Far Side Virtual

by James Ferraro

Far Side Virtual cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 October 2011
  • Label: Hippos In Tanks
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:35
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Composed entirely of cheap MIDI presets and Skype login sounds, 'Far Side Virtual' is a satirical soundtrack to 21st-century consumerism. James Ferraro creates a plastic, hyper-digital world that feels like walking through a sterile shopping mall or browsing the early internet. It is a key precursor to the vaporwave movement.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, satirical, electronic, experimental, glitchy, sample-heavy, digital

Tracklist

  1. Linden Dollars (01:57)
  2. Global Lunch (02:13)
  3. Dubai Dream Tone (01:49)
  4. Sim (02:53)
  5. Bags (03:25)
  6. Pixarnia and the Future of Norman Rockwell (01:44)
  7. Palm Trees, Wi-Fi and Dream Sushi (02:39)
  8. Fro Yo and Cellular Bits (02:19)
  9. Google Poeises (03:51)
  10. Starbucks, Dr. Seussism, and While Your Mac Is Sleeping (02:25)
  11. Adventures in Green Foot Printing (03:28)
  12. Dream On (03:07)
  13. Earth Minutes (04:17)
  14. Tomorrow's Baby of the Year (01:49)
  15. Condo Pets (03:31)
  16. Solar Panel Smile (04:08)

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