Macross 82-99 (stylized as マクロス MACROSS 82-99 or MACROXX 82-99) is a Mexican electronic music producer and DJ from Mexico City.
Musical style His music combines elements of plunderphonics, disco, jazz fusion, house, hip hop and city pop, and commonly uses video games, Japanese pop culture, and 80s and 90s anime, most notably Sailor Moon, as aesthetic tropes. Macross 82-99's 2013 albums ネオ東京 (English: Neo Tokyo) and SAILORWAVE, along with musical cohort Saint Pepsi's Hit Vibes, are commonly cited as the origin point for the "future funk" subgenre of vaporwave, which combines the sample-based production approach and visual language of vaporwave with French house and dance music influences.
The "82-99" in the artist's stage name refers to Super Dimension Fortress Macross. The anime, which sonically and visually inspired the project, was broadcast in 1982 while the show's story takes place in the year 1999.
Career Macross 82-99's music has been described as, "where J-pop and disco samples meet ambient atmospheres and vaporwave aesthetics." He has collaborated with artists such as Yung Bae, Sarah Midori Perry, and Ranma ½ composer Hideharu Mori. Macross 82-99's track "Fun Tonight", a remix of Armenta's 1983 record "I Wanna Be With You", has over 20 million streams on Spotify.
Prior to its deletion from the YouTube channel Artzie Music, "Fun Tonight" had over 10 million views across multiple uploads on the platform. As a member of Sailor Team, a music collective of future funk and French house producers, Macross 82-99 has toured across Asia and North America.
Music Distribution With the exception of 2013's [夏日], which had a limited run split album cassette release with Architecture in Tokyo's Summer Paradise on the Business Casual label, all early singles and projects were available exclusively to stream and as digital downloads on free and pay-what-you-want music sites like SoundCloud and Bandcamp, along with video uploads on YouTube.
However, since 2017, with the re-release of A Million Miles Away on cassette tape, Hong Kong based music label Neoncity Records has released multiple Macross 82-99 albums physically on limited run cassette, vinyl, and CD, influenced by the vinyl record revival of the 2010s and with a desire to bring vaporwave cassette culture over to the future funk scene. Label founder and owner Davy Law expressed that the success of this release is what convinced him to pursue his label as a legitimate business.
Discography +AlbumsRelease yearTitleLabelContributing Artists2013ネオ東京KEATS//COLLECTIVE Neoncity RecordsPROUX, SOUL BELLS, Lé Real 現実2013SAILORWAVEFortune 500 Neoncity RecordsDinosaurus Rex, Saint Pepsi2014A Million Miles AwayNeoncity RecordsSarah Bonito, Soul Bells, Beat Poems, Rollergirl, mothica, Lancaster, Andrew Walker (album artwork)2015CHAM!Neoncity RecordsKokayna, Timid Soul, Diana Shroomy, Libano, Strider Kun, ローマンRoman, Andrew Walker (album artwork)2017アイドル、さくら Idols, SakuraSelf-releasedLotus Cloud, Lé Real, Night Tempo, Punipunidenki, Fancy Sedated, Samsi, Chieko2017Sailorwave IINeoncity RecordsKamei, Punipunidenki, Lé Real, Desired, Aritus, Night Tempo, Yung Abe, UPPER (mastering), Davy Law (album artwork)2018Nakatomi Tower ( A Xmas Album )Self-released2020Shibuya MeltdownNeoncity RecordsTORIENA, SHUUU, Vantage, Puniden2022Sailorwave IIINeoncity RecordsNeon Vectors, Chieko, Emi Aramaki, Vantage +Singles & EPsRelease yearTitleLabelContributing Artists2013"R E F R E S H I N G [マクロスMACROSS 82-99 REBOOT]"Self-releasedInfinity Frequencies2013[夏日]Business Casual 87'2013"CITY"Artzie MusicArchitecture in Tokyo2014"私は愛に ハイです - Yung Bae [マクロス 82-99 Edit]"Self-releasedYung Bae2014"Selfish High Heels"Neoncity RecordsYung Bae, Harrison2015"セーラーチーム"Self-releasedKitty, RyeRye2016Jutsu EPSelf-releasedコンシャスTHOUGHTS2016"If I Ran Into You"DaFutureYung Abe2017" Own Way (MACROSS 82-99 Remix)"Self-releasedYung Abe, CrClub, Chieko, Crisalys (album artwork)2017"Your Body (MACROSS 82-99 Remix)"Self-releasedChieko, Crisalys (album artwork)2017"City Pop"Self-releasedLé Real2017"Sakura"Self-releasedPunipunidenki, Lé Real2017"Aogashima Island !"Self-releasedCrisalys (album artwork)2018"Fresh !"Self-releasedFlamingosis 2018Summer TouchNeoncity RecordsFlamingosis, Morning, Neon Vectors, R4wone (mastering)2018"Brighter Days"Self-releasedO D I (album artwork)2019"Pixel Bomb"Self-released2019"Pocari Lips"Self-released2019"Party !"Self-releasedSHUUU2020Sendagi CollectionNeoncity RecordsVantage2020"Plástico Amor"Self-releasedAnnieK2020"Night Ride (Macross 82-99 Remix)"Neoncity RecordsEmi Aramaki2020"Love 4 You"Neoncity Records2022"Two of a Kind"Self-releasedNeon Vectors2021"Konnichiwa"Self-released2022"Dance Tonite"Self-releasedNeon Vectors2023CLUB 84Neoncity RecordsNeon Vectors, Vantage +CompilationsRelease yearTitleLabelContributing Artists2014Summer Paradise / [夏日] Business Casualarchitecture in tokyo2018Sailor Team Hits!Neoncity RecordsNight Tempo, Nanidato, Desired2019Otaku Spirit SessionsNot on labelYasutaka Mizunaga, Fumitaka Anzai, Hideharu Mori, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi, Night Tempo, Desired, Tanuki +MixesYearTitleLabel2014MIX 4 AMDISCSAMDISCS2017Live ! As played in Monterrey 2017Self-released
See also Skylar Spence Yung Bae Vaporwave French house Remix culture City Pop
References
External links Official Bandcamp page Official YouTube channel