Sun tanning or simply tanning is the process whereby skin color is darkened or tanned. It is most often a result of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight or from artificial sources, such as a tanning lamp found in indoor tanning beds. People who deliberately tan their skin by exposure to the sun engage in a passive recreational activity of sun bathing. Some people use chemical products which can produce a tanning effect without exposure to ultraviolet radiation, known as sunless tanning.
Indoor tanning involves using a device that emits ultraviolet radiation to produce a cosmetic tan. Typically found in tanning salons, gyms, spas, hotels, and sporting facilities, and less often in private residences, the most common device is a horizontal tanning bed, also known as a sunbed or solarium. Vertical devices are known as tanning booths or stand-up sunbeds.
Dorothea Margaret Tanning was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by Surrealism.
Tanning lamps are the part of a tanning bed, booth or other tanning device which produces ultraviolet light responsible for indoor tanning. There are hundreds of different kinds of tanning lamps most of which can be classified in two basic groups: low pressure and high pressure. Within the industry, it is common to call high-pressure units "bulbs" and low-pressure units "lamps", although there are many exceptions and not everyone follows this example. This is likely due to the size of the unit, rather than the type. Both types require an oxygen free environment inside the lamp.
Drunk Horse is a rock band from Oakland, California. Formed in 1998, the band released several albums on Man's Ruin Records before the label went out of business. The band then moved on to Tee Pee Records with 2003's Adult Situations, which was followed in 2005 by In Tongues. Drunk Horse has toured in the US and Europe. The band has played Austin, Texas' South by Southwest Festival several times.
Tanning dependence or Tanorexia is a syndrome where an individual appears to have a physical or psychological dependence on sunbathing or the use of ultraviolet (UV) tanning beds. Compulsive tanning may satisfy the definition of a behavioral addiction as well.
Ramona Andra Langley is an American electronic musician from Portland, Oregon. She has released music under her primary Vektroid alias, as well as others, such as dstnt, Laserdisc Visions, New Dreams Ltd., Virtual Information Desk, and PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises. Langley played a prominent role in the popularization of the vaporwave subgenre with the release of her first studio album, Floral Shoppe, under the alias Macintosh Plus. The album helped popularize the vaporwave genre throughout the Internet. Since then, she has continued to release music through Bandcamp and other online platforms.
Floral Shoppe is the ninth studio album by the American electronic musician Vektroid under the alias Macintosh Plus, released on December 9, 2011 by the independent record label Beer on the Rug. It is her ninth full-length album and was one of the first releases of the 2010s microgenre known as vaporwave to gain popular recognition on the Internet. Since then, Floral Shoppe has been considered by some critics to be the defining album of the style.
Home™ is the thirteenth studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid, released on April 20, 2013 by Beer on the Rug. Released simultaneously alongside ClearSkies™ under her PrismCorp alias, both albums contrast with her previous releases, which had a primary focus on samples. The two albums consist primarily of original MIDI-styled compositions, much akin to computer and video game music released during the 1990s and 2000s; Home™ additionally incorporates original MIDI covers of obscure music into its release, and it has been the first Vektroid release to use the PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises alias.
ClearSkies™ is the fourteenth studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid, released on April 20, 2013 by PrismCorp and Beer on the Rug. The album was released simultaneously with her previous PrismCorp album Home™.
New Dreams Ltd. is the third studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid under the alias Laserdisc Visions released on July 1, 2011. The album is an early example of the genre vaporwave.
Shader is the twelfth album by electronic musician Vektroid. The album's musical style incorporates more drone and ambient influences compared to previous Vektroid vaporwave releases, and also includes elements of progressive electronic and new-age music.
Neo Cali is the seventh studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid, released on October 7, 2011. The album's genre was originally recognized as "DOSWave," a genre created by Vektroid herself to describe her early albums.
札幌コンテンポラリー is the tenth studio album by the American electronic musician Vektroid under the alias 情報デスクVIRTUAL, released on April 20, 2012 by the independent record label Beer on the Rug. Contemporary Sapporo is one of Vektroid's most popular albums. The album was uploaded to both Beer on the Rug and Vektroid's Bandcamp pages.
Sleepline is the fifteenth studio album by electronic and vaporwave artist Vektroid under the alias New Dreams Ltd., released on February 14, 2016.
Nextcentury is a studio album by electronic musician Vektroid under the alias Peace Forever Eternal. The album was released on May 24, 2017 on Vektroid's Bandcamp page. Vektroid used her Twitter and Instagram pages to promote the album's release. The album's description on Bandcamp states "Volume 1", hinting there may be a sequel to the album. Nextcentury has good reviews from critics.
Initiation Tape - Part One is the fourth studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid under her New Dreams Ltd. alias. The album has mixed reviews but is still popular among Vektroid fans. The album was reissued in 2014 as Initiation Tape: Isle of Avalon Edition, featuring a different tracklist as well as new artwork. This version was uploaded to Vektroid's Bandcamp page, however it has since been removed. The album samples music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Telnet Erotika is an extended play by electronic artist Vektroid released in November 2010.
Prism Genesis is an extended play by American electronic and vaporwave artist Vektroid under the alias Fuji Grid TV released on August 2, 2011. The EP was re-released as Fuji Grid TV EX in 2016 under the alias New Dreams Ltd. instead of Fuji Grid TV. This version is available on Vektroid's Bandcamp.
Polytravellers is the debut studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid released on May 12, 2011. The album was released as a prelude to the album Starcalc. The album has good reviews.
