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Vektroid
BornWashington, U.S.
GenresVaporwave, experimental, plunderphonics, ambient, lo-fi, drone, hip hop, glitch, electronic
Occupation(s)Music producer
Years active2005–present
LabelsPrismCorp, Beer on the Rug
Websitevektroid.net

Ramona Andra Xavier, also known as Vektroid, is a vaporwave artist and musician.[1] She has released music under various aliases, including 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.[2]

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.

Music career

Xavier has released music through aliases including Macintosh Plus, PrismCorp, and Laserdisc Visions, among others. These alternating names contribute to her enigmatic presence as a musician.[3] She reports that she has released over 40 full-length albums since 2005. Paolo Scarpa characterized Xavier's music as an "exposé of late capitalism".[4] James Parker noted Vektroid's "sensuous virtuality" and "new cyber-pop unconscious".[5] 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".[6]

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.[4][5] Fact magazine called Floral Shoppe the defining album of Bandcamp, the streaming service through Vektroid releases her music. The album is the site's most user-recommended album in the experimental music category.[7]

Xavier stopped releasing music regularly in early 2013, only having released 2 albums the entire year, Home™ and ClearSkies™ on April 20, 2013 as PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises.[8][9] In early 2014, Xavier released her most recent vaporwave project, Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition as New Dreams Ltd, a revision of her 2011 New Dreams Ltd release initiation tape (part one).[10] In early 2015, she collaborated with electronic duo Magic Fades to produce a remix of the song "Ecco" from their debut album, Push Through.[11]

Influence

Under various aliases, Xavier played a role in the creation of the modern electronic genre vaporwave between 2010 and 2013.[12] Xavier's heavy use of net art in vaporwave, in turn, helped to spawn the health goth subculture.[13]

Discography

As Vektroid

  • TELNET EROTIKA EP (2010)
  • Polymind EP (2011)
  • Polytravellers (2011)
  • Starcalc (2011)
  • Neo Cali (2011)
  • Color Ocean Road (2012)

As Vektordrum

  • Hello Skypedals EP1 (2009)
  • Hello Skypedals EP2 (2009)
  • Capitose Windowpane (2009)
  • Deciphered (And Re-Encrypted) (2009)
  • Geese: I, Banished Re-cut (2010)
  • Trinity (2010)

As dstnt

  • isoDMOS (2010)
  • ntdrv (2010)
  • iss2 (2010)
  • isÆ (2010)
  • NSII (2010)

As New Dreams Ltd

  • initiation tape part one (2011)
  • Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition (2014)

As esc 不在

  • black horse (2011)
  • midi dungeon (2011)

As PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises

One-time pseudonyms

  • Laserdisc Visions: New Dreams Ltd. (2011)
  • fuji grid tv: prism genesis (2011)
  • Macintosh Plus: Floral Shoppe (2011)
  • 情報デスクVIRTUAL: 札幌コンテンポラリー (2012)
  • Sacred Tapestry: Shader (2012)
  • Tanning Salon: Dream Castle (2015)

References

  1. ^ http://vektroid.bigcartel.com/biography
  2. ^ "Vektroid's Bandcamp". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ Lillie, Mitch (31 December 2013). "Scene Report: Electronic Music". Willamette Week. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b Parker, James (December 2012). "Macintosh Plus Floral Shoppe". Favorite 50 Albums of 2012. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  6. ^ Downer, Adam (16 February 2014). "Review: Machintosh Plus - FLORAL SHOPPE". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  7. ^ "January's best Bandcamp release". Fact. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  8. ^ beerontherug.bandcamp.com/album/clearskies
  9. ^ beerontherug.bandcamp.com/album/home
  10. ^ vektroid.bandcamp.com/album/initiation-tape-isle-of-avalon-edition
  11. ^ Bowe, Miles (10 February 2015). "Vektroid makes triumphant return with her massive Magic Fades remix". Fact. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  12. ^ Harper, Adam (2 February 2015). "What Health Goth Actually Means". The Fader. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  13. ^ Cantino, Chris; Grabarek, Mike; Scott, Jeremy (20 October 2014). "Is the Health Goth Movement Selling Out to the Mainstream?" (Interview). Interviewed by Alex Horne. Vice. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

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