Utopia District

On today's episode we sit down with the owner and creator of the vaporwave / electronic music magazine, Liam Murphy from "listen corp". Kick back with us while we explore what it takes to create a full on vaporwave magazine and website. We discuss how Liam got started with the mag, the journey of growth, and what the importance of the magazine is in these underground and sub culture music communit...

We're back!! Happy 2025! 💝🎉🙏 Let's take a break from the tumultuous state of the world and listen to some tunes and kick back with old friends. Today on the show we've got a number of discussion points for you, and we hope you'll stick around with us for the whole thing! We talk about past and upcoming music releases, live vaporwave events, our Vaporpunks for Human Rights compilation album, cha...

Join us for another great Utopia District podcast! On today’s episode we dive deep into the ever-evolving landscape of digital preservation, lost music treasures, and ever increase corporatization digital media. We embark on a journey through the highs and lows of the world of Blu-ray 4K remasters, separating the gems from the dust and what can go wrong – our nostalgia-driven exploration then head...

Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! Today we sit down with none other than the brilliant creators of the VaporVA i2k vaporwave festival in Richmond, Virginia, June 1st, 2024 - Roge_Corp, and Vincent V4NGOE. We are so thrilled to find an hour to take these awesome dudes aside and pick their brains on everything that was VaporVA i2k!     Follow us on your favorite podcast platform below so you d...

Step into the world of vaporwave video art in this episode as we take you behind the scenes of FlamingoFest 2023 and chat with the four live video artists that created the beautiful visual dreamscapes for the festival. We discuss the artistry of bringing live visuals to life, learn about the tools, techniques that can be used, and creativity that brought these visions to reality. Get inspired to t...

Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! Join us for a vibrant recap of our vaporwave music festival in Los Angeles, on November 3rd & 4th: FlamingoFest 2023! 🦩 A two-day audio/visual extravaganza that swept through the heart of Los Angeles - we are so stoked to bring you today's episode, where we relive all the exhilarating moments from the fest, recount the unforgettable audio and video perf...

Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! It's been one month since the amazing festivities during the New York 2023 Vaporwave community weekend, with music fests ElectroniCON4, Tape Swap & Chill 4, Summer Slushy Fest, Music Website Presents, and AFTERWAVE, and we decided to sit down one more time to relive the incredible weekend. Featuring team members Indy, SoylentPie, Mallbert, Prenoko, Jupit...

Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! Grab a reclining chair and lounge in the sun with us as we recap the entire ElectroniCON 2023 / Vaporwave Community Weekend in New York this past week from August 23rd to 28th, 2023. With a copious amount of events spanning the entire week from Summer Slushy Fest, to AFTERWAVE, to Music Website, to ElectroniCON days 1 and 2, and ending it off with the Vaporw...

Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! On today's episode we sit down with the man himself Pad Chennington for a deep dive into his exciting upcoming live vaporwave festival event in Brooklyn coming up on Thursday, August 24th in Brooklyn, NY, and much much more! Tune in now for another great Utopia District podcast! Summer Slushy Fest 2023 Thursday, August 24th - 7:30pm to 2:00am The Meadows | 1...

"Are you there Lemmy? It's me, vaporwave." Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! On today's episode, Indy, and co-hosts DemoDawg and Crystal Eternal seek to unveil the implications of all the recent tech paradigm shifts and the current reshaping of our digital landscape.  Our discussion looks to address the changes in the online platforms we use every day, like YouTube's adblock enforcement, Twi...

Welcome to the Utopia District podcast! On today's episode we sit down with the creators and owners of Midwesthetic, a vaporwave and internet music culture organization and community based out of Madison, Wisconsin, USA, supporting the greater general Wisconsin and Midwest regions' underground and vaporwave music scenes. Join us for a lovely episode as we dive in to the passions of the core team m...

On today's episode our conversation revolves around YouTube and the creators that played a crucial role in the continued life and ongoing exploration of the Vaporwave genre. We discuss the extent of YouTube's place in the cultural resurgence of the genre, and what we owe the people that made the early mixes, and explored the sound.  We will examine how the YouTube platform helped the genre evolve...

Welcome to the Utopia District Podcast! Today, we have a special guest who will take us on a funkadelic musical journey that will have you grooving in your seats. That's right, we have none other than the Scottish future funk producer, Mélonade! Not only is Mélonade a master of funk, but he's also a game developer. That's right, he's been busy cooking up a storm on Steam, and his indie game is set...

Welcome to the Utopia District Podcast! Explore with us the numerous facets of the internet that we have forgotten over time. Remember the day when you could customise your desktop and use special media players? We talk about how these things are now just distant memories and how the internet has transformed. Individuality has been lost in the corporate playground that is the internet. We talk abo...

ElectroniCON is an incredibly important event for the vaporwave and adjacent communities. Presented by George Clanton of 100% Electronica, ElectroniCON 3 was a pilgrimage that brought vaporwave fans together from all over the globe, to Brooklyn NY on August 20th, 2022. Today, one month later, we sit down to reminisce on the fantastical experience of the 2022 New York Vaporwave Community Weekend, i...

Hello and welcome back to the Utopia District podcast! ✨ Grab your TV dinner and sit back with us as we reminisce over our massive two-day LATE NIGHT LIGHTS II late night lo fi and vaporwave URL festival, from back on July 16th and 17th, 2022. Find all the musicians and visual/video artist details on the official website at latenightlofi.com ! Follow us on your favorite podcast platform below so...

Hello and welcome back to the Utopia District podcast! ✨ Today we sit down with Nintendo Switch game developer Jose Abreu and music composer Skule Toyama and their new future funk inspired musical shooter video game, PopSlinger! Join us for a deep dive into the development of the game, discussions on the childhood inspirations from the director and composer, and ruminations on the game from incep...

Hello and welcome back to the Utopia District podcast! ✨ We've got a fun episode for you today, so kick back as Indy and the UD team cover some latest vaporwave news, look at our Aesthetic Archives, discuss upcoming vaporwave events, and break down the recent Utopia District Christmas special. A wrap up of another great year of Vaporwave with a fond look back at Utopia District and the vaporwave...

Hello and welcome back to the Utopia District podcast! ✨ We've got a fun episode for you today, so kick back as Indy and the UD team look back over the past 20 years and look at what we've lost as a byproduct of shifting to new technologies. Join DemoDawg , Maxemus , AbyssyallSea , Mallbert , and Pizza SLT for on this hilarious and thought provoking chat! Catch us in our Discord server to join in...

Join us in this marvelous episode of the Utopia District Podcast for a Fashionable Entrance (mind the Indy's audio issues in the beginning bit!). Welcoming new staff members Interro and Jupiter while kicking it old-school with some original classic homies, appreciating vaporwave fashion, diving into some vaporwave games and movies, including a segment on Jupiter's brand new YouTube series, Max Hea...

You have arrived at Utopia District, the premiere destination for vaporwave, future funk & internet music, art, culture, and community! Feel free to visit our website! https://utopiadistrict.com   Welcome, and please enjoy your stay!  Today we are in the District with team members Priestess, Stuad^Dib, Prenoko, & Gbanas92 to catch up, check out some tunes, and make the incredibly important determi...

You have arrived at Utopia District, the premiere destination for vaporwave, future funk & internet music, art, culture, and community! Feel free to visit our website!: https://utopiadistrict.com   Welcome, and please enjoy your stay!  GROOVY KAIJU We are thrilled to be sitting down with Groovy Kaiju (FKA Groovy Godzilla) in the UD studio! Join us for a jam packed episode of groovy proportions! Ha...

You have arrived at Utopia District, the premiere destination for vaporwave, future funk & internet music, art, culture, and community! Feel free to visit our website!: https://utopiadistrict.com   Welcome, and please enjoy your stay!  AILANTHUS RECORDINGS - Scott Michael Today, we are truly honored to sit down for a chat with vaporwave and "new easy listening" OG, founder of the legendary interne...

You have arrived at Utopia District, the premiere destination for vaporwave, future funk, and internet music, art, culture, and community! Please visit our website for full details: https://utopiadistrict.com   Welcome, and please enjoy your stay!  DISCO FOREVER  When Future Funk meets Vaporwave!  We are backstage at Disco Forever, a livestreaming future funk and vaporwave URL event, streaming on...

You have arrived at Utopia District, the premiere destination for vaporwave & future funk art, culture, and community! Please visit our website for full details: https://utopiadistrict.com  Welcome, and please enjoy your stay!  Flamingo Fest 2020 🦩  Cruise on in to the Utopia concert space for a showcase on Flamingo Fest 2020 and meet the artists and visualists behind the massive two-day URL fest...