satellite cult 61.61

signalwave heaven, testing testing, getting started with apple computers

Aug 30, 2024

welcome to this week’s satellite cult dispatch. i’m so glad you’re here. i hope the artifacts i present you with will reverse rip your consciousness from DVD to VHS and soften you over years and years of being stored in the basement at someone’s parents’ house.

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The Gas Station MegaCompilation

if you’re a signalwave fan, you were likely watching in July when, on the third day of online signalwave convention signalcon 2024, the YouTube stream froze for eight hours on the VHS-strained image of a gas station. the cover of this compilation pays homage to the moment, which has also become a meme among fans and artists, and the compilation itself includes some of the best current work from the signalwave Discord community. you can listen on BandCamp if you’d like, but for the full experience, i’d recommend watching the video.

STRAIGHT TO VHS

if you’re a cult veteran you know that i’m a slut for the most classic styles of vapor. i’m still holding out hope for a new late night lo-fi boom, and this album by FIJI島の水 (while sampling some iconic tracks in the genre), gives me hope.

TRANSIENT FLEETING MEMOIRS

wanna come over and hang out in my cybervoid tn? in the slush of genres that blur nxc, dariacore, and sextrance i really appreciate the producers like beansclub who lean hard into nightcore, not simply the sound but the tone and aesthetics that conjure images of mall goths at anime conventions on elevated heavenly planes. it’s the push and pull of melancholy and catharsis for me, kids.

睡眠逃脱

subdued is not often a word i used to describe the music i feature–maybe in this case a better adjective is restrained. these tracks by nuzzlesu are sludgy and slushy with doom metal melodies, like a sextrance Electric Wizard at the point of digital ascension.

Westshore Plaza Mall

and rounding out this week’s listens is the hum of people echoing from the walls and floor tiles under a skylight, punctured by fountain spray and shaded by potted greenery. that’s right. here’s some mallsoft by Florida Rains, out on the New Jersey-based micro label CALDOR CORP., dedicated to Westshore Plaza Mall in Tampa.

testing, testing

testing, testing, an incredibly short 8-bit delight by exhausted boy studios, sees you play as a character trying to troubleshoot a computer that won’t turn on.