56 kbit/s – Transmission 3 – Vaporwave History Part 1
Transmitting from the past to a future that never was…
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AKA: 56 kilobits per second, 56 kbps
Exploration into how technology has influenced music production, distribution and discovery—especially alongside the advent of home computers and the Internet. 56 kbit/s is the maximum theoretical transfer rate of dial-up modems. 56 kbit/s modems were widely available (and practical) to the consumer market as of 1998.
“The Internet is at once a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for
information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction
between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location.”
– Internet Society (1997)
Show archive
Playlist
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Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, “The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet (1966 Stereo Mix)”
Frank Zappa Catalog - 2015
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Brian Eno & David Byrne, “America Is Waiting”
from My Life In the Bush of Ghosts
Nonesuch/Warner Records - 2006
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Grateful Dead & John Oswald, “Dark Matter Problem/Every Leaf Is Turning”
from Grayfolded - Mirror Ashes
Fony - 1994
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Vangelis, “Love Theme from Blade Runner”
from Blade Runner (Original Score from the Motion Picture)
EastWest U.K. - 1994
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EEGPROGRAMS, “you were gone”
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