Vektroid
| Vektroid (Ramona Andra Xavier) | |
|---|---|
| Born | Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Vaporwave |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | PrismCorp, Beer on the Rug |
| Website |
vektroid |
Ramona Andra Xavier, also known as Vektroid, is a vaporwave artist and musician. Other aliases include Macintosh Plus, New Dreams Ltd, PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises, Laserdisc Visions, 情報デスクVIRTUAL, Sacred Tapestry, fuji grid tv, esc 不在, Tanning Salon, dstnt, and Vektordrum. In addition to producing music as Vektroid, Xavier is an audio engineer and graphic designer.[1]
Early life
Xavier was born in Washington State in 1992. She began producing music at the age of 14. Xavier now resides in Hawthorne, Portland, Oregon.[2]
Music career
Xavier has released music through aliases including Macintosh Plus, PrismCorp, and Laserdisc Visions, among others. She reports that she has released over 40 full-length albums since 2005.[2] Paolo Scarpa characterized Xavier's music as an "exposé of late capitalism".[3] James Parker noted Vektroid's "sensuous virtuality" and "new cyber-pop unconscious".[4] Writing for Sputnikmusic, Adam Downer called Floral Shoppe a shift toward beauty in an age that has nearly "run the gamut of what artists and musicians can do".[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes ranked Floral Shoppe and 札幌コンテンポラリー, released by Xavier under her Macintosh Plus and 情報デスクVIRTUAL aliases, respectively, on its list of its 50 favorite albums of 2012.[3][4]
Discography
Albums
- Capitose Windowpane (2009) (As Vektordrum)
- Deciphered (And Re-Encrypted) (2009) (As Vektordrum)
- Geese: I, Banished Re-cut (2010) (As Vektordrum)
- Trinity (2010) (As Vektordrum)
- isoDMOS (2010) (As dstnt)
- ntdrv (2010) (As dstnt)
- iss2 (2010) (As dstnt)
- isÆ (2010) (As dstnt)
- NSII (2010) (As dstnt)
- New Dreams Ltd. (2011) (As Laserdisc Visions)
- initiation tape part one (2011) (As New Dreams Ltd)
- prism genesis (2011) (As fuji grid tv)
- black horse (2011) (As esc 不在)
- midi dungeon (2011) (As esc 不在)
- Floral Shoppe (2011) (As Macintosh Plus)
- Polytravellers (2011) (As Vektroid)
- Starcalc (2011) (As Vektroid)
- Neo Cali (2011) (As Vektroid)
- 札幌コンテンポラリー (2012) (As 情報デスクVIRTUAL)
- Shader (2012) (As Sacred Tapestry)
- Color Ocean Road (2012) (As Vektroid)
- Home™ (2013) (As PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises)
- ClearSkies™ (2013) (As PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises)
- Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition (2014) (As New Dreams Ltd)
Extended plays
- Hello Skypedals EP1 (2009) (As Vektordrum)
- Hello Skypedals EP2 (2009) (As Vektordrum)
- TELNET EROTIKA (2010) (As Vektroid)
- Polymind EP (2011) (As Vektroid)
References
- ↑ "Vektroid's Bandcamp". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vektroid—Bio". BigCartel. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scarpa, Paolo (December 2012). "情報デスクVIRTUAL 札幌コンテンポラリー". Favorite 50 Albums of 2012. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Parker, James (December 2012). "Macintosh Plus Floral Shoppe". Favorite 50 Albums of 2012. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Downer, Adam (16 February 2014). "Review: Machintosh Plus - FLORAL SHOPPE". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 23 June 2014.