General Translator - Operation Eternal Ecstasy (and a few new releases)

 

I was sad to see the announcement earlier this year that the General Translator project is over, but it got me to finally download and check out the things I'd missed since my disappearance in 2016. Released in 2017 and released on cassette via Bedlam Tapes, this album feels like a long lost soundtrack to a Blade Runner-inspired, noir-utopia video game that I would figure got its release through Sega Dreamcast. Each track takes you into its own world of exploration, whether it's in a seedy alleyway (A Murder in Cold Blood [Stage 1]), a bizarre alt bar (surface web voyeur), or in a back room that doubles as a save point (stellar moth collection). As a lady who loves the moodier side of vaporwave, this album really hits the spot. My favorite on the album, meet me in the Tart Cloud Club, is definitely the level where you're meeting up with a very attractive assassin in a dimly lit restaurant (like this), where the objective is to seduce, then murder. Quick shoutout to Digital Sex/Dreaming Diary for the cool cover art!

You may find the album for free digitally at the link below: 

https://vsjrp.bandcamp.com/album/operation-eternal-ecstasy

While you're there, give Parasensory a listen. It's not only General Translator's last album, but it feels like it fits within Operation Eternal Ecstasy's world (or at least is a secret door in OEE that leads you to Parasensory), and it's really fucking good. We'll miss you, General Translator.

Before I close this out, a few more new releases. As always, links will open in a new window.

[carteBlanche] - Karmic Credit Score +​+​+ - Released September 20, 2024

Ｔｅｌｅ＋１ - ｉ​ｔ​ａ​ｌ​ｓ​ａ​ｔ - Released September 26, 2024

Voyage Futur - Inverted Land - Released September 27, 2024

Lepidoptera杉の枝 - Luminescent​:​/​/​hinterland - Released September 27, 2024

HYDROPLANED INTO A FALSE REALITY! - Weather Vane - Released September 11, 2024 but released physically on September 27 via Egoscapes.

Aexion - ᨖ​ᨗ​ᨆ​ᨊ​ᨙ ᨔ​ᨘ​ᨌ​ᨗ 「Hallow Hymn」 - Released April 25, 2024 but released physically on September 27, 2024 via NO PROBLEMA TAPES.

Links post for September 23, 2024

It has been a year and some change since I have posted anything on this channel, whoops. I had mentioned in a Bluesky post that I refuse to call a 'skeet' that I was interested in using a blog to post new releases and albums that have stood out to me lately, and I realized that like...I already have a blog that I could easily use to make this happen. So let's see if I can get the determination to use this place more frequently. The new releases were found through Bandcamp emails, and the cool albums are...well, cool albums. All links will open in a new window. I tried to add the covers' thumbnails to this post, but Blogger will not cooperate with me. Apologies!

Cool Albums:

trndytrndy - Virtua - A cover can sell a record, and this cover is an absolute perfect representation for how this album sounds.

Fan Fiordo - Comfort / Interior - Utopian virtual moodiness. If you like FM Skyline and Eyeliner, check this out.

Skyglow - discreet phone affairs - The late night lofi vibes are immaculate. 

Mom and Dad's Computer - clubhouse - Frutiger Aero-inspired, very bitcrushed, excellent sample selections. I'd say it's one of my favorites this year.

Corrupt Save - Channel Surf - His strongest album yet, in my opinion. Good looped moments and curated vocal choices. 

climbing waterfalls - Secondwindroom - Another Frutiger Aero-inspired album, slushified for your pleasure. Listened to it while walking around the mall recently, and it was a perfect combo.

New Releases:

Yuni Wa - Yunism - Released September 21, 2024

Illuin - The Last Hope - Released August 27, 2024 but will be receiving a tape release on September 24 via PMP.

Mabisyo - Everything Is Still Under Control - Released September 20, 2024

Groovy Kaiju - Radical Reptar - Released July 31, 2024 but now available publicly on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms.

Z.E.R.O. - ENERGIZE! - Released September 21, 2024