Groove Paradise are a Spanish vaporwave band that sound like the smoothest of smooth jazz. “Rodrigo Cano” would have been a radio-friendly smash in the late 1980’s, when pastel clothing was the norm and life wasn’t so full of modern complications. The cover art looks like it should be for a remake of the soundtrack to the Italian classic Zombi, but nonetheless, the music steals the show.
I have to say that I know next to nothing about vaporwave and the history of the scene. Most of what I’ve heard is, to put it mildly, awful. However, Groove Paradise, a Spanish artist, left me with a more positive view of the genre. The music sounds like something you would hear on 1980’s mainstream radio, with AOR, funk and soul influences, only underwater. I was a teenager during the 80’s, so hearing the music left me with a very pleasant sense of nostalgia. If this is truly representative of vaporwave, then then album is done well.