Episode 44: Whitewoods

Hot Takes

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. Having produced his brand of hypnagogic vaporwave for years, Whitewoods has been an enigmatic and evasive actor in the scene that has inspired many since the early days. Not only has he been creating and releasing music for over a decade, but he collaborated with vaporwave zero up-and-comer Ahero and also totally recut and re-scored the 1989 classic film "The Wizard", trimming the fat and throwing his own unique audio/visual spin on the film. His album "Spaceship Earth" is considered by many to be a genre-defying tour de force and a staple in the independent net-based retro electronic music scene. During our visit with Whitewoods, we discussed the value of newer music that re-contextualizes older music, Whitewoods let us in on some production techniques that he uses to create that trademark warbled sound of his, and then he turned interviewer towards the end when he asked the bois how they met and became friends. It wouldn't be an episode of "Hot Takes" without its imperfect charm, but you should rewatch the episode if you want to hear about how Whitewoods feels about acts like Boards of Canada and Tom Petty. He may have shouted out some of his recent favorite album purchases, and there may or may not have been special promo for upcoming Terminally Chill and Vaporspace StL shows. Don't miss out episode 44 of "Hot Takes"!

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