Vapor Talks #19: Magdalene

The Michigan-based producer on barber beats, the ethics of sampling and refurbishing Walkmen

Magdalene is the main alias of a prolific vaporwave producer from the Grand Rapids area in West Michigan, who’s only been releasing music since the summer of 2023.

Starting out as a plunderphonics curator in the barber beats style, Mags’ creative practice soon expanded into other areas of the culture like slushwave (as forgotten sinner), mallsoft, signal…