ccchecksum dropped MINDSCAPE27 on Business Casual in August 2026, and it's free lossless with a CD option if you want a physical copy. The tracks have names like "lossy compression" and "Dead Calibri" and "Thich Haze", which should tell you something about the vibe. It's plunderphonics through a vaporwave lens, all chopped samples and digital artifacts, but with a future funk buoyancy that keeps it from getting too murky. The tempos sit around midrange, the textures are lo-fi but cleanly rendered, and there's a playful attention to detail in how the samples collide and drift apart. "Window Shopping" and "satisfaction" lean harder into the funk side, while "Skybox" and "HEATHDATA" go more abstract, like a corrupted mallsoft broadcast. If you're into the Business Casual catalog or artists like telepath and 2814, this fits right in. It's not trying to reinvent anything, just doing the vaporwave thing well with a sharp ear for source material and a light touch with the edit button.
