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Stay Retro: stepping into 2026
Here we are, ready to step into 2026.With our eyes firmly set on the present, but our minds, emotions, and memories inevitably slipping into the past. A world we perhaps never appreciated enough, lived through too quickly, and that today we look back on like an old VHS tape we…
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🌴 From Indy’s hat, to the Goonies, and all the way to the Outer Banks…
There was a time when adventure meant a map in the attic 🗺️, a rusty rope, and the promise of hidden treasures 💰.Indiana Jones taught us never to trust anyone who smiles too easily, and that a few deadly traps only make everything more exciting.The Goonies showed us that the…
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They Live: A Timeless Horror Masterpiece 😎🧟♂️
Among the many films that best represent the style we love, how can we not mention John Carpenter? One of the most influential directors, screenwriters, and composers in American horror and sci-fi cinema. His career is distinguished by a recognizable style: minimalist suspense, memorable electronic soundtracks, and often a mix…
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🌧️Acid Rain and Neon Shadows🌃
Listening to a few vapor tracks, I thought I was slipping into a light, dreamy mood… but I took the wrong lane. I ended up in the cold veins of cyberwave, and got trapped there.Here, every note is a drop of acid rain 🌧️ hitting you in the face as…
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🌺FIJI Water: the Liquid Icon of Vaporwave 💧🌴✨
Dear Retrowavers, today I’m dropping a little gem from the world of vaporwave. Between nostalgia and exotic luxury that blend into an aesthetic saturated with pinks, purples, and digital glitches, one symbol emerges with surprising strength: FIJI Water. 🥤💎 I imagine many of you have wondered what the hell a…
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Vaporwave Aesthetic and Hiroshi Nagai: a Dream Suspended in Pink Haze 🌸🌴
Today, I want to take you on a journey to discover an artist whose work seems suspended in the pink haze typical of the Vaporwave aesthetic: Hiroshi Nagai 🖼️. His art captures dreamy, summery, and slightly nostalgic atmospheres, becoming a reference point for anyone who loves this visual and musical…
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🚗✨ Night Drive Guide for Aspiring Retrowavers ✨🚗
Yes, friends: I really wish there was a whole subgenre dedicated just to the night drive. Some artists like Kavinsky, FM-84, Timecop1983, or Mitch Murder take the vibes to otherworldly levels. These are feels you can only experience in very specific contexts: when you’re driving your 🚘 with the intention…
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🎬 The Gate – Don’t Open That Gate: A Hidden Gem of 80s Horror👻
Dear readers, today I want to introduce you to a hidden gem from the 1980s that I stumbled upon recently and that absolutely deserved its own post. The Gate is one of those horror films that, despite not enjoying the same level of fame as the big titles of its…
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🌴🎮Hotline Miami: Madness in Pixel Form🔫💀
If you also love immersive products that evoke the retrowave mood, you simply can’t overlook a title like Hotline Miami. This videogame Release Years: Hotline Miami (Chapter 1): 2012 and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number: 2015—short but incredibly intense—is a concentrated dose of ’80s aesthetic, stylized violence, and relentless rhythm.…
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🎹 Discovering Dreamkid: Music That Feels Like a Cult Film 📺🌴
Today I want to talk about an artist I listen to often, someone I’ve followed for a long time and truly feel compelled to share. Among all the emerging musicians I’ve discovered over the years, Dreamkid is probably the one who has given me the strongest and most authentic vibes.…
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