此次作为Instupendo的亚洲代理
我们很荣幸再次与Antigen合作
为大家呈现他备受期待的中国首巡
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梦核不是滤镜，而是 Instupendo 写的歌，古旧的DV画质、充满年代感的街道和建筑，还有似乎如雾气一般笼罩、挥之不去的lofi氛围音乐...在2026年，“梦核（Dreamcore）”已经成为了触发互联网一代内心巨大共鸣的新美学，那些充斥着怀旧情绪和疏离氛围的视频片段以病毒般的速度蔓延，成为Z世代怀旧情结着地的第一落点；而在这些视频的配乐里，不难发现一个频繁出现，近乎符号化的名字——Instupendo，一曲《Comfort Chain》在全球掀起“电子怀旧”风暴。他那奇异的合成器音色在各大平台被循环数十亿次，自此成为了梦核文化的灵魂基调。
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当我们在谈论Instupendo的时候我们在谈论什么？他出生于千禧年，恰好与梦核文化所推崇的理想时间点完全相同；而他创作的音乐，也因为其温暖和复古的色彩而被大量运用在梦核相关的视频和音乐再创作中，无意间成为这一文化最重要的代表符号之一。比如2017年Instupendo创作的《Comfort Chain》已经成为数十万个相关类型视频的背景音乐，并在各类平台获得了超过数十亿次的播放量，更有各种一小时重复播放、放慢之类的改编版本产生，足见它在这一文化中的巨大影响力。贯穿全曲的是一段短小的合成器循环，如奇异风笛般的声音既能唤起对于开阔蓝天与草地的无限想象，也能轻易地将人带入到由琐碎的小事组成的日常生活中。
When we talk about Instupendo, what are we really talking about? Born in the millennium, he aligns almost perfectly with the idealized time frame celebrated by dreamcore culture. His music, marked by warm, nostalgic tones, has been widely used in dreamcore-related videos and remixes, unintentionally becoming one of the culture’s most recognizable symbols. His 2017 track “Comfort Chain” alone has served as background music for hundreds of thousands of such videos, accumulating billions of plays across platforms, with countless looped, slowed, and extended versions — a clear sign of its massive cultural impact. Built around a short, looping synth phrase, the track evokes vast blue skies and open fields while effortlessly drawing listeners into a world shaped by everyday fragments.
D R E A M C O R E
“只有当眼下时刻成为记忆，
方知其价值之珍贵”
或许Instupendo的音乐是这句话的最好注脚，Instupendo被梦核文化里不计其数的创作者发掘纯粹是出于一种无意的共鸣，当他需要简单地向别人介绍自己到底做什么的时候，他给出的答案是“怀旧电子忧郁音乐（electronic melancholy-nostalgia music）”。他擅长从平凡的事物中汲取灵感，而这恰巧也是梦核中那种怀旧感的来源
Perhaps Instupendo’s music is the best illustration of this idea. His discovery by countless creators within dreamcore culture came purely from an unintentional resonance. When asked to simply describe what he does, Instupendo calls it “electronic melancholy-nostalgia music.” He excels at drawing inspiration from ordinary, everyday things — which is precisely where dreamcore’s distinctive sense of nostalgia comes from.
“所有的东西都是似曾相识的
但又带着一种朦胧和疏远的既视感”
Instupendo - Love Power A-to-Z (Official Video)
而梦核文化的爆发式传播，Instupendo正式以音乐人身份得到大众的广泛关注，正因为黑天鹅事件所引起的全球性焦虑中，由老式3D游戏、VHS和低分辨率照片等一系列元素的融合被人们重新记起，并逐渐发展成一种独特的视觉美学，并进化成覆盖各种媒体载体的微型文化运动。梦核立足于“梦境”之上，而这些来自过去的元素正完美诠释了亲身体验和梦交织所创造出的虚幻记忆它是锚点，时刻提醒着某种安定、平和的过往确实存在，进而演变成一个可供人们短暂逃避的舒适港湾。
正如Passion Weiss在对Instupendo的采访中所说，他的音乐低调、柔和，却又能构建出那些年龄比他大两倍的艺术家都难以企及的氛围，与不同年龄段的人们产生共鸣；这也使得他在一众艺术家中脱颖而出，成为“被选中的那一个”。这一点从他的视觉中同样可以窥见。在Instupendo的MV中，大部分时间镜头对准的是人，而非流行的扭曲图像或者癫狂的色彩，传递出一种具有力量感的温和。
With the explosive spread of dreamcore, Instupendo gained widespread recognition as a musician precisely at a moment of global anxiety triggered by a “black swan” event. Elements such as old 3D video games, VHS footage, and low-resolution photographs resurfaced, gradually forming a distinct visual aesthetic that evolved into a micro–cultural movement spanning multiple media. Rooted in the idea of “dreams,” dreamcore uses these remnants of the past to embody hazy memories created by the overlap of lived experience and dreaming. They serve as anchors—reminders that a sense of calm and stability once existed—eventually becoming a comforting refuge for brief escape.
As Passion Weiss noted in an interview with Instupendo, his music is understated and gentle, yet capable of building atmospheres that even artists twice his age struggle to achieve, resonating across generations. This quality sets him apart, making him “the chosen one” among many. The same sensibility is evident in his visuals: in Instupendo’s music videos, the camera most often lingers on people rather than distorted imagery or frantic colors, conveying a quiet, restrained strength.
Instupendo - Cinderella
“我非常喜欢图像小说，也喜欢视觉文学。除了音乐之外，我最大的灵感来源大概是《Sunny》系列的作者松本大洋（Taiyō Matsumoto）。其他的灵感来源都是些生活琐事：漫无目的地开车兜风、观察来往行人、写日记、和朋友们聚会等等。”
I’m a big fan of graphic novels and just visual literature in general. My biggest non-musical inspiration is probably Taiyō Matsumoto, the author of the series ‘Sunny’. My other inspirations are just typical life enjoyment stuff: driving around aimlessly, people-watching, journaling, hanging out with my friends, etc.
从2015年开始，他陆续将自己的作品整理成合集上传到网络上，并且获得了不俗的反响。从《Six Forty Seven》这样的早期作品中，你还能听见他对于嘻哈音乐的青涩模仿，但是他那独特的、虚弱的合成器声音已经出现在其中；音符时强时弱，带着长长的回声，似乎来自于某个没有尽头的永恒长廊。他的音乐曾登上Spotify的Fresh Finds、Billboard 的Spotify Viral 50以及Apple Music的全球Today's Chill播放列表，而他亦曾与Antigen邀请过的Oli XL、CFCF，以及Toro Y Moi、bladee制作人Rip等来自不同流派的音乐人有过多次合作。
Starting in 2015, he began compiling and uploading collections of his work online, where they quickly received strong attention. In early tracks such as Six Forty Seven, traces of his youthful imitation of hip-hop can still be heard, yet his distinctive, fragile synth sound is already present: notes swell and fade, drenched in long echoes, as if emerging from an endless, eternal corridor. His music has been featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds, Billboard’s Spotify Viral 50, and Apple Music’s global Today’s Chill playlist. He has also collaborated multiple times with artists across genres, including Oli XL, CFCF, Toro y Moi, and Rip, producer for bladee—all of whom have previously been invited by Antigen.
Instupendo Live @ Trans Pecos
多年来，他的作品不断发展，如今已臻于一个难以定义、其他当代艺术家也难以相提并论的境界
——Coupdemain Magazine
his instrumental music has developed over the years into a realm that's not only hard to define, but hard to draw comparisons from to other artists today.
2019年，Instupendo发布了自己的第一张全长专辑《Boys By Girls》，首次以歌手身份演唱，这也标志着他在音乐创作上的方向转变。这张专辑既保留了过往那种略带怀旧的声音质感，同时又显得相当俏皮生动，不难让人想起拓麻歌子或者是PS游戏机这样富有年代感的物件；而在2021年发行的《Love Power A-to-Z》中，他用流行化的方式更深入地探索了自己的创作，同时也逐渐在主题上延展到个人身份认同、情感与社会议题之上。如今他和Distance Decay、以及bladee的制作人Rip共同创作的《Ripstupendo》，则又逐渐开始步入新emo/indie音乐的领域中。然而，在这些甜美而又略带怪诞的新作品中，仍然包含着一个完全不变的内核
那就是唤起了人们内心深处的怀旧、宁静和对生活的珍惜之情。这正是Instupendo多年以来受到大众欢迎的最重要原因，也是他借由梦核这一文化载体所升华出的音乐目标。
In 2019, Instupendo released his first full-length album, Boys By Girls, marking a shift in his creative direction as he sang as a vocalist for the first time. The album retained the slightly nostalgic sonic texture of his earlier work while adopting a playful, lively tone, evoking era-specific objects such as Tamagotchi or the PlayStation. On Love Power A-to-Z (2021), he pushed his exploration further through a more pop-oriented approach, gradually expanding his themes toward personal identity, emotion, and social issues. More recently, Ripstupendo—created with Distance Decay and Rip, producer for bladee—signals a move toward new emo and indie territories. Yet beneath these sweet, slightly uncanny new works lies an unchanged core: the ability to evoke deep nostalgia, quietness, and a renewed appreciation for life. This enduring emotional resonance is the key reason Instupendo has remained widely beloved over the years, and it is the musical aim he has elevated through the cultural lens of dreamcore.
我希望他们能感到精神焕发或心情愉悦，可能是因为他们喜欢我的音乐，或者他们能产生共鸣，又或者仅仅是因为在听我的音乐时发生了一些美好的事情。
I hope that they feel revived or uplifted because they like the way it sounds or they can relate or just because something nice happened to them while they were listening to it
撰文：子颜
内容主要来源 / Major References:
https://settingmind.com/instupendo-releases-euphoric-visuals-for-his-ep-faces-i-know/
https://www.thefader.com/2025/02/28/instupendo-ripsquad-ripstupendo-interview
https://www.stereofox.com/interviews/interview-instupendo-producer/#
https://www.passionweiss.com/2017/09/26/instupendo-interview/
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