conversation and brought to the table plenty of insightful stories, lovely compliments, and wild opinions about art and music! An early actor in the scene, Vincent Remember has released material …

For the sophomore episode of "Hot Takes" season 2, we got Hotel Pools to join the broadcast! Ben Braun, the mastermind behind Billboard charting chillsynth act Hotel Pools, crashes "Hot Takes" with Skelly and Shiro for 2+ hours of crazy stories, intimate insight, and back-and-forth with the bois and the live audience in chat. Hotel Pools is one of …

To kick off the second season of "Hot Takes", we brought on one of the hottest, funniest personalities in the entire vaporwave scene, Discoholic! The Disco man said he was honored to join us, so of course we jumped at the chance to delve into the lore behind his character, hear his story of how he came to find the scene, and get as many antics and …

As a very special conclusion to our first season of independent music podcast "Hot Takes", Skelly and Shiro decided to see how many of their first twenty guests would be down to join them for a retrospective mega-sode, and to no one's surprise, all but one said yes. The most tremendous undertaking since the show's inception, episode 21 features alm…

Coming in hot for the twentieth episode of independent art talk show "Hot Takes", we brought on another big visual artist in the vaporwave scene, Lunitas! Joining the Hot Takes homies for two hours' worth of deep dives, Lunitas brought the takes, the taste, and some fascinating stories and background behind their project. Known for being one of the…

"Hot Takes" episode 19 showcases illustrious ambient and experimental vaporwave producer Golden Living Room! Joel was itching to come on the show, and we were flattered to feature such a renowned artist from the early heydays of Dream Catalogue, known also for collaborating with the prolific artist Telepath テレパシー能力者 and performing at both Electroni…

For "Hot Takes" episode 18, Skelly and Shiro bring on another member of Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv to the vaporwave talk show experience! Illustrious freelance graphic designer, label head of experimental and vaporwave label Orange Milk Records, experimental electronic artist Giant Claw, and finally 1/3 of acclaimed vaporwave trio Death's Dynamic S…

On "Hot Takes" episode number 17, Skelly and Shiro brought on a last minute guest, very dear friend of the show Groovy Kaiju, discussing a wide range of topics throughout the evening including the benefits of lo-fi versus hi-fi music and the stories behind the album artwork for Aaron's releases. Aside from his kind, friendly personality and iconic …

In the second episode of vaporwave talk show "Hot Takes", we decided to bring on vaporwave duo Eyelick so that we could enjoy their antics and learn from their yin and yang. Exploding into 2020 and 2021 with a handful of uniquely curated themed albums featuring a variety of never before used samples, Eyeclick members Enraile and Will Wade regaled u…