Van Paugam
@vanpaugam.bsky.social
Culture Connoisseur, Vinyl Selector, Aesthetics Curator, and sometimes problematic melancholic 🌙
I take pleasure in posting things without expectation.
I take pleasure in posting things without expectation.
10 years of city pop in 2026. I’m gonna take a shot in the dark with a big chance.
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
10 years of city pop in 2026. I’m gonna take a shot in the dark with a big chance.
Being underestimated is really useful advantage.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Being underestimated is really useful advantage.
It’s a vicious habit, mana.
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It’s a vicious habit, mana.
In my top 10 songs of the year list
NIGHT TAPES - TELEVISION [LYRIC VIDEO]
YouTube video by Night Tapes
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
In my top 10 songs of the year list
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Baburu バブル 13 : Van Paugam (Recyclage City Pop Radio) - Baburu バブル pdca.st/7zBi
November 19, 2023 at 8:52 AM
Baburu バブル 13 : Van Paugam (Recyclage City Pop Radio) - Baburu バブル pdca.st/7zBi
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checking a Van Paugam mix from 8 years ago soundcloud.com/any-linux/ra...
Rachael's Mix
Work-Related Stress - Mega Bunneh
東京 Virtual - Dan Mason ダン·メイソン
query クエリー - vice-AIRバイス-空気自然の愛
FLARE - SLOW MIDNIGHT
Get Ready - Innerϟpeaker
高速道路...
soundcloud.com
January 22, 2024 at 4:15 AM
checking a Van Paugam mix from 8 years ago soundcloud.com/any-linux/ra...
In retrospect, I didn’t know what I was messing around with.
October 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
In retrospect, I didn’t know what I was messing around with.
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SONG OF THE DAY
SAINT PEPSI - "BETTER"
FOR FANS OF: Barbwalters, Childhood, Wasted Nights
SAINT PEPSI - "BETTER"
FOR FANS OF: Barbwalters, Childhood, Wasted Nights
BETTER, by SAINT PEPSI
1 track album
saintpepsi.bandcamp.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
SONG OF THE DAY
SAINT PEPSI - "BETTER"
FOR FANS OF: Barbwalters, Childhood, Wasted Nights
SAINT PEPSI - "BETTER"
FOR FANS OF: Barbwalters, Childhood, Wasted Nights
It's criminal what they'll do to try make you forget.
September 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It's criminal what they'll do to try make you forget.
These past few weeks have been trial by fire.
August 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
These past few weeks have been trial by fire.
If Terrence McKenna’s Novelty Theory is correct, things are about to get insane. youtu.be/QgEqQAIpLoo
TIME IS SPEEDING UP - Terence McKenna
YouTube video by After Skool
youtu.be
July 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If Terrence McKenna’s Novelty Theory is correct, things are about to get insane. youtu.be/QgEqQAIpLoo
The singularity is like right there.
June 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The singularity is like right there.
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super dope!! got the 7” of @vanpaugam.bsky.social 2024 remix from the Man himself
May 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
super dope!! got the 7” of @vanpaugam.bsky.social 2024 remix from the Man himself
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I've been getting into barber beats, a subgenre of vaporwave. Explanation blog post by @vanpaugam.bsky.social here: vanpaugam.com/blog/what-ar...
I have complicated thoughts about the levels of "originality" in the genre (still thinking it over)
I have complicated thoughts about the levels of "originality" in the genre (still thinking it over)
What are Barber Beats — Van Paugam
An introduction to the genre Barber Beats.
vanpaugam.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I've been getting into barber beats, a subgenre of vaporwave. Explanation blog post by @vanpaugam.bsky.social here: vanpaugam.com/blog/what-ar...
I have complicated thoughts about the levels of "originality" in the genre (still thinking it over)
I have complicated thoughts about the levels of "originality" in the genre (still thinking it over)
The polyglot in me is so sated that good bilingual music released by two of my favorite artists.
一十三十一「Like A First Kiss feat. Wild Nothing」Official Music Video
YouTube video by Billboard JAPAN Records ビルボードジャパンレコーズ
youtu.be
May 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The polyglot in me is so sated that good bilingual music released by two of my favorite artists.
I just turned 40. If I survive another decade I will write a script.
April 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I just turned 40. If I survive another decade I will write a script.
So many incredible layers to reality. Such a shame our base level of consciousness can only perceive 3 dimensions of things that can extend into infinity if our minds were wired for it.
April 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So many incredible layers to reality. Such a shame our base level of consciousness can only perceive 3 dimensions of things that can extend into infinity if our minds were wired for it.
Ryusei-san went deep on this one. It touches on City Pop’s complex origins & rebirth. The issues created by stepping on the feet of corporate Japan’s music industry pantheon of copyrights enforcers. It’s a good piece on cross-cultural musical and trans-generational cosmopolitanism. #citypop #vinyl
テープの劣化を免れた“幸運なシティポップ” 滝沢洋一「かぎりなき夏 1982 Mix」発見の奇跡 - まぐまぐニュース！
2024年12月25日のクリスマス、ある一枚のシングルレコードがひっそりと発売されました。A面には、2006年に56歳の若さで亡くなった幻のシンガーソングライターで作曲家・滝沢洋一が歌う『かぎりなき夏』という曲を、世界的シティポップブームの先駆者である米国シカゴのDJヴァン・ポーガムがRemixしたヴァージョ
www.mag2.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
4/13/2019
20 Rue de Nemours, 75011
Paris, France
Interview with Parisian-collective ‘The Synth Squad’.
My first time DJing in France.
Absinthe had me seeing the green fairy during this interview. 🇫🇷
20 Rue de Nemours, 75011
Paris, France
Interview with Parisian-collective ‘The Synth Squad’.
My first time DJing in France.
Absinthe had me seeing the green fairy during this interview. 🇫🇷
Compilation City Pop Radio 05 : Interviews de Van Paugam, Igager et Radio-Animes
The Synth Squad · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
4/13/2019
20 Rue de Nemours, 75011
Paris, France
Interview with Parisian-collective ‘The Synth Squad’.
My first time DJing in France.
Absinthe had me seeing the green fairy during this interview. 🇫🇷
20 Rue de Nemours, 75011
Paris, France
Interview with Parisian-collective ‘The Synth Squad’.
My first time DJing in France.
Absinthe had me seeing the green fairy during this interview. 🇫🇷
The biggest influences on my approach to DJing—pt.2
Jimmy Buffet
Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost
Wabi Sabi
Akira
Shakira
Jimmy Buffet
Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost
Wabi Sabi
Akira
Shakira
April 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The biggest influences on my approach to DJing—pt.2
Jimmy Buffet
Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost
Wabi Sabi
Akira
Shakira
Jimmy Buffet
Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost
Wabi Sabi
Akira
Shakira
My biggest influences on my approach to DJing:
Carl Jung
Hunter S. Thompson
Philip K. Dick
George Orwell
Wendy Carlos
Bill Hicks
Carl Jung
Hunter S. Thompson
Philip K. Dick
George Orwell
Wendy Carlos
Bill Hicks
March 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My biggest influences on my approach to DJing:
Carl Jung
Hunter S. Thompson
Philip K. Dick
George Orwell
Wendy Carlos
Bill Hicks
Carl Jung
Hunter S. Thompson
Philip K. Dick
George Orwell
Wendy Carlos
Bill Hicks