SLUG Mag Soundwaves Episode #241 – VCR5 Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 14:45 Share Share Link EmbedSelf-described as a mix of cyberpunk, 16-bit and classical, Joe Greathouse brings you on an experimental nostalgia trip as VCR5. Part of the nerdcore subculture, VCR5 upcycles samples from old videocassette movies: “An old cassette tape, the longer it’s survived, the better,” he says. Additionally, VCR5 offers simstim—simulated stimuli—transmitting both the visual and sonic vestiges of a videocassette in a reimagined amalgam of intersecting sensory properties. Greathouse compares his practice in VCR5 to mixing records. You can visit VCR5 online at vcr5.bandcamp.com, and you can experience VCR5 at Blue Copper Coffee on July 30.