▲STR▲L TRI▲NGLEISM – A Blue Sky Memorial
A Blue Sky Memorial
▲STR▲L TRI▲NGLEISM
EP
Dream Pop
Dom Lepore
February 15, 2025
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There are many periods that people look back on wistfully. Events they wish they attended, fashion booms they wish they could have taken part in, eras they wish they could truly feel…
But, in looking back through archives, watching old videos or reading about bygone days, the aura can sometimes be missing. Research can inform us what it was like to see Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon or hear the first synthesiser, but we lack the real feeling of being there. As we push forward in time, we will lose the aura of more recent periods in history, and the technological and commercial feats that came with them.
You had to be there to understand the sharp, transhumanist style of the Y2K era buoyed by noughties computer graphic technology, you had to be there watching The Matrix on a grainy VHS.
You had to be there, in front of your CRT TV, watching the Weather Channel to truly understand what vaporwave is and the roots that it came from.
You had to be there at the turn of the 21st century to fully appreciate what came to be known as Frutiger Aero, logging into Windows Vista with its glassy interface.
In their run of incredible audio-visual experiences, providing a sense of renewed creativity in the exploration of past aesthetics, ArpWire TV makes a case against the need to have been there to understand or enjoy these types of phenomena.
Moreover, in their fusing of music that itself revisits and remixes a bygone style, and their beautifully made and wonderfully conceived visual storytelling helping capture an expressionist glimpse at a movement’s soul, ArpWire TV’s videos help us to grasp both the aesthetic and its reimagining simultaneously.
We spoke to Trent, the creator of ArpWire to find out more…
Several ways, actually. One example of this would be the Zen TV mix. This project was a collaboration with Benajmin G, who's a pretty well known curator of vaporwave mixes and barber beats. He curated the majority of tracklist for the Zen TV mix, whereas I vizualized the tracklist. These types of collaborations bring the best of two worlds together to create a very unique and personalized vibe.
The main objective is essentially pushing the "vibe" of the music further than just being an auditory experience. You could say that's also what a music video is, obviously, and it's nothing revolutionary by any means. However, most music tells a story. The difference with nostalgia-based tunes like Vaporwave and Frutiger Aero, is that they portray a "feeling" more than they tell a story, and the main objective is properly translating that "feeling" into a visual experience so completely encompass the listener in the nostalgia in every sense possible.
Pushing nostalgia forward into the next generation. For example, some nostalgia-based genres like those mentioned before have been stuck in stagnation for a while, essentially portraying the same vibes, aesthetics, and fanbase for years. After a while, it more or less became a bit stale to many listeners. Then, Frutiger Aero came into play and turned the whole genre upside-down and introduced the same nostalgic "vibe" that Vaporwave portrayed, but to an entirely new generation. It essentially revitalized Vaporwave. ArpWire's "where the past meets the future" is inspired by this, we're pushing the boundries of nostalgia and pushing it forward in a refreshing way.
The TV could be considered the "analog" side of Frutiger Aero, while the computer is considered the "digital" side. When we think Frutiger Aero with computers, we mostly just think of Windows Vista and the aesthetics of the internet from 2007-2011. With TV however, there's so many different aesthetics and vibes that can be explored. Countless commercials, cable-box UI's, and vibes in general portrayed through that screen which were reflective of that Frutiger Aero style. It was all "broadcasted" to you, but not interactive, so you just chilled and enjoyed the vibes. The "computer" side however, is much more interactive.
One big plan that I can't mention quite yet, but the fans will love it. Some have already technically beta tested this project. But, I'll reveal more on that at a later date. As for other plans, just keeping the party going and bringing the fans what they love. As long as people continue to listen, we'll continue to create and collaborate with awesome artists, and as ArpWire TV grows, so too will the artists we collaborate with. We're excited for 2025, there's no doubt about that.
This was a very exciting experience to collaborate with listencorp. The project was unique in the sense that we were able to get so many talented visual artists to collaborate on this video, which gives the mix a much more diverse vibe.The reaction to it was very positive. It was a lot of fun for people to experience.
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