Saturday, June 25, 2016

She Owns the Night OST is not your A V G vaporwave album




Somewhere on the streets of 中国 Zhuhai long lost footage is recovered depicting the tragic death of a Chinese celebrity. Lastboss documents these devastating events through a series of songs that make up "She Owns the Night OST." The grim nature of the release is amplified by dreadful drones of ambient loops sampled from various Chinese films. A few tracks into the introspective and thematic soundtrack and you are made aware that you are not listening to your typical vaporwave release. Arguably "She Owns the Night" isn't even vaporwave at all, yet the formula of pitch shifts, heavy reverb, and sampled loops are all there. Instead, the release approaches the vaporwave genre with much more depth than most albums. The title of the release is dedicated to the late Teresa Teng who was lost before her time. She famously sang "The Moon Represents My Heart", a Chinese classic, and was known to "own" the night with her beloved music. The concept of the OST adds power to the emotional weight of the album. The result is one of the most textured vaporwave releases out there. Lastboss is able to create edits that retain their extremely analog touch. The crackle, hiss, and warble of outdated technology never gets lost in the mix. However, this is a release you will want to get lost in. Surrender yourself to "She Owns the Night OST" in the stream below.


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