Adam Harper who writes occasionally for the Wire and Dummy Mag is kind of the vaporwave ur-guru. Obsessive and academic. His blog, in case you have a few millennia of free time to burn:
http://rougesfoam.blogspot.com/
From: Ben Diamondstein <ben@diamondste.in>
To: Idm List <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 4:50 PM
Subject: What is Vaporwave?
In respect to the "Best of 2015" thread, I figured it may be worth bringing the Vaporwave topic to another email.
I'm fairly new to this list, so I've been hesitant to ask about Vaporwave, but it seems like something people have thoughts on.
Here's a video I found in my own research that seems to do a pretty good job describing the history of (which is actually very interesting).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdpP0mXOlWM
But again, it's kind of academic. Anyone here into Vaporwave and can explain a bit of why/what? It seems that people are generally very opinionated on it in the more well-respected music circles. Plus, it seems to have a very devout following, considering the obscurity of it. Seemingly like IDM in its infancy.
This is the song that people often reference most closely with the genre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU8HrO7XuiE
Thoughts? Opinions? Bueller?