| Memory Vague | |
| Type: | Video |
| Artist: | Oneohtrix Point Never |
| Cover: | Memory_vague.jpg |
| Released: | June 1, 2009 |
| Genre: | Vaporwave, ambient |
| Length: | 33:21 |
| Label: | Root Strata |
| Producer: | Daniel Lopatin |
| Chronology: | Oneohtrix Point Never |
| Prev Title: | Betrayed in the Octagon |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Zones Without People |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
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 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]