thanks dude, another great video as always i think the horrorsynth is a very obscure music genre that you could explore, is a familiar of the darksynth, dark synthwave, and while a bit distant, still a familiar of vaporwave it is heavily influenced by darksynth, cyberpunk, with elemnts of 80s/90s horror movies, like sound effects, leitmotivs and a heavy 80s/90s horror imagery, like freddy krueger, halloween, jason and many others there was a radio here on yt featuring 24/7 horrorsynth, but was taken down, now there is a discord server and a spotify playlist, but they lack core and the most important songs of the genre, so it is very difficult to get the difference between related genres and this one, often confusing them this song has spooky, creepy vibes, not falling into goofy tones, not at all, it is more serious, with a touch of sinister melodies, horror sound effects, sometimes screams, sometimes creepy phone calls and much more again, it is a somehow obscure genre, so it could be hard to find real horrorsynth music that is not darksynth or cyberpunk, but any info you could find will be much appreciated
another one i find very interesting is the "as an 80's dark fantasy film" music, featuring dark fantasy music the piece "labrynth of lost dreams" by darren curtis is a great example of this genre, featuring haunting melodies, mysterious ambient, eerie synths, with elements of gothic and medieval influences, often evoking a sensation desolation and the decay of a medieval/fantasy era, it uses minor keys to draw out a sense of longing or sorrow, or even a subtle layer of sadness a very mysterious genre, long ago forgotten, for it was featured in 80s dark fantasy movies, and it is no mystery that this film genre has long ago been forgotten again, a somehow obscure genre, not much info about it, but any genre you want to explore will always be welcome great content as always
I know I've recommended it before, but SWANS deserves a deep dive. They are THE quintessential experiment rock band. You mentioned what specifically to check out, but every album/ep is a bit different in genre, but all have the same focus. The power that sheer sound has. I'd say to go chronologically from their first EP SWANS to their latest album The Beggar. They deserve it. So influential.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Pad, you are a massive source of inspiration for the vaporwave community and other niche music genre communities. I am extremely honored to have joined you in your signalwave journey. I hope this video can help out the many artists you showcased, along with other artists yet to be discovered. I’m looking forward to seeing more from you! Keep being an amazing person. We all appreciate your attention and feedback very, very much. LONG LIVE SIGNALWAVE 🗣️‼️🔥🫡 - 171 (channel 71)
thank you very much for talking a bit bout my album Wii記憶にとどめる (which translates to "Wii Remember") at 57:15! as a fan of your content since 2020, im very glad you resonated a lot with that release ｡^‿^｡
What a small world, my heart skipped a beat when I heard Paddy name drop you! Keep on being amazing and giving us the good stuff, cya at the next Fang/Laser Highway/music goodness
Wow Pad, this is great. What a great support for the scene. And big shout out for mentioning one of my 150 albums 😅. So good so see all my friends's releases in here.
This was a great video. Pretty much all the important stuff was mentioned and described perfectly. I would like to say thank you as well for shining a light on my work and asking me about the genre on Twitter and most importantly thank you giving a place for people to discover all these wonderful artists and the genre. You clearly have a great love for the genre. I would also like to say An Hour of Climatewave is a joke album I made in 15 minutes using Audacity lol. I wanted to see if anyone would take something really lazy seriously and I made a fake account to buy it and get it on the front page so it was funny to see it got mentioned. It is just one really long weather channel video slowed down with some added reverb nothing else. I despise that album because it is meant to be bad but I guess it works for some listeners and I am happy about that.
Hey man, I just wanted to thank you for sharing that about your dad passing at the beginning. I’ve been there, it’s not easy, it’s been almost a decade since my dad passed away and I’m still not fully recovered; I don’t think it’s something you can ever move on from. You’re one of my favorite channels on TH-cam and I’m so glad I found you a few years back, there’s so much cool and interesting music I would’ve never known about had it not been for you and your content. Love you bro.
The Weatherwave subgenre is my absolute favorite. Morris County Meteorological Team is in constant rotation. Reminds me of living with my grandma in the summers in the mid 90s. She'd put the weather checker on and we'd fall asleep.
i don't make signalwave anymore but this video is so cool, looking back on all the music that used to inspire me is so awesome. amazing video man, thank you for this.
hey!! dreamweather here. thank you so much for mentioning me in this!!!! I NEVER thought I would end up on this channel. this means the world, tysm again ❤️❤️
excellent watch. pinpointed all the feels that this genre brings out and why it is so special. signalwave is such a comfort to me. thank you for your hard work and service to vaporwave!
Long Live Signalwave! This has been a fantastic deep dive on a niche subgenre. Even though I've presented a few Signalwave albums on tape, there's simply so many other great albums that I've never heard of before that I must listen to in the future! Pad, thank you for your great work as usual -- you've been a great pioneer into discovering hidden gems, and I hope to achieve such a goal like yours some day. ❤
It's so hard to pick a favorite signalwave project, but Carpet Dust got me through a really strange time. I found their releases in 2022 when my second kid was born 2 months early, and would listen to them when walking home from the hospital at night after visiting with him all day. Now I listen to them early mornings getting ready for the day
This has been my fav subgenre of vaporwave for many years now, I'm so glad there's new stuff coming out. It takes me to another world, a place of comfort despite the isolating vibes I get from these albums. the late night wanderings in the city I live in kinda feelings, it's just beautiful.
Yes!! That's the thing with signalwave... there is so much more stuff coming out now than ever before, and I hope this video introduces a lot of the newness coming through! really great stuff
Thank you for making another great video for the signalwave albums!! I’m glad that you enjoy my little album ( 1:06:08 ) ! I was inspired by your video on signalwave five years ago and started making music since then, I hope this video will inspire more people!! Long live signalwave!
Im so glad I stumbled across this video, it brought back my desire to delve into the waporwave/signalwave genre again. I really like the quick and accurate analyses of the different albums :)
I've been into this genre for years and it's good to see great stuff coming out. Thanks for uploading the new video, I will check out the album! My memories from 2019... A few years ago, when I saw the video "What is "ひまわり画像"?, I immediately played that album. I wasn't very familiar with signalwave at the time, so that was my first foray into the genre. Fast forward to now, and I'm a Japanese Signalwave artist.
its really cool to see you give signalwave some more coverage at length, you put me onto it after a couple of your videos covering some works by some artists in the genre years ago
🎉🎉🎉 oh yes a new video essay from Pad just dropped & it’s about signalwave & lasts more than an hour ?! What a day for us my beloved vaporwave enthusiasts. All love from 🇫🇷
As someone who regularly makes signalwave music with other artists trying to push the genre further, this really helps educate myself and inspire me to keep the genre going, thanks pad your a legend for this. Sorry about your dad by the way, I know the feeling best wishes in your healing man.
A few tracks into The Gas Station Mega Collection as a complete newbie to this genre (only learning about it because of this video) and it's so nostalgic that I'm... emotional. It feels like snuggled deep in my mom or great grandmother's bed, the light's out, slowly drifting off while she watches tv.
My Dad passed same year and month as yours. I’m sorry for your loss and can relate too just disconnecting from most of my emotions during that time, it just never felt real nor does it still. Thanks to you and your channel it introduced me to music like this that I’ve always looked for. This type of music I truly resonate with because I’ve always felt like I’m stuck in this in between state like a waiting room.
Thanks for your description of grieving, makes me aware how I suffer the loss of my parents in a more confusing way since their estate has been entirely resolved. The responsibilities of concluding all their stuff were a buffer against the new reality of their absence. My sister and I worked together throughout and that's a good thing considering, but I now miss the emails, messages and decisions we shared.
HERE WE GO! Before starting, congrats Pad on finishing this. I know you've spent so much time and it probably felt so daunting knowing that making this video wouldn't be an easy task, but you prevailed. Atta Boy!
Great video! I loved hearing about the stories you associate with the albums. Though I am a bit sad you didnt talk about Skywaves 2, probably my favourite.
even before watching, I just have to say how much I appreciate the dedication you put into creating this type of content. as someone who’s inspired by internet culture and its music, ik this is such a small niche, but ur work really stands out. I love seeing someone so passionate about what they do
It's always bliss to hear about these unknown artists and sounds that remind you or create fake memories of a life you never had. It makes a nice thing to have...
LONG LIVE SIGNALWAVE! Thank you so much for this amazing deep dive into a subgenre i've grown to love, and for sharing how it's tied into your own life and personal experience, it really shines in how much the genre means to you and many others
Hell yeah another Signalwave video from our boy Pad :D Amazing that you mentionned most of my top 10 albums in my Bandcamp library. Signalwave is a superb and underrated genre that I can't get enough of. The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of signalwave is 傳輸的最後一天(last day of tranfer) by International Telecom, which as i've written as a review on its bandcamp page gives a very nostalgic feeling and reminds me of the times my grandpa would drive me home with classical music in his car that would get very distorted as we'd pass through a tunnel. (it doesn't sound exactly like this but hey maybe i could make my own signalwave haha) Other albums that I love are midnight television by midnight television, somewhat harsh and repetitive sounding (especially the track Blind dates that repeats the same few pop music measures like an alarm clock); "Slideshow" by crt paralysis, which I adore and find nostalgic being a 2000s kid having grew with a DS/Wii/3DS. You didn't mention the fact that each song has their own album art and they all accompany the track with its own visual truly giving lots of different vibes; 愛情のある関係 by ░░disease▒▒. That last one was really cool to find because I expected some super dark, perhaps metal stuff when I looked at the cover but when I took a listen I didn't expect some very chill jazzy sounds; and of course WMCC Weather Channel by Morris County Meteorological Team, the pinnacle of weather channel music. which are the one you talked about. But I wanna mention some others such as Repères by CANAL+ which gives that super mysterious, almost extraterrestrial feel with those samples. I love the calm, detective movie like vibe of the track Attendez; Ｓｋｙｗａｖｅｓ EP by EtheReal Media™ There are two of those EPs but I really like the first one. It really captures a feeling of sadness, loneliness and late night/very early mornings with repetitive, empty, distorted melodies; ＡｔＮｉｇｈｔ by International Telecom and especially its first two songs, ＤａｒｋＬｉｇｈｔ and ＢｒｏａｄｃａｓｔＩｎｔｅｒｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ. This one gives a more hopeful feeling while still having very muted, quiet melodies, almost a lullaby to help you sleep I kinda wanna mention NEXT GEN by CONTOSO, similar to Slideshow it has that y2k nostalgia feel and those crunchy filters as well, although the samples are more groovy and upbeat and it's probably a stretch to call it signalwave; I also wanna mention Castle by 1381 which is medieval-inspired signalwave, kind of a rarity in the scene. It gives you that nostalgia for when the history teacher would put a documentary about knights and kings instead of a regular class on a friday afternoon; Hadn't I been on Bandcamp I probably wouldnt have found all these gems of audio artistic experimentations. Shoutouts to International Telecom for being the name I recognize the most in signalwave music, to CT57 which I always see commenting and supporting other artists' signalwave works (like with reviews on bandcamp), and to liif(i think thats them? havent interacted with them in a while) who is like the one friend i have that likes signalwave too (and who gave me codes for ct57s music 🙏) oh and 1:08:33 Long live signalwave ‼📡🛰
in 2023, also in November, my father died in the week that wormhole was released. it was one of the last things he listened to. from then on, i have made signalwave in his memory. the connections you've made in this video are incredibly valuable. i feel at ease knowing that signalwave is an anodyne to others in their times of loss too.
LLSignalwave! thanks again man, left me speechless once again. i've always been interested in signalwave and without even realizing it have been indirectly inspired by asscoiated media(s) and the emotions they envoke (to say the least) throughout my life. Appreciate You always and my condolences +
Normally I'd complain about an hour long video, but I feel like this is a deep dive on one of my favorite genres, thank you. I'll give this a watch soon 😊
Hard to explain fully. But your original signalwave video was recommended to me in early 2020, the albums you recommended in there held my hand through some dark times, just before and during covid, and at the exact time i was going through a failed relationship. Signalwave remains one of my deepest loves to this day as it was soundtrack to my rebirth almost. And its thanks to you! This video is like a nostalgic trip and a great expansion on the original, so maybe like penningtonwave? Nostlagia for your content haha Anyway, i think an album worth mentioning ia 2d fun at grid world, a lesser known but equally as fun ghosting record!
Great video, I've been trying to get more into Signalwave recently, so this is really useful for some suggestions. Best stuff I've heard is Sentinel by TLWS and TEXT by Sport3000, so maybe I'll give these a shot.
Yeah, loss gets better with time, but never really disappears. Lost my dad 2011, which is a long time ago, even so, it still daunts on me from time to time. The mourning period is very important for moving on, so don't ignore it and don't bottle it up your feelings. It's better to let it out. Another thing I've been wondering about - Pad would you be interested in reviewing vaporwave from unknown artists? Either in private or on your channel? Stay strong!
@@PadChenningtonLatest video on my channel! I've also made a vaporwave song a while ago: th-cam.com/video/4jfhn_94LaQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=1KhHnIPjLMrcBpAF (I'll post on Bandcamp whenever I make enough songs)
@@PadChenningtonLatest video on my channel! I've also made a vaporwave song a while ago (can't post links apparently... I'll post on Bandcamp when I make enough songs)
It's right on my channel, latest video :D I've also made a vaporwave song a while ago, you can find everything with the name "Cyberやぎ" (can't post direct links apparently).
Probably, my favorite from signalwave/broken transmission stuff is VVVX Software. More futuristic yet same late 90s - early 2000s nostalgia, even he only has one horror-styled signalwave album "Build 307" and as well his another project with more 80s nostalgia called Sport3000. And my favorite from VVVX is the series of "Ｗｅｂカメラ" (more of early 2000s loungy music for Japanese surveillance cameras) and the EP "i - m o d e" (lo-fier and more nostalgic that it sounds similar to menu music for PS2 / Dreamcast games). It's a really nice video essay about signalwave/broken transmission that you did, Pad, and it's great that signalwave community is still alive and well. Hope you're doing well, Pad.
I grew up next to the Santa Catalina mountains is southern Arizona, a mountain range that has radio towers and telescopes and even an old command center for the Titan missile program on it slopes. I was always fascinated by the juxtaposition of all this communication tech at high elevation in these lonely places looking out over endless swaths of desert. I used take photos of them, and even wrote short stories that featured them in the past. It’s so cool that an entire genre has caught up to my once esoteric interest. The sounds match that aesthetic perfectly. Thanks for making these videos!
i love the 2024 release 'ethereal unison' by video forum and identity crisis. its romantic, sleepy and sad. despite me being only 1 of those things, it fits my tastes really well.
Discovering Vaporwave for myself a couple of years back drew me into this weird, yet wonderful world of experimental genres. For that alone, Vaporwave will live forever for me, but I'm also glad that it spawned new subgenres, while being one itself. In the spirit of this: long live signalwave!
I received a notification from Vapor 95 that you wrote a 28 page article based on the genre never heard of it until like a few moments ago very impressive stuff I've been a fan of vaporwave at synthwave for a very long time now but signal wave is something brand new and here I thought that I just couldn't find any more sub-genres
8:58 My dad is a big fan of Change, and hearing that haunting sample of Let’s Go Together repeated infinitely into the void genuinely spooked me the first time
amazing video! signalwave has gotten me through so many hard nights, and i absolutely recommend that you check out the works of withering spheres, especially their album “phantom pain”.
"national network - night-time television service" is one of my favorites. There's something so melancholic about both that album and TV2's music from that alias in general.
The sound of signalwave is very haunted, some would say hauntological. As a genre it reaches deep into collective memory and often gets to the centre of something usually hidden from view. Before this video I didn't even know this genre of music had a formal name; I would have called it "ambient with Vapourwave aesthetics" but I think Signalwave is fitting because the music itself is a distorted loop like a memory or an old number-station.
(AST advantage here) This is like a bolt from the blue. It's taking a sledgehammer to the executive dysfunction I've been going through lately. What actually happened was right after I got the album 90% done I became obsessed with old and lost media (hence my current TH-cam channel) and it got abandoned. This video will get me to dust off the cobwebs and get it to print. Thank you!
Even though I been completely cancelled from global signalwave community by my own stupid mistakes and bad behaviour, I can't deny how much this genre changes me and, like, shown what is my most peaceful genre to go in. I have been absolutely proud of being a part of this amazing community. My last signalwave albums are more experimental, I connecting various unexpected ideas, samples and aesthetics. For example I got emo signalwave album and two parts of an ultraviolence signalwave inspired by POSTAL Game Series. Idk if anyone of my friends and companions reading this, but I want to say thank you everyone for this This genre truly changed my life, I'm so glad that I have been a part not only of Signalcon 2024, but also of the whole genre. Praise to Pad Chennington. Long Live Signalwave
I'm losing my shit over the fact that SEVERAL of the albums featured I already happened to have listened to by strolling around on Bandcamp. I never thought Signalwave would be "big" enough to have "popular" songs, much less ones that I have listened to
25:42 The title more likely translates to cigarettes in Chinese. The samples are all Cantonese, most likely old cigarette commercials from Hong Kong. Actually, I just noticed all the track titles are definitely Chinese. That's probably why it stands out from all the other albums sampling Japanese media. I think it's worth pointing out because Hong Kong has a special brand of Canto-Brit camp culture that non-Asians might not bother to recognize.
46:54 Interesting you gravitated towards these Chinese sample based albums when you're dad passed away. My mom passed away in 2019 and I found myself listening to guqin music a lot.
What is your favorite album? Got another music genre I should explore? Let me know in the comments!
Do a video on slushwave, it's the third spot of the holy trinity of modern vapor subgenres
thanks dude, another great video as always
i think the horrorsynth is a very obscure music genre that you could explore, is a familiar of the darksynth, dark synthwave, and while a bit distant, still a familiar of vaporwave
it is heavily influenced by darksynth, cyberpunk, with elemnts of 80s/90s horror movies, like sound effects, leitmotivs and a heavy 80s/90s horror imagery, like freddy krueger, halloween, jason and many others
there was a radio here on yt featuring 24/7 horrorsynth, but was taken down, now there is a discord server and a spotify playlist, but they lack core and the most important songs of the genre, so it is very difficult to get the difference between related genres and this one, often confusing them
this song has spooky, creepy vibes, not falling into goofy tones, not at all, it is more serious, with a touch of sinister melodies, horror sound effects, sometimes screams, sometimes creepy phone calls and much more
again, it is a somehow obscure genre, so it could be hard to find real horrorsynth music that is not darksynth or cyberpunk, but any info you could find will be much appreciated
another one i find very interesting is the "as an 80's dark fantasy film" music, featuring dark fantasy music
the piece "labrynth of lost dreams" by darren curtis is a great example of this genre, featuring haunting melodies, mysterious ambient, eerie synths, with elements of gothic and medieval influences, often evoking a sensation desolation and the decay of a medieval/fantasy era, it uses minor keys to draw out a sense of longing or sorrow, or even a subtle layer of sadness
a very mysterious genre, long ago forgotten, for it was featured in 80s dark fantasy movies, and it is no mystery that this film genre has long ago been forgotten
again, a somehow obscure genre, not much info about it, but any genre you want to explore will always be welcome
great content as always
I know I've recommended it before, but SWANS deserves a deep dive. They are THE quintessential experiment rock band. You mentioned what specifically to check out, but every album/ep is a bit different in genre, but all have the same focus. The power that sheer sound has. I'd say to go chronologically from their first EP SWANS to their latest album The Beggar. They deserve it. So influential.
I will never not love seeing you in my subscription box. Thank you, Pad. It means a lot.
TYSM for supporting the signalwave community
we love + appreciate you pad homie!
100% ! Thank you all for creating all of these projects ❤️
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Pad, you are a massive source of inspiration for the vaporwave community and other niche music genre communities. I am extremely honored to have joined you in your signalwave journey. I hope this video can help out the many artists you showcased, along with other artists yet to be discovered. I’m looking forward to seeing more from you! Keep being an amazing person. We all appreciate your attention and feedback very, very much.
LONG LIVE SIGNALWAVE 🗣️‼️🔥🫡
- 171 (channel 71)
thank you very much for talking a bit bout my album Wii記憶にとどめる (which translates to "Wii Remember") at 57:15!
as a fan of your content since 2020, im very glad you resonated a lot with that release ｡^‿^｡
congratulations to you too! I’m a big enjoyer of that album
Why you named your album in chinese???
@@sanderhackerhd8369Those aren't Chinese characters...
Thank you for getting involved in this, homie! And well done on this video, my dude!
appreciate you!!! miss u dawg hope to see ya again soon
What a small world, my heart skipped a beat when I heard Paddy name drop you! Keep on being amazing and giving us the good stuff, cya at the next Fang/Laser Highway/music goodness
Wow Pad, this is great. What a great support for the scene. And big shout out for mentioning one of my 150 albums 😅. So good so see all my friends's releases in here.
This was a great video. Pretty much all the important stuff was mentioned and described perfectly. I would like to say thank you as well for shining a light on my work and asking me about the genre on Twitter and most importantly thank you giving a place for people to discover all these wonderful artists and the genre. You clearly have a great love for the genre.
I would also like to say An Hour of Climatewave is a joke album I made in 15 minutes using Audacity lol. I wanted to see if anyone would take something really lazy seriously and I made a fake account to buy it and get it on the front page so it was funny to see it got mentioned. It is just one really long weather channel video slowed down with some added reverb nothing else. I despise that album because it is meant to be bad but I guess it works for some listeners and I am happy about that.
Hey man, I just wanted to thank you for sharing that about your dad passing at the beginning. I’ve been there, it’s not easy, it’s been almost a decade since my dad passed away and I’m still not fully recovered; I don’t think it’s something you can ever move on from. You’re one of my favorite channels on TH-cam and I’m so glad I found you a few years back, there’s so much cool and interesting music I would’ve never known about had it not been for you and your content. Love you bro.
❤️❤️ much love josh, appreciate you
The Weatherwave subgenre is my absolute favorite. Morris County Meteorological Team is in constant rotation. Reminds me of living with my grandma in the summers in the mid 90s. She'd put the weather checker on and we'd fall asleep.
Amazing video 💙💜
Thank you for your hard work. Signalwave is on the rise
and thank you for all of the great music!
As always, Pad NEVER misses with these uploads.
Keep up the good work man!
Thank you so much for talking about my album at 1:04:25! This means so much to me! Much love
i don't make signalwave anymore but this video is so cool, looking back on all the music that used to inspire me is so awesome. amazing video man, thank you for this.
Vaporwave is temporary. Signalwave is forever.
Vapor wave is forever and every subgenre under its umbrella
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Looks like another rabbit‑hole I feel compelled to go down into.
all vaporwave becomes signalwave at some point, if you think about it
Thank you for all the work you do I was super hyped for this video. Much love brother 💜
hey!! dreamweather here. thank you so much for mentioning me in this!!!! I NEVER thought I would end up on this channel. this means the world, tysm again ❤️❤️
excellent watch. pinpointed all the feels that this genre brings out and why it is so special. signalwave is such a comfort to me. thank you for your hard work and service to vaporwave!
Long Live Signalwave!
This has been a fantastic deep dive on a niche subgenre. Even though I've presented a few Signalwave albums on tape, there's simply so many other great albums that I've never heard of before that I must listen to in the future! Pad, thank you for your great work as usual -- you've been a great pioneer into discovering hidden gems, and I hope to achieve such a goal like yours some day. ❤
It's so hard to pick a favorite signalwave project, but Carpet Dust got me through a really strange time. I found their releases in 2022 when my second kid was born 2 months early, and would listen to them when walking home from the hospital at night after visiting with him all day. Now I listen to them early mornings getting ready for the day
This has been my fav subgenre of vaporwave for many years now, I'm so glad there's new stuff coming out. It takes me to another world, a place of comfort despite the isolating vibes I get from these albums. the late night wanderings in the city I live in kinda feelings, it's just beautiful.
Yes!! That's the thing with signalwave... there is so much more stuff coming out now than ever before, and I hope this video introduces a lot of the newness coming through! really great stuff
Infinity Frequencies for me is the one. All those projects are incredible.
Can always count on a great shopping list from your videos
enjoy!! 🛒🛒🛒
Hope to see signalwave grow even more from this video.
Same!
Thank you for this, i hope signalwave keeps growing cuz it is a very interesting genre!
Another amazing video from the legend himself. Your videos have been a source of inspiration for my own music so thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! Feel free to share some of your music here as well!
Thank you for including my first SNRTM album! Didn't expect to see my work featured on your channel
Thank you for making another great video for the signalwave albums!! I’m glad that you enjoy my little album ( 1:06:08 ) !
I was inspired by your video on signalwave five years ago and started making music since then, I hope this video will inspire more people!!
Long live signalwave!
Im so glad I stumbled across this video, it brought back my desire to delve into the waporwave/signalwave genre again. I really like the quick and accurate analyses of the different albums :)
I've been into this genre for years and it's good to see great stuff coming out.
Thanks for uploading the new video, I will check out the album!
My memories from 2019...
A few years ago, when I saw the video "What is "ひまわり画像"?, I immediately played that album.
I wasn't very familiar with signalwave at the time,
so that was my first foray into the genre. Fast forward to now, and I'm a Japanese Signalwave artist.
Largest coal mine in the world OPENED AGAIN ⁉🗣 CLOSE IT DOWN
its really cool to see you give signalwave some more coverage at length, you put me onto it after a couple of your videos covering some works by some artists in the genre years ago
I loved your first signalwave video! Introduced me to Atsutenki back in the day. Cant wait to listen to these newer albums featured ❤❤❤
🎉🎉🎉 oh yes a new video essay from Pad just dropped & it’s about signalwave & lasts more than an hour ?! What a day for us my beloved vaporwave enthusiasts. All love from 🇫🇷
Thank you for stopping by my friend!! hope ya enjoy.
On est la 🇨🇵❤
As someone who regularly makes signalwave music with other artists trying to push the genre further, this really helps educate myself and inspire me to keep the genre going, thanks pad your a legend for this. Sorry about your dad by the way, I know the feeling best wishes in your healing man.
A few tracks into The Gas Station Mega Collection as a complete newbie to this genre (only learning about it because of this video) and it's so nostalgic that I'm... emotional. It feels like snuggled deep in my mom or great grandmother's bed, the light's out, slowly drifting off while she watches tv.
My Dad passed same year and month as yours. I’m sorry for your loss and can relate too just disconnecting from most of my emotions during that time, it just never felt real nor does it still. Thanks to you and your channel it introduced me to music like this that I’ve always looked for. This type of music I truly resonate with because I’ve always felt like I’m stuck in this in between state like a waiting room.
signalwave is bread
yes
signalwave is bred
Thanks for your description of grieving, makes me aware how I suffer the loss of my parents in a more confusing way since their estate has been entirely resolved. The responsibilities of concluding all their stuff were a buffer against the new reality of their absence.
My sister and I worked together throughout and that's a good thing considering, but I now miss the emails, messages and decisions we shared.
HERE WE GO! Before starting, congrats Pad on finishing this. I know you've spent so much time and it probably felt so daunting knowing that making this video wouldn't be an easy task, but you prevailed. Atta Boy!
Great video! I loved hearing about the stories you associate with the albums. Though I am a bit sad you didnt talk about Skywaves 2, probably my favourite.
Yes skywaves 2 is def a banger as well!! thanks for stopping by!
even before watching, I just have to say how much I appreciate the dedication you put into creating this type of content. as someone who’s inspired by internet culture and its music, ik this is such a small niche, but ur work really stands out. I love seeing someone so passionate about what they do
It's always bliss to hear about these unknown artists and sounds that remind you or create fake memories of a life you never had. It makes a nice thing to have...
RIP Pad's dad. Sorry for your loss, Pad, but glad you're able to share your love for your pops and weird Vaporwave music with the world.
SIGNALWAVE REPRESENTATION!!!!!! love to see my friends on here
LONG LIVE SIGNALWAVE
@@PadChennington LONG LIVE SIGNALWAVE!!
Sorry to hear about ur dad. Hope you have let yourself heal from the loss. Great vid!
LONG LIVE SIGNALWAVE!
Thank you so much for this amazing deep dive into a subgenre i've grown to love, and for sharing how it's tied into your own life and personal experience, it really shines in how much the genre means to you and many others
PAD IS BACK WOOOO
yerrrrrrrr
Hell yeah another Signalwave video from our boy Pad :D
Amazing that you mentionned most of my top 10 albums in my Bandcamp library. Signalwave is a superb and underrated genre that I can't get enough of.
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of signalwave is 傳輸的最後一天(last day of tranfer) by International Telecom, which as i've written as a review on its bandcamp page gives a very nostalgic feeling and reminds me of the times my grandpa would drive me home with classical music in his car that would get very distorted as we'd pass through a tunnel. (it doesn't sound exactly like this but hey maybe i could make my own signalwave haha)
Other albums that I love are
midnight television by midnight television, somewhat harsh and repetitive sounding (especially the track Blind dates that repeats the same few pop music measures like an alarm clock);
"Slideshow" by crt paralysis, which I adore and find nostalgic being a 2000s kid having grew with a DS/Wii/3DS. You didn't mention the fact that each song has their own album art and they all accompany the track with its own visual truly giving lots of different vibes;
愛情のある関係 by ░░disease▒▒. That last one was really cool to find because I expected some super dark, perhaps metal stuff when I looked at the cover but when I took a listen I didn't expect some very chill jazzy sounds;
and of course WMCC Weather Channel by Morris County Meteorological Team, the pinnacle of weather channel music.
which are the one you talked about. But I wanna mention some others such as
Repères by CANAL+ which gives that super mysterious, almost extraterrestrial feel with those samples. I love the calm, detective movie like vibe of the track Attendez;
Ｓｋｙｗａｖｅｓ EP by EtheReal Media™ There are two of those EPs but I really like the first one. It really captures a feeling of sadness, loneliness and late night/very early mornings with repetitive, empty, distorted melodies;
ＡｔＮｉｇｈｔ by International Telecom and especially its first two songs, ＤａｒｋＬｉｇｈｔ and ＢｒｏａｄｃａｓｔＩｎｔｅｒｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ. This one gives a more hopeful feeling while still having very muted, quiet melodies, almost a lullaby to help you sleep
I kinda wanna mention NEXT GEN by CONTOSO, similar to Slideshow it has that y2k nostalgia feel and those crunchy filters as well, although the samples are more groovy and upbeat and it's probably a stretch to call it signalwave;
I also wanna mention Castle by 1381 which is medieval-inspired signalwave, kind of a rarity in the scene. It gives you that nostalgia for when the history teacher would put a documentary about knights and kings instead of a regular class on a friday afternoon;
Hadn't I been on Bandcamp I probably wouldnt have found all these gems of audio artistic experimentations.
Shoutouts to International Telecom for being the name I recognize the most in signalwave music, to CT57 which I always see commenting and supporting other artists' signalwave works (like with reviews on bandcamp), and to liif(i think thats them? havent interacted with them in a while) who is like the one friend i have that likes signalwave too (and who gave me codes for ct57s music 🙏)
oh and 1:08:33 Long live signalwave ‼📡🛰
Pad, your love for music inspires me every day. There’s not a youtuber who I click on faster. Once again, you’ve served the goods.
in 2023, also in November, my father died in the week that wormhole was released. it was one of the last things he listened to. from then on, i have made signalwave in his memory. the connections you've made in this video are incredibly valuable. i feel at ease knowing that signalwave is an anodyne to others in their times of loss too.
LLSignalwave! thanks again man, left me speechless once again. i've always been interested in signalwave and without even realizing it have been indirectly inspired by asscoiated media(s) and the emotions they envoke (to say the least) throughout my life. Appreciate You always and my condolences +
Awesome video!!!! Another classic. Love signalwave and the community. Keep doing your thing, brotha 📺💯🫡
Normally I'd complain about an hour long video, but I feel like this is a deep dive on one of my favorite genres, thank you. I'll give this a watch soon 😊
gluggaveður: Icelandic for "weather made to be observed from the other side of a window"- I've always adored that.
Long Live SignalWave
Great stuff as always Pad, my wishlist has grown quite a bit thx to this video
I'm so excited to watch this while staying up late thank you Pad Thai 🙏🏿
Hard to explain fully. But your original signalwave video was recommended to me in early 2020, the albums you recommended in there held my hand through some dark times, just before and during covid, and at the exact time i was going through a failed relationship. Signalwave remains one of my deepest loves to this day as it was soundtrack to my rebirth almost. And its thanks to you! This video is like a nostalgic trip and a great expansion on the original, so maybe like penningtonwave? Nostlagia for your content haha
Anyway, i think an album worth mentioning ia 2d fun at grid world, a lesser known but equally as fun ghosting record!
Great video, I've been trying to get more into Signalwave recently, so this is really useful for some suggestions. Best stuff I've heard is Sentinel by TLWS and TEXT by Sport3000, so maybe I'll give these a shot.
Unironically my fav subgenere. Ether-real media’s skywaves 1 and 2 is so good
Over an hour of Pad Chennington talking about music albums?? Im so ready!
Yeah, loss gets better with time, but never really disappears. Lost my dad 2011, which is a long time ago, even so, it still daunts on me from time to time.
The mourning period is very important for moving on, so don't ignore it and don't bottle it up your feelings. It's better to let it out.
Another thing I've been wondering about - Pad would you be interested in reviewing vaporwave from unknown artists? Either in private or on your channel?
Stay strong!
I missed your vids, happy to see you again on my feed.
Interesting, I've started making signalwave and here you are talking about the genre :D
post some of your stuff here!!
@@PadChenningtonLatest video on my channel! I've also made a vaporwave song a while ago: th-cam.com/video/4jfhn_94LaQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=1KhHnIPjLMrcBpAF
(I'll post on Bandcamp whenever I make enough songs)
@@PadChenningtonLatest video on my channel! I've also made a vaporwave song a while ago (can't post links apparently... I'll post on Bandcamp when I make enough songs)
It's right on my channel, latest video :D I've also made a vaporwave song a while ago, you can find everything with the name "Cyberやぎ" (can't post direct links apparently).
BRO I STARTED TO SIGNALWAVE AGAIN JUST YESTERDAY AFTER LIKE A YEAR OR SO... PERFECT TIMING COULDNT BE MORE POSSIBLE
Probably, my favorite from signalwave/broken transmission stuff is VVVX Software. More futuristic yet same late 90s - early 2000s nostalgia, even he only has one horror-styled signalwave album "Build 307" and as well his another project with more 80s nostalgia called Sport3000. And my favorite from VVVX is the series of "Ｗｅｂカメラ" (more of early 2000s loungy music for Japanese surveillance cameras) and the EP "i - m o d e" (lo-fier and more nostalgic that it sounds similar to menu music for PS2 / Dreamcast games).
It's a really nice video essay about signalwave/broken transmission that you did, Pad, and it's great that signalwave community is still alive and well. Hope you're doing well, Pad.
VVVX = sport3000 = kanal vier
always love these videos, thanks for sharing pad. Also long live signalwave
Liked the video now and will watch later my guy
love yah brutha
appreciate you big dawg hope all Is well!
I grew up next to the Santa Catalina mountains is southern Arizona, a mountain range that has radio towers and telescopes and even an old command center for the Titan missile program on it slopes. I was always fascinated by the juxtaposition of all this communication tech at high elevation in these lonely places looking out over endless swaths of desert. I used take photos of them, and even wrote short stories that featured them in the past. It’s so cool that an entire genre has caught up to my once esoteric interest. The sounds match that aesthetic perfectly. Thanks for making these videos!
i love the 2024 release 'ethereal unison' by video forum and identity crisis. its romantic, sleepy and sad. despite me being only 1 of those things, it fits my tastes really well.
hi PAD I love your videos!!!! Really in depth analysis!
Discovering Vaporwave for myself a couple of years back drew me into this weird, yet wonderful world of experimental genres. For that alone, Vaporwave will live forever for me, but I'm also glad that it spawned new subgenres, while being one itself. In the spirit of this: long live signalwave!
fantastic video - I find it amusing that the aesthetics of the genre is so desolate, that even the letters of the track titles are socially distanced.
I received a notification from Vapor 95 that you wrote a 28 page article based on the genre never heard of it until like a few moments ago very impressive stuff I've been a fan of vaporwave at synthwave for a very long time now but signal wave is something brand new and here I thought that I just couldn't find any more sub-genres
8:58 My dad is a big fan of Change, and hearing that haunting sample of Let’s Go Together repeated infinitely into the void genuinely spooked me the first time
amazing video! signalwave has gotten me through so many hard nights, and i absolutely recommend that you check out the works of withering spheres, especially their album “phantom pain”.
Love your videos man! Much love ❤️
"national network - night-time television service" is one of my favorites. There's something so melancholic about both that album and TV2's music from that alias in general.
Been looking forward to this all week!
Insanely amazing video
The sound of signalwave is very haunted, some would say hauntological. As a genre it reaches deep into collective memory and often gets to the centre of something usually hidden from view. Before this video I didn't even know this genre of music had a formal name; I would have called it "ambient with Vapourwave aesthetics" but I think Signalwave is fitting because the music itself is a distorted loop like a memory or an old number-station.
(AST advantage here) This is like a bolt from the blue. It's taking a sledgehammer to the executive dysfunction I've been going through lately.
What actually happened was right after I got the album 90% done I became obsessed with old and lost media (hence my current TH-cam channel) and it got abandoned. This video will get me to dust off the cobwebs and get it to print. Thank you!
Yo, I'm having a heck of a time trying to find your bandcamp. Did you dust the webs too hard or did I break bandcamp?
Long *Live Signalwave. I downloaded an ungodly amount of music while watching this video ♥ Thank you so much for doing this
long live signalwave. A very captivating genre to me
yes!
NEW PAD CHENNINGTONG LETS FUCKING GO
Maybe one day I'll be there too, but that's a completely different story.
At least being obscure has its own charm.
Even though I been completely cancelled from global signalwave community by my own stupid mistakes and bad behaviour, I can't deny how much this genre changes me and, like, shown what is my most peaceful genre to go in. I have been absolutely proud of being a part of this amazing community. My last signalwave albums are more experimental, I connecting various unexpected ideas, samples and aesthetics. For example I got emo signalwave album and two parts of an ultraviolence signalwave inspired by POSTAL Game Series. Idk if anyone of my friends and companions reading this, but I want to say thank you everyone for this
This genre truly changed my life, I'm so glad that I have been a part not only of Signalcon 2024, but also of the whole genre.
Praise to Pad Chennington. Long Live Signalwave
I'm losing my shit over the fact that SEVERAL of the albums featured I already happened to have listened to by strolling around on Bandcamp. I never thought Signalwave would be "big" enough to have "popular" songs, much less ones that I have listened to
LETS GOOOO
My mother died during the lockdowns too. You need to find something to focus on as you deal with the aftermath ❤
signalwave forever, thank you for this video pad
signalwave, nice video to enjoy sadness. much love to you and your whole family ♥
LONG LIVE SIGNALWAVE 🔥🔥🔥
I think the album that prepared me for this was ‘Lauwarm Instrumentals’ by Scanner
Great video. Links to these albums in a pinned comment would be nice, as i am having great difficulty looking them up due to the japanese writing.
Love this video!!!
thanks to you, im getting lots of soulseek downloads
lol I thought it would be something like: Trans Plutonian Transmissions
Album by Arecibo
25:42 The title more likely translates to cigarettes in Chinese. The samples are all Cantonese, most likely old cigarette commercials from Hong Kong.
Actually, I just noticed all the track titles are definitely Chinese. That's probably why it stands out from all the other albums sampling Japanese media.
I think it's worth pointing out because Hong Kong has a special brand of Canto-Brit camp culture that non-Asians might not bother to recognize.
46:54 Interesting you gravitated towards these Chinese sample based albums when you're dad passed away. My mom passed away in 2019 and I found myself listening to guqin music a lot.