FILE 012: "Retro Vaporwave Disaster"
Genre: Melancholy Corporate Vaporwave
Band: MallWave Eternal
Date of Release: Q4 2021
Certification: $20,000 in Litigation Fees
The Genius: The Sample Integrity
To ensure absolute sonic accuracy, Snarfus insisted on sourcing all the 80s Muzak samples from the only truly authentic medium: **re-recorded VHS tapes** found in abandoned shopping mall archives. He then painstakingly cleaned the signal using a custom spectral repair tool he wrote from scratch, isolating the true analog distortion profile and applying it as a subtle layer of digital grit. The resulting fidelity was breathtakingly authentic, creating a unique texture that made the record sound genuinely lost in time.
The Moron: The Emotional Bankruptcy Clause
The entire band was required to wear business attire and sit in sterile, poorly lit cubicles during the recording process. Snarfus mandated that they only discuss spreadsheets and quarterly reports between takes to maintain a state of **"emotional bankruptcy"**—which he claimed was the true essence of Vaporwave. Furthermore, the album cover featured a copyrighted photo of a 1990s retail stock photo model, leading to immediate cease-and-desist letters and the aforementioned litigation fees, but the final track was hailed as a sonic masterpiece.