![]() ![]() ![]() While some of these 20 tracks fade into the background, achieving vaporwave’s essential Muzak-exotica effect, Noir’s great strength is its big picture arrangement. Her new album, Noir, uses appropriately urban and late night vignettes (‘Innercity’, ‘High Rise’, ‘Lounge’) to paint her most vivid picture yet. ![]() That ear for arrangement and the subtle thematic qualities of her releases have made Luxury Elite one of the most dependably great vaporwave producers. It’s the synesthesia treatment offered to old magazine ads, the glimmer of jewelry on the Home Shopping Network. From album titles ( Blind Date, Late Night Delight) to specific songs (‘First Kiss’, ‘Debonair’), Lux has a way of channeling these aural impressions as brief, beguiling spritzes. I’ve started to think of Luxury Elite’s music the same way I do perfumes. But first our Release Of The Month, from a Bandcamp veteran returning with arguably her best album yet. If you’re worried about the platform’s success compromising its bizarro underbelly, you have no idea what you’re in store for. Their growing strength is reflected in some of this month’s releases, including the return of a producer who released a cult classic in less receptive times and some of our favorite Bandcamp labels hitting the ground running with stellar releases. ![]() As we begin 2016 one thing is clear: Bandcamp is not an underdog anymore. Last year, they hit their $100 million goal in fan-to-artist transactions early, stepped up their app game, began offering artists an alternative to SoundCloud with exclusive embeds, and invested in editorial staff. This edition of Name Your Price marks a year since I took over this column, and it’s incredible to see how far Bandcamp has come in the last 12 months. Every month Miles Bowe rounds up the best of Bandcamp, unearthing the finest, freshest and weirdest releases the burgeoning DIY platform has to offer. ![]()
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