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”Hot Takes” is a high energy music discussion podcast featuring vaporwave artist Skeleton Lipstick and vaporwave DJ Yung Shiro 白. Every other Monday, tune in at 9PM ET for interviews, music discussions, and strong opinions! No judgment!
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Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
On "Hot Takes" this week, we had a sitdown session with future funk hit-maker CyanBlue! Enigmatic, eccentric, and extremely skilled, we brought Cyan on to fill us in, treat us to some of his insights, and expose any uninitiated viewers to his outrageous personality. Having been producing music outside the vaporwave and future funk scene for the past ten years, CyanBlue exploded on the scene in October, 2021 with "Cyantology", a phenomenal album comprised of chopped and looped 80's R&B and new jack swing. Not only did he revitalize the scene, as he would claim, but he's since gone on to collaborate with many renowned acts and will be releasing a remix album of "Cyantology" in late March as well. For episode forty-three, we discussed the skills of various future funk and French house acts. CyanBlue imparted his thoughts on anime in future funk music, Death's Dynamic Shroud, Macintosh Plus, and metal music. Hearing CyanBlue repeatedly shoehorn in ways to sell the audience on the new CyanBlue in that wild accent of his was a hilarious highlight! As he stated, "Good future funk is future funk that is chopped; lazy future funk is in my opinion simply mislabeled French house." Don't miss this zany episode with our new friend CyanBlue!
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Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
In honor of last year's conclusion to season one of "Hot Takes", we decided once again to see how many of our former guests from both seasons would be interested in joining us for another mega episode, and so many people agreed to participate! Managing to pack even more guests into the timeslot than ever before, episode 42 is flush with exciting moments courtesy of our beloved talent, all tasked with arguing, debating, geeking out, and/or offering us only their hottest of takes during their group sessions! Thirty-five guests joined us throughout the evening, in addition to a private green room videochat for the talent and a live Twitch chat full of attendees from every corner of the vaporsphere bursting with energy all evening. The general theme of the evening was a biographical one, with questions for the guests centered around production techniques and inspiration, along with a number of memorable moments in which we got to delve into the artists' tastes, and of course a handful of spicy statements peppered throughout the broadcast! Despite Sonavision Deluxe's inability to attend, some technical difficulties with various guests' audio, and a couple of moments in which Shiro's audio or video went down, the sophomore "Hot Takes" retrospective mega episode was an exciting and momentous experience that will inevitably be remembered fondly by vaporwave historians. Rewatch it if you missed it, but be ready for an epic, sprawling episode full of fun and flames!
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Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
For the penultimate episode of "Hot Takes" season 2, we got FrankJavCee to join us on stream! Francisco Contreras, the real person behind the renowned internet comedian, DJ, and producer tag, joined us for a rap session, featuring two hours' worth of wild stories, insightful wisdom, and hilarious takes. FrankJavCee is an internet OG and famous Youtuber, best known for his instructional videos poking fun at niche internet-based genres of electronic music like chiptune, trap music, and vaporwave. Building on his success on Soundcloud and Youtube, FrankJavCee has not only performed at many festivals and parties, but has also released several albums' worth of music, drawing from myriad independent electronic music genres. In today's episode, we get to hear all about his experiences with stalkers, obsessed fans, and other famous Youtubers in LA. We get to hear his insightful thoughts regarding hilarious tweets, producing beats, networking, and how to get him interested in hearing your music project. You've got to at least hear his opinions on jazz, city pop, synthpop, and shoegaze! You heard it on "Hot Takes"!
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Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
This week on "Hot Takes", we had a visit with Bee Fant! Known for their visual art and music within the vaporwave scene, Bee rapped with us all night, bringing plenty of insight, thoughts, opinions, and takes to the show for us! Having been involved with the scene for a while, Bee has developed an iconic visual art motif that's instantly recognizable by anyone that knows anything about the vaporwave movement. They've worked with countless labels, artists, and characters within the vaporsphere, most notably producing flyer artwork for Dan Mason, Mossy Frog Tapes, 식료품Groceries, and live shows put on by the likes of Death's Dynamic Shroud and Skelly's own Terminally Chill vapor dance party! During this week's episode, we got to chat about Bee's ridiculously curated taste in music, the average background of the average vapor fan, and the love that Bee and Shiro have for the Dissidia Final Fantasy games. We were able to be privy to Bee's background in piano and violin and their experience in art school, and we got to clown Skelly for being unfamiliar with "Twin Peaks". Bee was such a treat, forgoing the hot takes for a more wholesome geekout session full of taste and thoughts on fine art and music! Tune in for Skelly's thoughts on controversies within the horror art world, but don't tune out until you've got the scoop on Bee's production process, work/life balance advice, and their favorite manga as a youth! You heard it on "Hot Takes"!
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Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
On episode 18 of "Hot Takes" season 2, we brought on some vaporwave up-and-comers to join us on the show: Sonavision Deluxe and Komit! Sona and Komit, the wizards behind the breakout independent electronic release "Creation", took over "Hot Takes" with the bois for a couple of hours' worth of production techniques, secret inspirational sauce, and ranting and raving about good and bad art alike with the live audience in chat. Having received critical acclaim due to their recent release and work with acts like Windows96, we felt it necessary to pick Sona and Komit's brains, owing to the quality of their sometimes psychedelic, always maximalist digital synthwork. In this latest episode, we get to rant and rave about the redeeming qualities of such musical acts as Oneohtrix Point Never, Rush, Siouxsie Sioux, Van Halen, Windows96, and more. We get to deep dive into Sona and Komit's favorite video game OSTs, with Sona and Shiro sharing a moment over the "Octopath Traveler" soundtrack. Don't miss the episode simply for Shiro's rant about album lengths and Skelly's slow ascent into dreamland towards the end of this episode of "Hot Takes" It's a hot'n!
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Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
For our latest episode of "Hot Takes", we brought on a vaporwave-infused chillwave up-and-comer, Fashionista Boyfriend! We've wanted to bring Casey on for a long time, so of course we were excited to have the opportunity to showcase his latest work, get the 311 on his production techniques, hear the stories behind his artform, and find out what his most controversial opinions on music and art were. Fashionista Boyfriend has been involved in the vaporwave scene for quite some time, releasing work and performing under the names AM Àffairs, Fashionista Boyfriend, and Gaiaxis. He has collaborated with OG artists like King Quartz, released work on noteworthy labels like Business Casual, and has opened for heavyweights like Brothertiger. The topics we discussed ran the gamut from growing up in a non-musical family to the beauty of early 2010's retro net-based independent electronic music to music that moves the listener to tears, like Shiro's example of his love of "Woman in Chains", by Tears for Fears. Are multi-day festivals worth the money and hassle? How many times will Skelly's camera freeze or Shiro forget to unmute his mic? Do lawnmowers dream? You'll never know the answers to these pressing questions or understand the inside jokes if you fail to stream Fashionista Boyfriend's episode of "Hot Takes"!
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Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
After a brief hiatus, we brought to our listeners and viewers the hotly anticipated 37th episode of "Hot Takes", and joining us was vaporwave/vaportrap up-and-comer Eventual Infinity! For two hours last Monday night, we got to talk production, tastes, personal views, and more with Paden. Known for their acclaimed early vaportrap work and albums released via fan favorite Pacific Plaza Records, Eventual Infinity when they joined us was on the cusp of releasing a brand new album that delves into a totally different more dreampunk-infused soundfont. The timing of our visit with them could not have been more apropos! Tune in to hear the three discuss the beauty of imperfection in art and the evocative imagery that instrumental music can create in the listener's mind. Watch Paden crack a smile ear to ear discussing their experience performing for the first time as Eventual Infinity at the ElectroniCON LA tape swap! Get the scoop on who Eventual Infinity would like best to collaborate with, along with a ghost/paranormal experience they shared with the audience during the broadcast. Despite Skelly refusing to pick a favorite A24 film, there was a great turnout and viewers engaged with plenty of fun questions for Paden. Now that's a hooooot take!
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Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Hot and ready for "Hot Takes" episode number 36, we brought to this net-based independent electronic music talk show a well-respected synthpop-influenced-vaporwave up-and-comer, Drinkyourtears! Joining the bois and the whole "Hot Takes" family, Drinkyourtears regaled us with opinions, takes, and tales for the two hours that we were privileged to spend with her. Known for her DIY production style and new wave and synthpop influence, Drinkyourtears has been making moves lately, building upon her fusion of strong, melodramatic melody, pop sensibility, and retro soundfont. She boasts many dedicated fans in the scene and adjacent scenes and has collaborated with other movers and shakers, such as Bee Fanty, Haze TV, and Male Tears. Relisten to hear about Drinkyourtears' unorthodox production techniques, including the vast number of unreleased, unfinished tracks she's sitting on! Hear Shiro and Drinkyourtears leave Skelly in the lurch as they wax nostalgic about video game OSTs, particularly that of Super Mario 64! Hear Drinkyourtears absolutely rip on The Proclaimers' one hit wonder "500 Miles". Episode 36 with Drinkyourtears was an all out geekout fest, featuring the talent, the hosts, and the attendees. You don't want to miss it!
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Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Episode 35 of "Hot Takes" is dedicated to all things 3D BLAST! Randy was an obvious choice for the show, being not only an accomplished DJ and artist, but also known on the internet for their brazen opinions and hilarious delivery. The two hours felt like nothing and brimmed with noteworthy moments like talking shop about Denon DJ decks and the benefits and drawbacks of playing live shows and dance parties. 3D BLAST may or may not have had some things to say regarding Daft Punk, Kanye West, and Panic at the Disco during the show. An in-depth dive into what allows us to classify an album as vaporwave is rumored to have happened on stream. The three reminisced over their experiences at the recent ElectroniCON 3 festival in New York City, and some talk occurred regarding absurdist and situational comedy. The truth is episode 35 was another memorable night that you won't want to miss, so restream it pronto if you want to know 3D BLAST's thoughts on pop punk music, playing the saxophone, and more! You heard it on "Hot Takes"!
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Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Our focus for the 34th episode of "Hot Takes" was senior vaporwave producer Dreaming Diary fka Digital Sex! Sebastian reached out to us about making an appearance on the show, and we rushed his scheduled episode due to our excitement over working with someone so tenured and multifaceted in the scene. Known for their work with Dream Catalogue, their vaporwave collaboration with OSCOB, and their recent work in the synthpop genre, the two hours we had with Dreaming Diary flew right by, as we enjoyed each others' company and the live viewers helped us pick their brain. Conversations were had about the growth and commercialization of vaporwave and the antagonists in the scene. A gleeful Shiro put Digital Sex through a couple rounds of marry fuck kill regarding shoegaze and vaporwave acts. Lots and lots reminiscing about the ElectroniCON 3 weekend transpired between the three, and an exposee on Dreaming Diary's songwriting process may or may not have also been covered during the episode. And there were countless other moments that haven't even been mentioned that were in this latest episode as well, so run up that play button!
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