Saint Pepsi - "Fiona Coyne"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw_7UrqzNUg From reformed vaporwave artist Saint Pepsi comes the touching story of a hopeless romantic and his pet disco ball. Adorable!

"Fiona Coyne/Fall Harder" 7" drops August 12 via Carpark Records.

Saint Pepsi - "Mr. Wonderful"

In "Mr. Wonderful," previously mentioned electronic music producer Saint Pepsi combines a snappy trap beat with some schmaltzy synth leads. There's a tight vocal sample that gives way to a fun, little drop in the song's middle as well. Really melodic, smile-inducing production here!

Saint Pepsi - "Unhappy" & "We Belong Together"

With its recent output, Saint Pepsi has proven itself to be one of the most versatile acts associated with the infamous vaporwave subgenre that exploded last year. Above, check out the American football-sampling "Unhappy," which contrary to its title, is incredibly sprightly and uplifting. Also, give a listen below to "We Belong Together," a garage-house fusion that unashamedly lifts the "Yeah! Woo!" sample from Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock's "It Takes Two." Enjoy!

Saint Pepsi - Hit Vibes

When I first ran across the up-and-coming producer Saint Pepsi, a.k.a. Ryan DeRobertis, he was pulling together some loose vaporwave edits that warranted more than initial novelty listens that many releases in that genre receive.

Now, Ryan has a new full-length out that dabbles much more in dance music with a strong vintage vibe. I mean, just look at that cover! It looks like something straight out of 1994. Geez! The same does for a lot of the samples that are being pulled on this release as well. There are plenty of samples on Hit Vibes, but the "magic" essentially comes together though the seamless edits and catchy grooves. Enjoy!

Saint Pepsi - World Tour

It seems there are more "vaporwave" bandcamps popping up as projects like Beer On the Rug pick up more steam behind their chopped and screwed regurgitation of lost gems from the worlds of AOR, synth funk, and new wave.

While I'm still not completely impressed with the style, some cuts on this new Saint Pepsi album present some slow and sensual feels, which is great. I just can't promise that much in the way of impressive sampling or anything like that. Still, this style of plunderphonics continues to be more interesting in concept than experience.