Macross Is Back

I basically live on Bandcamp these days. Spotify never really worked for me, so I dig through the strange stuff myself—finding things that would’ve otherwise been lost in all that noise.

Future Funk is what I’m into right now. It grew out of Vaporwave but it’s become its own thing—intricate reconstructions of 80s Japanese pop mixed with hip-hop beats and production that creates a world that probably never existed, but feels completely real when you’re listening.

MACROSS 82-99 is one of the main artists doing this. Based in Japan, making pieces that feel like they’re coming from somewhere that almost was. The new album is Sailorwave II, with contributions from collaborators like Night Tempo and tracks like Punipunidenki and Desired—everything on it pulls you somewhere else.

You put it on, close your eyes, and you’re gone.