Blank Banshee 0

Blank Banshee 0
The album cover for Blank Banshee 0 features the head of the video game character Lara Croft from the video game Tomb Raider(1996) over an indigo blue gradient background with 'Blank Banshee' written above in white text.
Studio album by Blank Banshee
Released September 1, 2012
Recorded 2010–2012
(Saint John, Canada)[1]
Genre
Length 33:00
Label Hologram Bay
Producer Patrick Driscoll
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Blank Banshee 0 is the debut studio album by Canadian artist and musician Blank Banshee. The album was released via the streaming service Bandcamp on September 1, 2012. It is considered to be a pioneering album of the vaporwave genre.

Background and composition

Blank Banshee 0 consists of largely 1980s and 1990s sourced samples layered over original beats, instrumentation and vocals.[2][3] Several aspects of the album including song titles allude to or sample computer technology.[4] It introduced trap style beats to elements previously associated with Seapunk and Vaporwave such as OS Start Up sounds and 1990s era video game music.[5] Several tracks feature vocal and lyrical contributions by Banshee’s long time collaborator Cormorant.[1][6] The album artwork was designed by Blank Banshee and features a model of the head of video game character Lara Croft rendered over an indigo blue gradient background. The album was produced and recorded in Saint John, Canada.[1]

In 2014, Blank Banshee 0 saw an official limited physical release on Compact Disc through the associated net label Hologram Bay.[6]

Reception

The album was announced initially via Blank Banshee’s Facebook page in 2012 and was well received upon its release.[7] It has been called a progressive record, abandoning the often dissonant nature of Vaporwave but emphasizing the more accessible elements. Blank Banshee uses vaporwave to springboard into his own artistic direction. 0 largely follows the definitions of the genre, but breaks them at Banshee’s own accord when necessary to deliver a hook or groove, incorporating beats characteristic of trap music.[8] Many attribute its style and influence to a shift in the direction of Vaporwave, giving rise to the ‘vaportrap’ movement and ushering in ripples of ingenuity that reconfigured what it meant to make electronic music.[4][9][10]

In the years following 0's release, its album artwork has spawned numerous internet memes [2] largely driven by Facebook community pages and sites such as 4chan and Reddit.

The song "Teen Pregnancy" became part of a viral video trend in 2016 called Simpsonwave, furthering 0's exposure.[2][11]

Music from the album has appeared on the Netflix series Unplanned America, as well as several mini documentaries.[12][13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."B:/ Start Up"1:09
2."Wavestep"2:43
3."BATHSALTS"2:49
4."AMMONIA CLOUDS"2:43
5."Venus Death Trap"2:14
6."HYPER OBJECT"2:45
7."PHOTOSYNTHESIS"2:51
8."DEEPSPACE"2:17
9."Dreamcast"2:02
10."CYBER ZODIAC"2:21
11."Teen Pregnancy"2:57
12."PURITY BOYS"1:42
13."Visualization"1:47
14."WORLD VISION"1:54
15."B:/ Shut down/Depression"0:52

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BB0-Information". Blank Banshee. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  2. 1 2 3 "What the Hell Is Simpsonwave? | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Vaporwave: subversive dream music for the post-Internet age". Vaporwave: subversive dream music for the post-Internet age | Editorial | Bandwagon - Live music, bands and concert guide for Singapore, Manila and Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  4. 1 2 Editorial (2016-10-17). "After a Three-Year Hiatus, Blank Banshee Breaks His Silence with “MEGA”". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  5. ↑ "How Vaporwave Was Created Then Destroyed by the Internet". Esquire. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  6. 1 2 "Blank Banshee". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Blank Banshee - Blank Banshee 0 (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  8. ↑ Editorial (2016-11-21). "Genre As Method: The Vaporwave Family Tree, From Eccojams to Hardvapour". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  9. ↑ "System Focus: The Evolution of the Voice in the Digital Landscape". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  10. ↑ Editorial (2016-08-23). "Music of the Spectacle: Alienation, Irony and the Politics of Vaporwave". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  11. ↑ Song, Sandra (2016-06-06). "What Is Simpsonwave? A Brief Introduction Via the Microgenre's Lucien Hughes". PAPERMAG. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  12. ↑ "The Digital Love Industry - Love Industries - VICE Video". VICE Video. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  13. ↑ "Could vaporwave be the future of music?". AUX.TV. Archived from the original on 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
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