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YouTube video by Pool Plants COMMITMENT: Full Visual Album

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Pool Plants presents COMMITMENT

@poolplants.bsky.social

Full visual album by me, [carteBlanche], ishiiburidai, BORT Media, Nightleek, and other absolutely amazing, talented artists!!

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Sanctuary Launch Party, live on Twitch all day March 21st, the day BEFORE our show in Columbus

We had an incredible response and can't thank everyone that applied to take part in the festivities, I genuinely wish we had a full week to host every single applicant. Your support means so much to us.

YouTube video by B O R T media R E F L E C T I O N S Vol.11 | Cyberpunk/Virtual Utopia/Dark Ambient/Slushwave

Wrapping up my Reflections Series with Vol. 11 | Cyberpunk/Virtual Utopia/Ambient mix featuring music from Crystal Eternal @crystaleternal.online, Ashley @marykashley.bsky.social, SUN TURRET @sunturret.bsky.social, drmcstr @agnar.bsky.social, Brickmason @brickmason.bsky.social and many more!

Hey y'all we have braved the cold and work, but a new episode is up! This week we are joined by @lacquerware.bsky.social ! We discuss our Top 5 Rpgs that for folks who don't like RPGS! We also talk about the new releases, the Xbox showcase, and more.

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YouTube video by B O R T media Pool Plants - I Never Dreamed [Pool Plants x BORT Media]

New video on YT! Got a chance to do the visuals for Pool Plants @poolplants.bsky.social new single. New album titled COMMITMENT drops later this week. Stay tuned for a collection of videos for a full visual album!

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New video edit I did with Pool Plants @poolplants.bsky.social! He had a new album dropping later this week - stay tuned!

YouTube video by B O R T media R E F L E C T I O N S Vol.10 | Vaportrap/Phonk/Vaporbreak Mix

New TRAPAHOLICS mixtape! I'm *still* wrapping up 2025 with a celebration of B-Side mixtapes. Featuring vaportrap tunes from JViktor, foe crossword, DA TENGU GOD @datengugod.bsky.social, KEMURI STORM, Mabisyo @what-is-mabisyo.bsky.social, L♥VE$ERENADE, and more!

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Can’t wait for the debut!

Announcing Commitment! Full album and accompanying visual album drop Friday 2/6. Featuring videos from @nightleek.bandcamp.com, @robincircle.bsky.social, @anju.bsky.social, @crispydoodles.bsky.social, @bortmedia.bsky.social, @marykashley.bsky.social, @ishiiburidai.bsky.social, myself, and others!

Vapor Talks #4: 818181 New Jersey's slushwave priestess on the momentum of the scene, anonymity and mental health

I recently did an interview with zensounds, check it out and be sure to subscribe! I want to thank them for giving me the opportunity and for giving a platform to vaporwave artists! 🔮

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YouTube video by B O R T media R E F L E C T I O N S Vol.8 | Vaporhouse & Deconstructed Club Mix

New dance-themed mixtape! I'm wrapping up 2025 with a celebration of B-Side mixtapes. Featuring music from THAT'S MATT! @thatsmatt.bsky.social, bunjamin franklin @bunjaminfranklin.bsky.social, Mary K Ashley @marykashley.bsky.social, VESNA™ @vesna-tm.bsky.social, Enraile @enraile.bsky.social, & more!

It was an incredible opus for your 50th album! To me, it was something special and I felt it. Thanks for sharing your music. Enjoy the hiatus! Looking forward to what comes next!

I have a lot of love for your music clearly and you’ve made my list multiple times! But I do think Push Start was something special. Thank you for sharing your music!

Haha I’m not actually sure what inspired Dayton’s cover. But I see the parallels.

Haha thanks! What was one of your favorite releases this year?

I can’t wait to hear what comes next! Your sound is really unique and I think you’re on the cusp of a new subgenre: time slip, vapor warp, eccoslip. It’s an exciting new sound.

Best of 2025: أطلال جديدة by Robin Circle @robincircle.bsky.social & MK Ashley @marykashley.bsky.social
My favorite Robin Circle release this year, a fresh blend of classic vaporwave, vapor funk, and eccojams. Pairing with MKA elevates it further, making for a wavy, & highly enjoyable collection.

Best of 2025: ADVANTAGES II by Euclid Agenda
A fresh take on classic vaporwave, familiar samples reimagined with fun, upbeat energy. Not avant-garde, but executed flawlessly, making it a standout and highly enjoyable collection this year.

Best of 2025: HATCHBACK by Steve Joy
A smooth blend of synthwave, lo-fi, chillwave, and downtempo. Upbeat yet relaxed, with a seamless flow that keeps the album moving effortlessly. Cool, driving, and endlessly replayable synthwave done right.

Best of 2025: LUMEN SHORE by Dayton Palms
A stunning ethereal ambient release filled with futuristic serenity. Echoes of Vangelis’ "Blade Runner" and Jean-Michel Jarre’s "Oxygène" give it a timeless, cinematic feel. An album that truly lingered with me.

Best of 2025: emogothhiphop by DA TENGU GOD @datengugod.bsky.social
Too trap for vaportrap, too vapor for cloud rap. Tengu carves a unique lane of dreamy, effect-heavy hip-hop, blending barber beats and vaporbreak into something forward-thinking and original.

Best of 2025: ÆON Mall Kyōto-Gojō by Brickmason @brickmason.bsky.social & Majestic 12 @majestic-12.bsky.social
A fusion of dreampunk and mallsoft. A 2814-style world inside a futuristic mall, atmospheric, ambient, & oddly human. A beautiful collaboration that turns shared space into a dreamscape.

Best of 2025: PUSH (2START) 🔵👇👀 by Ashley @marykashley.bsky.social
One of MKA’s most striking releases, a glitched, beautiful distortion of paradise. Wavy melodies, hard bass, & fractured drums blend virtual utopia with a cyberpunk edge, evoking "Floral Shoppe" vibes pushed into fresh & futuristic.

Best of 2025: Arspace Dynamics Co., Ltd. by Ｌｙｌａｔ
@mdc-official.bsky.social
A Star Fox-tinged vapor ambient journey, atmospheric, dreamlike, and futuristic. Heavy gaming era samples give it a space-drama soundtrack feel. Flirts with signalwave, utopian virtual, & dreampunk, & was a joy to discover.

Best of 2025: SOULCUTS by VESNA™ @vesna-tm.bsky.social
A standout this year, peak Vaporwave Zero with crisp beats, nostalgic 90s club vibes and playful N64 touches. One of my favorite releases, SOULCUTS pushes the subgenre in exciting directions.

Best of 2025: HYPERMEDIOCRITY by V@pyd @vapyd.bsky.social
A mature blend of vaporfunk, classic vaporwave, and deconstructed EMD. V@pyd shines with collaborations from TRUMAN!, Strawberry Station, Pool Plants & Robin Circle, making this a standout and inventive release of the year.

Best of 2025: Time Slip: Solid Gold by Pool Plants @poolplants.bsky.social
One of the most original sounds this year, dense, wavy layers that shift speeds and textures. It feels like experimental vaporwave on the edge of something new and exciting, unlike anything else I’ve heard in the genre.

Best of 2025: Sunset Bay ’85 by E Z R A ゴーバー & 呪われた・M A R Y @marykashley.bsky.social
Classic vaporwave magic, a perfect split of distinct, dreamy styles that define one of this year’s best wavy sounds. From “Sunset Bae” to “Private Beach,” it felt like a soundtrack to my own private resort getaway.

🎶🔥 Albums That Made My 2025 🔥🎶

2025 brought so many amazing releases! I couldn’t catch them all, but these albums made a real impact, stayed with me, and defined my year in sound. (no particular order)

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