I like to think there's a parallel universe where it never happened." Early music and discovery of vaporwave (2001–2013) īy his mid-teens and with faster access to the Internet, Elzinga discovered more of what he called "weird music," including dark ambient, drone, and noise. "We have not and will never forget about what happened that day. world, that American Dream world." The event would greatly influence his future music career he further explained: In an interview with YouTuber Pad Chennington, Jornt said that although confused, he found the experience surreal, saying "On that date, I think the old world died. On 11 September 2001, as Jornt did French homework, his mother desperately called for him to watch the September 11 attacks on TV.
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He was influenced by the pop culture of the 1990s and the early 2000s, saying he "witnessed the world's globalization and grew up with slow dial-up Internet." His sister watched TV shows such as Saved by the Bell, which Jornt called "a childhood memory that has been in my mind forever." His dad frequently filmed and took photos as a kid as Jornt said, "most of my memories from the early 90s are documented." Jornt Elzinga was born in the Netherlands in 1989. He is one of the best-selling mallsoft artists as of 2022. In 2019, he founded his own record label, Hiraeth Records. It also portrays specific events, such as an alternate universe where the September 11 attacks never happened, or a fictional soundtrack to a retro fashion TV series. His collaborations with other musicians also spawned successful albums within the community, including Corporate Mixtape (2014) and Building a Better World (2019).Įlzinga's music explores concepts of capitalism, often criticising it, and presents ambient shopping center recordings characteristic of mallsoft. His solo works, including albums such as Palm Mall (2014), Cosmopolitan Dreams (2016), and News at 11 (2016), are known for popularising mallsoft. He began his independent vaporwave career in 2013, and became popular in the scene with his 2014 album Hiraeth. He also previously recorded as Mesektet for his dark ambient releases.īorn in 1989, Elzinga started his music career in the 2000s with drone and noise productions. ( Japanese: 猫 シ Corp., Hepburn: Neko Shisutemu Corp.), is a Dutch musician regarded as a vaporwave musician that originated the mallsoft subgenre. Jornt Elzinga (born 1989), commonly known as Cat System Corp.
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