Blank Banshee 0
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| Studio album by Blank Banshee | ||||
| Released | September 1, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2012 (Saint John, Canada) |
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| Length | 33:00 | |||
| Label | Hologram Bay | |||
| Producer | Patrick Driscoll | |||
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Blank Banshee 0 is the debut studio album by Canadian artist and musician Blank Banshee. The album was released via the streaming service Bandcamp on September 1, 2012. It is considered to be a pioneering album of the vaporwave genre.
Blank Banshee 0 consists of largely 1980s and 1990s sourced samples layered over original beats, instrumentation and vocals. Several aspects of the album including song titles allude to or sample computer technology. It introduced trap style beats to elements previously associated with Seapunk and Vaporwave such as OS Start Up sounds and 1990s era video game music. Several tracks feature vocal and lyrical contributions by Banshee’s long time collaborator Cormorant. The album artwork was designed by Blank Banshee and features a model of the head of video game character Lara Croft rendered over an indigo blue gradient background. The album was produced and recorded in Saint John, Canada.
In 2014, Blank Banshee 0 saw an official limited physical release on Compact Disc through the associated net label Hologram Bay.
The album was announced initially via Blank Banshee’s Facebook page in 2012 and was well received upon its release. It has been called a progressive record, abandoning the often dissonant nature of Vaporwave but emphasizing the more accessible elements. Blank Banshee uses vaporwave to springboard into his own artistic direction. 0 largely follows the definitions of the genre, but breaks them at Banshee’s own accord when necessary to deliver a hook or groove, incorporating beats characteristic of trap music. Many attribute its style and influence to a shift in the direction of Vaporwave, giving rise to the ‘vaportrap’ movement and ushering in ripples of ingenuity that reconfigured what it meant to make electronic music.
In the years following 0's release, its album artwork has spawned numerous internet memes largely driven by Facebook community pages and sites such as 4chan and Reddit.
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