| Virtual Anticipation | |
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| Released | February 18, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2011–2014 |
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| Length | 42:42 |
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Virtual Anticipation is the first studio album by American artist Ben Aqua. It was released as a digital album on February 18, 2014 through #FEELINGS. [1]
Virtual Anticipation was in production for over three years, [1] and included the title track from Aqua's debut EP, Reset Yourself. He described the album concept as "loosely about a sense of anxiety, happiness, fear, alienation and excitement I've felt as a result of years of endlessly analyzing how the Internet and technology are influencing ideas of self-identity, sexuality, privacy, 'immortality,' and fantasy". The album was composed of audio samples from field recordings, Nintendo DS, YouTube videos, and iPad synthesizer apps. [2]
Virtual Anticipation was musically influenced by Frédéric Chopin, Wendy Carlos, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sega Genesis, Timbaland, and RP Boo. [1]
In a 2014 interview with Ben Aqua, VICE Thump called Virtual Anticipation "an opus that taps everything from footwork and club to seapunk and skweee, and pulls it all together with a post-human outlook". They described the album as having a "combination of classical elements and up-to-the-minute synth sounds". [2]
All music is composed by Ben Aqua, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We're All Baroque" | 1:14 |
| 2. | "Virtual Anticipation" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Eternal Hard Drive" | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Ultimate Reality" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Melted Memories" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "4C1D" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Drip Hop" | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Reset Yourself" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Organic Blueprint" | 1:33 |
| 10. | "Dark, Dark Day" | 6:00 |
| 11. | "Just B U" | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Neverending Beginning" | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 42:42 | |
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