Memory Vague

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]

Memory Vague
Video by Oneohtrix Point Never
Released	June 1, 2009
Genre	Vaporwave, ambient
Length	33:21
Label	Root Strata
Producer	Daniel Lopatin
Oneohtrix Point Never chronology
Betrayed in the Octagon (2007) Memory Vague (2009) Zones Without People (2009)

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Zones Without People"
2.	"Angel"
3.	"Ships Without Meaning"
4.	"Memory Vague"
5.	"Nest 5900"
6.	"Chandelier's Dream"
7.	"Unmaking the World"
8.	"Heart of a Champion"
9.	"Radiation"
10.	"Computer Vision"
11.	"Nobody Here"

Personnel

• Daniel Lopatin – music
• Maxwell August Croy – design, layout