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DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· 19d

That doesn't sit well with me at all. It gives me horror flashbacks to the time when Puss in Boots: The Last Wish had a depiction of a panic attack that was realistic to the point of resonating with so many people… too many people, to the point where the topic of discussion became regularly mocked.

Terry Thee Stallion on Twitter: "I still cannot get over how beautiful the panic attack scene is. After a display of raw uncontrollable anxiety, instead of Perrito saying "pull yourself together" and slapping him, brushing off what happened, they instead take it slow, no dialogue exchanged, then they talk later."

Dat Chaos Guy on Twitter: "Who's getting the best panic attack?" Attached are images of Puss in Boots, Miles Morales, Mario, and Chase (from Paw Patrol).

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· 19d

So earlier today, I went on TikTok (common mistake) and came across this little sketch by user ichris.topher; it's a harmless joke with a cute twist, but it also incidentally warned me of something; that people are getting sick of this catchphrase and how much it's being pushed to the point of meme.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· 27d

We need more music videos where Aesop Rock is a puppet.

A screenshot from the music video of "Whales" by Hail Mary Mallon, a rap group side-project that Aesop Rock was a part of. Here, he's made out of puppeteered foam in all-white clothing surrounded by trash. (And I don't mean literal trash so much as I mean foam cutouts in the shape of a trash can, bag, and dumpster.)

A screenshot from the music video of "Kirby" by Aesop Rock. Here, he's a much more conventionally designed, if slightly realistic muppet with a casual getup of a beanie and a shirt (in frame) standing in what looks like his room. It's at least definitely set in his home, since that song is about his eponymous cat, and she's in the video too!

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Jun 19

The music industry is in a good place right now. It's in a very good place, where normal things happen and enjoyable yet ordinary experiences are had by the people who deserve it, who work hard for their music & shows to be as good as they can be. The music industry could not be in a better place th

Anthony Fantano's recent video, titled Olivia Rodrigo Doesn't Want to Smell Your Concert Diapers.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Jun 13

One day, I will be tried for the cardinal sin of having an unpopular opinion on the internet.

Two Death Grips ratings that I recently refreshed, one of No Love Deep Web that I give an 8.1, and one of Government Plates that I give an 8.6.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Jun 12

Oooh!!

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Jun 12

I'd say the new RAWINTHEVOID album, RAD!O EX!LE, is perhaps the most accessible work of his so far. It's the most sonically consistent out of anything he's done this decade, and the light concept around the music industry lends to room for him to supply his most pop-oriented samples yet. Great time.

The cover art for RADIO EXILE by RAWINTHEVOID, formatted like a movie poster. The image, made using G-Mod, depicts an anime catgirl sitting alone at the train, while several more generic people stand & sit further away from her. The top text reads: "From the Producer of Who Are You People". The tagline reads: "Where am I now that the music has faded?" Below is the album title in Hollywood font, followed by the artist name in smaller credit font.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Jun 3

We need more music references up in here.

A meme of a woman praising a man's t-shirt, saying "I like your pride shirt." The graphic superimposed onto the t-shirt is the album cover for folx by friends&.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Jun 3

Sometimes, the only way people should digest christtt's social justice whatever is through this video version of the album on this website. socialjusticewhatever.com

The album cover for christtt's social justice whatever (2017), which displays on a white background the blue tear stream patterns made famous on the "forever alone" rage face meme.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 31

Already way ahead of that. [screenshots sourced from a friend yesterday]

The seat listings of Backrooms, showing that almost every seat except the very back row has been filled.

The seat listings of The Mandalorian & Grogu, showing that almost every seat is still available.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 25

08. [[[∎∎∎]]] – LE MONDE CYBERNETIQUE (2019) French signalwave is one thing. French signalwave that is scant, dark, empty and minimal is another. It's less than 10 minutes, but it uses a lot of silence, faint static, sparse slowdowns, and eerie loop ideas to make for a pretty damn stark experience.

The cover art of LE MONDE CYBERNETIQUE, which is a VHS screenshot of a light blue grid laid in a deep blue void.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 25

07. NEW MEXICAN STARGAZERS – pockets of interests (2026) Recently, I had a garbage argument that led to me being fearful of how esoteric my tastes are and doubting my place in the world. Then I put this album on for the first time to drown myself in and the results were cathartic. Thank you, River.

The cover art for NEW MEXICAN STARGAZERS' pockets of interest, which is a visual collage with various blue shapes & textures, two silhouettes running, and giant floating pink guitars.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 25

06. You, the End – I'll wait for You, the End (It felt so short, you know) On a similar note, this mini album has been on my mind a lot lately. (hii You! :3) A desolate, worn-down, rugged, distorted string of vapor tracks made from old, almost classical samples. It's always a strikingly sad listen.

The cover art for I'll wait for You, the End (It felt so short, you know), which is a screenshot of a painting that comprises a largely blank canvas with black ink & paint spots and splotches.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 25

05. ░計◈画░ – ♥♥♥テレビ√接続✈ (2018) I don't know how people come up with this, but at the same time, why does it hardly ever comes up more these days. An emotionally strained broken transmission vapornoise vent album with brilliant samples and captivatingly abstract sonic vignettes that last for seconds.

The cover art for ♥♥♥テレビ√接続✈ by ░計◈画░, which boasts an extremely distorted still from a Japanese game show.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 25

04. Riot Ten – Requiem for a Riot (2025) I didn't say they had to be good albums. At the top of the year, I touched base with the EDM world and found this Monstercat release to be so critically panned to the point of becoming a meme, and I end up having a riot of a laugh every time I listen to it.

The cover art for Riot Ten's Requiem for a Riot, which features a white-cloaked person with a glowing red crown shape atop their head, with foggy skull-headed figures behind it, as well as stormy clouds, a castle, and the glow of a red sun.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 25

03. 회사AUTO – Greatest Hits (2016) I've been spinning this a lot lately. This is an incredible gateway into the man's music, and a brilliant showcase of the upbeat, sporadic, and glitchy impact he left behind in the vaporwave scene before he moved on to more original electronica. Rest in peace, man.

The cover art to 회사AUTO's Greatest Hits, which borrows the aesthetic from the SEGA Master System box art template with the main image being a colourfully distorted close-up of a Greek statue face.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 25

02. 아버지 – unscathed (2021 It's a short bundle of outtakes from across the christtt side-project, but what lands it here is not how eclectic it is for 20 minutes, but rather how 'residual' always captivates me; it's only a slowed & chopped-up indietronica song, but it just sounds so passionate here!

The cover art for 아버지's unscathed, which depicts a detailed black & white cell drawing of a man screaming & crying. The pattern of the tears matches the cell of isolated tears used on the cover art for 아버지's residue.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 25

01. NEW GAIA – NEW GAIA (2016) I just can't stop playing this album. This might be one of the best traditional vaporwave albums of all time, and it was made by Equip, post-Subhumanizer & pre-Palace in the Sky. It's a brilliantly succinct display of what can be achieved by basic vaporwave standards.

The cover art for NEW GAIA's Self-TItled, which is a chaotic photoshop of the Illusion of Gaia box art with several logos, a screencap of the blimp from Blade Runner, and a text box at the bottom that reads: "Planet Earth has been declared uninhabitable. You can never return. Seek refuge in off-world colonies! New Gaia awaits!"

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 19

Kill me.

A Minesweeper screenshot. If I described to you how it looks, you would want to be killed too.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 17

Here. Have my extremely long-winded but still compacted review of Nobody Here: The Story of Vaporwave (2026). letterboxd.com/hithisisdecl...

I'm sadly not going to be able to fit all of this review in the alt text of these images, so instead, have this Google Docs link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18o-HCYebMP9QwXTs3tOqpzQKGukMxa3Z8hgw-P3YObc/edit?usp=sharing

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 15

I… am an eclectic being of… eclectic tastes.

My three most recent movie ratings on Letterboxd. From least to most recent: a rewatch of 12 Angry Men (1957), rated five stars; a semi-first watch of After Earth (2013), rated a half-star; and a revisit of Surf's Up (2007), rated five stars.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 9

This will surely get me positive attention on the internet. rateyourmusic.com/list/DeclanL...

The cover image for my RateYourMusic list, The Search for Good Hardvapour. Artworks depicted include, from left to right, top to bottom: HELLCOM's ENERGY111, Immune's Breathless, The Subhumanizer's Transform, wosX's End of World Rave, Sandtimer's Vaporwave is Dead, FOX 6 & FRIENDS' WORLD WAR 2020 - EPISODE FOUR (2016 VERSION): WIKILEAKS VS. DNC, ll nøthing ll's DEATH, Flash Kostivich's Hacking for Freedom, ASSIMILATION's THE ALPHA QUADRANT, pscu's فخ العربية, Static Limit's A House of Fragmented Clouds, Halo Acid's Days of Night, (´･ω･`)'s COMPLETE MORON, tdstr's YCH, IVAN KILLER's DUNGEON RAVE, Krokodil Hunter's кримінальну Господь, DJ VLAD's Hardvapour, and DJ ALINA's MANIAX.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 7

Not enough people know what to do with this sort of vapor. Lost, broken, lonely tapes. °?°

You, the End – I'll wait for You, the End (It felt so short, you know)

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 7

These days, the more unsteady, fractured, or even subtly horror-tinted elements of vaporwave do exist today and add a deep sense of intrigue, but they're much harder to find, and even when you do, they're more likely to be intricately crafted with plenty of effects, amazing as the results still are.

Pursuing Paradise – Butterfly Effect (2024)

personal ☹︎ digital ☺︎ assistant – clear vision™ (2024)

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· May 1

I have never felt this trapped before in a video game in my life.

An infinite Minesweeper game (courtesy of 1000mines.com) where 26 of the 38 uncleared tiles surrounding the cleared tiles are flagged with mines.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Apr 30

Google search: Did Magic knew their song Rude was reggae or were they just that stupid?

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Apr 27

Sprite.

(The poster for Spirited Away edited to say Sprite. A can of Sprite is visible in the background in place of one of the spirits.)

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Apr 25

I've been waiting for this moment for all my life. Oh lord. One of my biggest projects ever. Enjoy. rateyourmusic.com/list/DeclanL...

The Tokyo Exchange Vault and its First 50 Items.

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Apr 18

"hardvapour 2.0" this, "post-internet vapor" that, both terms coined for this sound I’ve been seeing grow these past couple of years, both terms that honestly suck for what they’re trying to represent. How’s does "plunderbeat" sound? rateyourmusic.com/list/DeclanL...

RAWINTHEVOID – :who_are_you_people: (2024)

mousetrapping – I’VE ALWAYS HATED THE INTERNET (2025)

DeclanLikesMusic@declanlikesmusic· Apr 9

This is excellent because it displays what era her music's set in under this alias while showing with almost complete transparency when the music was released, even down to the day. It makes understanding these albums' places in music history that much easier to comprehend and it's wholly admirable.