Memory Vague is a 2009 audio-visual project by Oneohtrix Point Never, the alias of electronic musician Daniel Lopatin.[1] It was released as a limited-edition DVD-R by Root Strata on June 1, 2009.[2]
Background
Memory Vague compiles found footage of commercials, animation and music videos sourced from YouTube videos and edited by Lopatin in Windows Movie Maker.[3] It collects several videos previously uploaded to YouTube via Lopatin's sunsetcorp channel, including the profile-raising videos "angel" and "nobody here."[4] The DVD features several of Lopatin's "eccojams": audio-visual pieces which typically sample micro-excerpts of 80's sources and "slow them down narcotically" with effects such as echo and pitch shifting added in a manner reminiscent of chopped and screwed styles.[5][6] Due to the stylistic effects present in the project, Memory Vague is considered a pioneering work in the vaporwave genre.[7]
