#seapunk is a sort of cyber punk meets futuristic Mad-Max on water attitude meant for those who can surf the gnarliest swells of the world wide wave.
It's not very punkish.
The 90's were the decade of water. I found a great blog article talking about why this is the case but can't seem to find it anymore.
Is Lone considered "seapunk"? Never really heard of the edm style before, but 90's house/techno is definitely in vogue at the moment. All this dolphin imagery is making me sick though (and its association with hipsters) :yuck :yuck :yuck
yacht rock?
This thread needs more 90's Trapper Keeper designs:
(http://i.imgur.com/4VGrC.jpg)
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7wzw61sjd1r7nzipo1_500.jpg)
The whole thing seems to consist of a few people combining appropriated 90s 3D graphic design and dance music styles under a new name (possibly as a joke), plus internet-addicted youngsters who can't tell that it's all really, really dumb.
http://www.elektrodaily.com/news/2012/03/elektro-exclusive-what-is-seapunk-an-interview-with-the-creators/
SO dumb.
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7wzw61sjd1r7nzipo1_500.jpg)
The 90's were the decade of water. I found a great blog article talking about why this is the case but can't seem to find it anymore.
Is Lone considered "seapunk"? Never really heard of the edm style before, but 90's house/techno is definitely in vogue at the moment. All this dolphin imagery is making me sick though (and its association with hipsters) :yuck :yuck :yuck
these aren't hipsters, they're people who look up "hipster" stuff on the internet and emulate it.
it's okay though, the word has gone through the cultural wringer, perhaps more than any trend ever. It's gotten to the point where anything but branded clothes, blue jeans, and bon jovi is considered hipster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMkIuKXwmlU
This reminds me of old The Black Dog, Bytes especially. I dig it.The whole thing seems to consist of a few people combining appropriated 90s 3D graphic design and dance music styles under a new name (possibly as a joke), plus internet-addicted youngsters who can't tell that it's all really, really dumb.
http://www.elektrodaily.com/news/2012/03/elektro-exclusive-what-is-seapunk-an-interview-with-the-creators/
SO dumb.
I actually really like all the artists they mention in their interview... especially Chymera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyx8m4KIrHw
I remember ~10 years back when retro 8-bit stuff and pixel art and such were in vogue, people on the internet were saying that it showed how well-executed primitive 2D graphics had a timeless quality to them based on craftsmanship and use of limited resources and whatever, while primitive 3D graphics were just inherently and irredeemably bad. I said then that the "90s bad 3D" aesthetic would become retro-cool / nostalgicized once the right amount of time had passed, just like everything else does. And look, what a surprise, it did. But good luck finding my posts from that time to say told you so :)