Windows96 - Dated New Aesthetic 

whenever Windows 96 drops a new album, the world is at it's peak.

The coolest thing about Windows96 is that every album grows on me. Like, I'll listen to an album the first time and think, well, it's good, but it isn't as good as his last one. And then, I'll listen to it again. And again. And again. Until the next album comes out, and I’ll say, well, this isn't as good as his last one. Every single time! It's like, it's not you, it's me. And it truly is me. I'M the one who has to change. I don't know how he does it, but he does.

I love Windows96 for the SNES-style sounds he uses. That's the kind of nostalgia you can't get anywhere else.

Your music genuinely changed my life. They hit me during certain times in my life and listening to your music always gives me such nostalgia. I wonder if, in the future, I'll think back to this album too.

6:50 (Takeaguess) immediately reminded me of Hazy Trip. I love it

15:15 oh my god it's that sound that used to happen when you were getting a phone call or text message. I totally forgot about that.

BABE, WAKE UP! NEW WINDOWS 96 ALBUM HAS JUST DROPPED!!!

Thanks so much for the new album!! Also, the screensaver does a perfect corner hit at 3:26 😁

You just keep on dropping banger after banger after banger. Your stylistic consistency is honestly astonishing, & even with that, you still manage to bring something interesting & unique to the table. Peace & love from Florida USA. 👍

The greatest artist in the scene produces another absolute banger. Windows96/Gavriel has such a varied, high quality, and unique discography, I always look forward to another Windows96 Album to add to my rotation.

Gab, this album really feels like a personification of your own career as Windows96... as seen in musics like takeaguess, lightsleeper, has a ton of tunes referring earlier albums like enchanted instrumentals and whispers, magic peaks, plume valley, etc. It's like showing this to a person asking "What is Windows96?" and i love it. Vai em frente irmão! 🤍

my name is Gabriel and I am also Brazilian. I just wanna say Windows 96, your music is like my personality and feeling of life personified into your music… every single album and you always start it off with a track with a melody that will hook me into it and create an absolute powerful vibe. You are amazing man, a genius! Obrigado!

Every sound in ever song is crystal clear. Almost as if i can see it right in front of my face😱✨

"I should probably start looking" might hit harder than 240p. gavriel is easily in my top 5. Please don't stop.

As somebody who has recemtly been getting into Windows96 a ton, this was a blessing

Lightsleeper sounds surreal. What an amazing song.

Sounds absolutely good, I really like this! 💜 And the jester "DVD screensaver" is absolutely unique! 🃏

Thank you so much ❤️ Was just thinking today I can't wait for your new album, fantastic way to start the year :)

Tracklist of Dated New Aesthetic: 00:00 Nome da Musica 03:41 Nocturne Button Presses 06:50 Takeaguess 10:02 Unknow Creature Sighting 13:22 Lightsleeper 17:00 Not a Puzzle or a Riddle 20:16 How he found the world all strange and the world found him strange likewise 24:11 Feal Brids 26:10 Konami Beta Female 28:12 I should probably start looking 31:32 Moment of Refelction

I've been listening to Windows96 since 2018, and from the day I came across "One Hundred Mornings" in its full version my musical taste began to shape itself around Vaporwave, an artist like Gavriel having such expression and relevance producing a "dead" genre " and niched in the middle of Latin America is a source of pride for me, his songs are part of my youth and will forever be in my most nostalgic memories. Thank You

ANOTHER BANGER FROM GAVRIEL! it's a very good album, it brings together everything good that Gavriel has done so far. It's an amalgamation of several previous albums, I noticed a big influence from Plume Valley and In The Worlde. Overall it met my expectations, but I felt a bit of that special touch of unique authenticity that each album has. Nine six communication interface.

Every album is just an absolute gem. Thank you for blessing the world with your music.

Every single Windows96 upload just makes my day. Thank You for Your incredible music that helps me get through rough times and just chill out, dont stop creating!

i've only heard parts of the first two songs and i'm in love already

I'm transported back to the 90's playing Donkey Kong Country 2

O uso desse efeito sonoro de interferência da caixa de som aos 15:16 foi GENIAL ♥

Not A Puzzle or A Riddle is so fking good man, holy shit

I don't know but it's a great coincidence each new Windows96's album gets released just on a key time into my personal life, like it'd turning into the soundtrack of my most introspective thoughts and feelings.

The experimentation, the rhythms, and the melody. You have such an amazing sound on each album. How to See Through Walls was an absolutely outstanding album, and though I'm halfway through this one, I'm loving everything you're putting out recently and thoroughly enjoyed exploring your past work. Seems you show up every time for my weekly playlists, thank you for sharing your phenomenal and straight radical tunes for everyone to hear

Lightsleeper is a banger, didn't expect jungle here

It’s a good day when Windows96 drops 🙌🏻🎶

Takeaguess on this album definitely takes portions from Hazy Trip on Enchanted Instrumentals and Whispers, which is probably my favorite Windows96 Album.

"I should probably start looking." Got me dancing. Club vibe! 🎉👋🏿

I feel like your newer albums are just a culmination of all the styles you’ve developed over the years and perfected. Literally everything you put out is fire🐐

Your music reminded me of a song I heard years ago. The video clip was about dolls that came to life (something like Toy Story) and played the sounds of the song. It was called something like "club..." or "going to the club..." I would like to hear it again. But I never found it. I love your album.

I am looking forward to understanding these tunes for myself more and more, since they are so much more than their surface reveals. Excellent as always and ever moderately-to-greatly different than expected, Gav. "Lightsleeper" in particular starts so innocent like, the title somewhat suggests, a sweet and lithe lullaby. When the track degenerates with the interference noise and abruptly transforms, my jaw literally dropped - in a good way.

the never ending wave fear stole everything from me

Obrigado pelo novo álbum 😁😁

My favorite independent music artist

I am profoundly stoked to listen to this, thanks

Oh shit, new Windows 96 - sweet! I remember when "One Hundred Mornings" was new; I miss those days...

I can’t stress this enough. W96 NEEDS TO HAVE A LIVE CONCERT SOMEDAY.

Mais uma obra-prima do Gabriel,Este projeto me fez lembrar do Plume Valley outro album muito bom que lembrarei para sempre, Eu fico impressionado com o talento que esse cara possui e em cada faixa ele supreende mais o ouvinte, Esse ano de 2024 ja começou de uma maneira boa e no dia 5 foi o meu aniversário e logo no dia seguinte eu recebo esse album como um presente, Eu desejo vida longa ao Windows96 esse projeto ten que ser mais conhecido pelo Brasil pois esse cara e original e tem muito talento,Se você estiver vendo esse comentário Gabriel digo que te admiro muito e não desista cara mostra oque você sabe fazer para o mundo e continua nesse seu trabalho lindo, Obrigado mesmo ❤

Thank GOD you put that Somewhat Upset Jester Themed Screensaver on screen. These videos have been putting a real strain on my 40 year old CRT.

Your music is amazing!! You were my top artist for 2023; in the top 0.001% of listeners worldwide. Looking forward to starting the year off with another amazing new album! Thanks Gabriel! ❤💯🔥🙏🏼

Thank you for bringing this kind of music; you are certainly an inspiration for my desire to create art in some form. Your songs manage to tell stories in my head and inspire me even more, besides conveying feelings and nostalgia that each song brings. Never stop doing this! Voa moleque!

Obra de arte. Gracias por tanto Gabriel.

lets goo! new album fire as always! keep up the amazing work!!!!

It's my belief that the title of this album, 'Dated New Aesthetic', describes its vibe. This is something Windows96 does a lot (Think about Enchanted Instrumentals and Whispers for example), the whole album has a recurring voice effect saying ‘96’ which is the first time we’ve seen his songs reference himself, and the title fits the vibe of this album so well because this whole album reuses a ton of effects and sounds from his old/previous albums and make them new again, with a couple of sounds coming from elsewhere entirely. To prove this point, and for my own use, here's a list of all the references he made that I could pick up. Feel free to add any I missed. At the end of the 1st song at 3:23 you can hear faintly the sped up beats to "I think it's over" "Nocturne Button Presses" bizarrely uses that 'ya ready?' sound effect from Justin Timberlake's SexyBack The 3rd song "Takeaguess" just straight up uses the beats from "Hazy Trip" (I think he wanted us to guess where the beats were from) The 4th song has beats very reminiscent of the 'Plume Valley' album, specifically the song "Highwind Prairie" or maybe "Tranquility Path" "Lightsleeper", the 5th song, also has Plume Valley-esque beats, resembling specifically the beats of the EP song "Beast Town" "Not a Puzzle or a Riddle" is a banger, though I haven't found a reference for it. I guess the whistling vaguely sounds like "The Fool" or a Nematophy song? The 6th song has at the very beginning a sort of keyboard sound straight from "Expect", which is both a single and a song from the album "Magic Peaks", and that trumpet-y sound effect seemingly comes from "Cathode Rays" of the EI&W album, and it goes into the Plume Valley beats at the end 7th, "Feal Brids" also uses Plume Valley beats, and uses a "Doo" vocal sound effect from the latter half of "Whitenoisetruthfull" from Nematophy. The 8th, "Konami Beta Female" uses beats similar to those of One Hundred Mornings, though I have trouble putting the other sounds to one song/album 9th, the song "I should probably start looking" starts with the same hum as "240p" from How to See Through Walls, and it plays the 'so disgusting' voice from the reprisal of NDE from the same album. It also uses that 'doo' sound effect again from Nematophy And finally, "Moment of Refelction" seems to have those plume valley beats as well as a keyboard sound like that of the songs of Empty Hiding World, specifically "Edenic Green Plus" It was really fun to hear all these nostalgic bits of songs from all the Windows96 albums I've been listening to for years. A trip down memory lane. If anyone else caught anything from any other song or album, please point it out to me.

I love that you used the chirping sound of a phone call coming in through the speakers before the phone gets it. Really got my attention.

I like the d&b part of lightsleeper. Keep it up Gavriel!

First track you can already hear Brazil through your neon dream filter, and it's stunning. You have your own sound and legacy mate♥

Wow what a wonderful gift to start 2024 with, will be listening for a long while!

Vaporwave's greatest artist. I love your music.

windows.... thank you dude it's been a hard past few months and your music is what drives me! love you

Already listened on Spotify, stopping by to like and comment for algorithm. Hype fucking track man go off

your music makes me feel better about being aware. thank you for deciding to share with the world

takeaguess is my favorite song, it reminds me of my definitive favorite song (hazy trip) by win96 or Gabriel Eduardo, thank you very much for reminding me of that memorable song.

Brings tears to my eyes.

Спасибо тебе за твою музыку! То что ты делаешь, это очень оригинально, у тебя есть свой почерк ❤

I would be nothing without your music. Each new album illustrates a new chapter of my life! Keep on creating 🙏🙏🙏 love your work

Just discovering this is like discovering fire, didn't know how badly I needed it until I found it

You're helping me get through my flu Gab. I'll be here in bed, taking in the new year, enjoying the new album vibes, all while following the bouncing jester

Не перестаёт удивлять ! Действительно каждый альбом прекрасен ! И этот не исключение, что же творится в твоей голове windows когда ты пишешь этот шедевр ?! ❤❤❤

Popped up on my recommended for no reason or pattern other than me listening to vaporwave 4 years ago. What a treasure. Every single song.

Magnificent work as always. It's so interesting to hear Windo's sonic journey and evolution. I like this darker sound he's got this time!

I fw the vibes of this album, very whimsical, i like to imagine it as a silly little creature just experiencing life in the worlde

muchas gracias por todo 💚

Listened to this on repeat when it dropped on Spotify last night for 3 hours; another Windows96 certified masterwork. Happy New Year indeed.

Favorite album of yours. I don't think I like it much, turn it on as background music cause I'm *saving* my 'better' stuff for later when I want to pay attention to it, realize I'm fully entranced in the album once not a puzzle or a riddle comes on, and realize I've been doing nothing this whole time and pushed back my 'better' stuff listening session.

I have no idea why and how I got here, but I'm glad I did.

Another wonder of an album. Gorgeous stuff. Definitely going to await buying this one physically. Musically it felt like a beautiful merging between the lush atmospherics of Plume Valley, the darker synth wave of YVYY etc, and just a really top-notch production. Despite the jazzy tone, it also felt somehow more emotional than some of the others. 28:12 'I should probably start looking' might be my favorite, with its hypnotizing beat.

This has quickly become one of my top 3 win96 albums. Always a pleasure to listen to new releases

Always so happy to see (and listen to) a new release from you! Been listening to your whole discography non-stop for the past three years at night and it is always extra recomforting :)

A Feal Brids 24:11 tem um toque de brasilidade no som bem peculiar

This music conjures up nonsensical lyrics in my head . . . and I love it for that.

NEW YEAR NEW WINDOWS96 !

You've blown me away as always! The breaks caught me off guard, I love it!

A blessing on my timeline in these dark times. Thank you so much

You've crafted your own trademark sound: whenever I hear that soft polysynth with that chain of effects... I know it's you! Amazing album as always.

I felt like this album was a lot more experimental, but the change of pace is perfect. Feels like an amalgam of so many of his previous album's best parts. Gotta love it.

"Not a Puzzle or a Riddle" is a certified jank. I bury this song in a time capsule for our alien overlords who will inherit the earth. Such a fine tune.

Feal Brids is sooo trippy, I get chills and fall into a trance everytime 😵‍💫

babe wake up new windows96 just dropped!!!

ive been a windows96 fan for a solid few years now, i found enchanted instrumentals and whispers through a gd level in like 2019 and was instantly fucking hooked. i found windows96's music in a very rough time in my life in which i was dealing with budding scizoaffectivity as well as a pretty serious addiction to various drugs and i genuinely believe his music saved my life. i have a windows96 shirt that is my favorite shirt i have as well as two vinyls. i believe im in the top 1% of windows96 listeners on spotify, but i know damn well i have a lot more listening hours on other platforms as well. for those like me who are die hard windows96 fans or are just beginning to indulge in his beautiful sounds, i would definitely recommend listening to some of his earlier more obscure releases such as cut up sections or optimized. they display some of my favorite soundscapes from windows96

This sounds like a mixture of old video games & PS1 asthetic, I don't know how to properly describe it but it has such a nostalgic feel to it for sure! Love this album! This has become my favorite genre of music. Can listen to it anytime while also doing other stuff or relaxing.

I always brighten when you drop a new song or album, God bless you man.

Wonderful album, pushed me to refelct

!!!! Its always a great day when a new windows96 album appears!

YOOO!!! I just got into the obsession of listening to Noma Da Musica, NOw there's a whole album!!!!? hhyped!!!!

I cannot wait to listen to this, it looks fantastic.

ES UN BUEN DÍA PARA ESTAR VIVO, TE AMO GAVRIEL :]

Probably unintended and meaningless, but it's interesting that this album, as it is here, is 2025 seconds long

love the new sound

This is the perfect 5am morning shower mix

YES!!A!!! Edit: I hear the Plume Valley in this INSTANTLY Edit 2: holy shit its a prequel and a sequel album at the same time EDIT 3: THIs is one of the most most mysterious collections W96 has ever released Edit 4: 20:10 NO Way! My keyboard used to make this noise when I was about to receive a text!

Braille translation: the never ending wave fear stole everything from me

wow... this have so much frutiger aero vibes... its perfect

Oh! How did I not notice this! Gonna be a good night. Love the old DVD logo bouncing around.

Por fin, valió la espera 😃