Nostalgic Soundscapes S01E04 | Ascended | Windows 98 Dreamcore Retro Ambient
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2024
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Nostalgic Soundscapes Season 1 Episode 4 Ascended
Welcome! to my new ambient series! in this realm we will explore all different types of nostalgic, retro and older styles of sounds, visuals and emotions ranging from old VHS films to first ever computer sounds/visuals etc.
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In this episode 4 we ascend to windows 98, a new generation, a new beginning, a new journey and yet... so many memories.
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My Ambient Series:
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- The Lost Odyssey : • The Lost Odyssey Season 1
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Explore my ambient space, sci-fi, cyberpunk, and fantasy music designed for use as background ambiance. This versatile music can enhance your study sessions, focus during work, aid in relaxation or sleep, and accompany your reading or writing moments. Many of my tracks feature soothing rain or nature sounds. Described as atmospheric, soothing, relaxing, tranquil, ethereal, cinematic, and dark ambient music.
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I swear I wasn't high when I made this... this computer definitely was though..
you can support my ambient addiction on ko-fi.com/retrovex 💜
you can be hight no problems
Love that you say this cause I for sure was going to ask you what you were on haha. Thanks for the nice content, cheers from Paris.
from Toulouse@@moussetache1815
Lol
Can you please do another 90s style alien invasion music like This one? Please?
Remembering a future that never came.....
Why does this ever so sum up the millenial's experience?
What were we expecting?
What our babyboomer parents had but then cooler?
Well I guess, anything but WWIII, but we might be already in it.
This sound for sure is fitting. I love it. But it's scary at the same time.
This world is scary.
@@yosra3551 we were expecting a bubbly future. Days of happiness and of what technology and synergy would bring. Look where we are now. Separation, angst, political overtones to everything. Technology following us. Selling us. War.
@@hyperchaotix32x poetic.
That door/window to the future didn't even exist.
It was just a mirage and behind it was.... a trap - all along...?
I guess... the millenial's experience is about the lie of this worldly life - amplified -
Best to do your best for the next one (hereafter in eternity), no more scare
@@yosra3551 Don't lose hope, Gen Xer here, we screamed from the rooftops about what was coming and got dismissed left and right, and now it has come to pass, mind you not all Xer's were dialed in, some of us, like myself had a long family history line in the armed forces, grandparents, uncles, and friends who fought in many wars from WW2 all the way to Iraq and Afghanistan, truth be told, my earliest memories are Star Wars, the Iranian revolution of 79, terrorism, and the aftermath of the end of the Vietnam war, which my father was a veteran of, we have always been in a perpetual state of war, and when it isn't a hot war it's war by other means, what you are expressing is appropriate but it means you are aware to what's really going on around you, and that's key to navigating the madness, and finding your center to get you through it too, part of my centering is this music, as I imagine it may be for you too, hold your loved ones close and never lose hope, we've been here many times before, we'll get through this too, peace to you and yours, don't ever let them take your hope away.
@@yosra3551 I suppose that comment can be applied to any age group/era. I suppose for us here in the USA, our nostalgic, glass half full feeling ended on 9/11. Many realities came to be revealed. the housing market crash in 2008 as well. This windows 98 theme is a tribute to the world before "reality" came crashing in on our beliefs.
What I love about this era was the hope. There was so much hope for the future, we were on the cusp of something magical that feels like never manifested, but we lived it and experienced it and that was the magic.
apart from war and other disasters every gen looks back at childhood with awe and wonder
The beginning phase of WWIII looks interesting right now.
The late 90s - early 2000s (pre 9/11) WAS actually a great time to be around. We had just the right amount of personal tech and open access to information. But none of the evils of "social" media, and none of the invasive addictiveness of smartphones keeping us logged in/switched on 24/7. The thing is, as humans, we always live with the expectation/hope that tomorrow will be better than today, even when today is objectively pretty damn good! For anyone who is fortunate enough to have survived the hell of 2020-22 with their life, health and faculties intact (and lets face it, millions of people have not been so fortunate), if there is one lesson I have learned and would advise others take heed of, it is to stop and smell the flowers TODAY, wherever you are today, and whatever your today looks like, because there is no guarantee we will even have a tomorrow, and if we do, no guarantee there will be any "roses" left. Having hope for the future is great, but ultimately we are experienceing the feeling of that hope in the present, so don't neglect/ignore the present, it's all we really have. Peace and love to all.
that was the world through younger eyes
I miss the old days!!! I want to cry now. I'm 38 years old and just wish we could go back to the old style pc days!!!
that feeling of success when installing something...
@@m.s.8573 yes!!! Haha. Just listening to the sounds when you hear the windows logo and you hear the PC start up.
Pls dont cry my baby
I remember the late 90s Technologies was full of optimistic ideas in a unified world. Then came the internet and gave every idiot a megaphone and now we stand more divided than ever. Thank you for posting this. The Nostalgia is healing
The internet should have never been opened to the masses. It was our way to escape the idiots in our everyday life, our sanctuary. Smartphones and corporations ruined the internet for everyone.
@@Izelor Even if big corpo has a role in it, the interwebs is still a reflection of homo sapiens as a species. Once it became mainstream it also became conflated with every type of conflict known to man.
@@pho3nix- The major issue isn't the mainstream-ness of the general public but the realization that big companies could use the internet as their domain to advertise, collect information, and spread misinformation, and making algorithms for people to be advertised (news or products) to.
Relevant today with big tech industries, both social medias and Generative AI, alongside with mass advertising and faux news outlets spreading hate/misinfo. It all contradicts the idea of information and knowledge being accessible and safe. There's a lot I can go into but I wont lol
Without a lot of the blights we suffer today from the actions and consequences of these corporations and the desire to earn more power (money, influence), it wouldn't be AS bad, even with what you say about it being a reflection of ourselves, but that'll always be a situation to tackle in any situation really
tiktok is where it all went wrong
No, it wasn't the internet that ruined things. Far from it. It was SOCIAL MEDIA that ruined things. And the combination of social media along side smartphones created a double-whammy of (intentionally) addictive and invasive platforms, with a convenient hand-held device to drip-feed you that addiction 24/7 everywhere you go.
THAT is what turned everyone into tech addicted zombies. The first full decade of popular intenet use (circa 1995 - 2005) was amazing and exiting!
Crude, clunky, and slow by today's standards, but also non invasive, non-addictive, youthfully naive and full of optimism and exitement. I rember as kid my first time being let loose on the internet to do what I wanted (think it must have been about 1997 or maybe 98) and it just totally blew my mind, it was like the discovering of second world I never knew existed before. There was no fighting, no trolling, nobody against each other, no political/social polarisation, no (or much less obvious) censorship of information, no government and media collusion/propaganda to manipulate people.
The internet was, and is, an amazing tool (look, we are talking to each other right now from across the world, on a vidoe of some amazing ambient music some guy we've never heard of decided to share with the world basically for free!). Society is what went wrong. Human greed, narcissism and the need for power and control took a good thing and spoiled it, as it always does. The intenet is merely reflecting the values, traits and priorities of the societies that shape it in the current moment.
The 1990's were the decade of great optimism for so many...Now it is all gone...
Only for you
I agree and we have not been able to regain it since 9/11 to make matters worse!
Glad I grew up in the 80's instead, a much simpler time.
Yes, you can see the atmosphere of that great optimism and also innocent, genuine hope in the movies and video clips from that decade… and to the 80’s guy here, you come from a simpler time yes, but it was still very optimistic and full of dreams about the bright future, I think this had all began somewhere in the 70’s at the west at least, peaked at the 90’s and began to decline from early 2000 and further…
Optimism a state of mind is
The funny thing is, I'd never have expected the future to turn out like it is today. Where the very thing I loved - the computer - would fit in your pocket and completely ruin the new generation with addiction and vanity.
💯
But ultimately all the smartphone does, is reflect back to us, and allow us to continually access and engage with, whatever topics, platforms etc. that we are prioritising in the moment. To say smartphones "ruin" people is to overstate the power of the device, and dismiss the power of the individual in terms of their ability to make choices on how/when/why they use the device and what they choose to access with it.
Granted as a species our minds are poorly equipped to deal with devices of this nature because we have never had to before - We are all guinea pigs in that sense.
But if there is a lesson to be learned, I think it is that we need to become more conscious and discerning about HOW we use our personal tech, how much we should rely on it, and what our overall intention behind having/using it is, rather than using it habitually and unconsciously, as we have been doing for too long now.
The problems arise when we don't really think about what/why/how we are using these powerful tools and simply copy what we think everyone else is doing. We then become the slave, rather than the master, and the tech starts to control us, rather than vice versa. But all that is required to address that is a shift in mindset towards a more conscious and intentional use of personal tech, rather than passive/habitual use.
When I was little my mom had a PC with Win98 and I remember looking at the clouds from the booting up screen and hearing the startup sound and thinking how I’m entering a sacred space unknown to the outside world, like it’s just another dimension where everything is different but very pure. Sometimes I would think that maybe this is where I’ll be in the future, just transcending to a higher place than the one I was in, it gave a feeling so mysterious but also hopeful. I am glad you’re continuing this feeling for us, it’s a blessing really, and I again feel the hope to “transcend” to something beautiful and pure.
@nick.p.9328, yeah, I had (and actually still do whenever I look back on those days) that same feeling myself.
Our family (or rather, my parents) also had that same Windows 98 computer back then. And yes, whenever I got to use it (which was happened only occasionally in our family), I was always just as excited as a kid could be, wondering what kind of worlds it could lead me to, when I turn that machine on.
So, yeah, I think I can imagine how you feel.
strange way of expressing your love with Excel
It's interesting as I feel like for a lot of people, whether religious or not have a sense of eternity on their hearts, like we know there there is more to life then we know. That sense of beauty and purity definitely reflects heaven. The idea of “transcending” to something beautiful and pure is not much different to a christian perspective on things.
"20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. 21 He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control. - Philippians 3:20-21 NLT"
Same bro. Same))
This is actually such an accurate description
All those memories will be lost in time like tears in rain
There is just something weirdly magical in Win95/98 aesthetics... well, the fact that it can already be called aesthetics lol. It's amazing.
I fully explored the file system of Win98SE and all the CDs with the drivers, finding odd images, WAV files and midi files. It was a true adventure and a feeling of awe.
@@Kris.G Despite how far you went there's still more to see. It's less than a gigabyte of data but a seemingly infinite place to explore.
*arrive at office circa 90s*
"Lets turn on the computer now, and just find something else to do on the other side of the building until it boots up"
*half an hour later*
"lets do some work"
hahahahha
Turn on my pc, hang up my coat, switch on the copy machine as I head to the kitchen, prepare the drip coffee machine, start it, head to the bathroom to pee, return to the kitchen and wait for the coffee to finish brewing. Pour a cup, sip and savor as I walk back to my desk, get my water bottle from my bag and fill it from the water cooler, stroll around and check if any plants need watering, chit chat with any coworkers who have arrived, collect any faxes that came in overnight, sit down, open my Day Planner, review my schedule ~~ Windows chime ~~ yay I can log in!!
Windows 95/98 shouldn’t have taken more than a minute to start, unless you had a royally screwed up StartUp path with 15 applications in it. (Which, I suppose, many people in the 90s did…)
A Macintosh took close to half an hour, and most PCs still left enough time for a coffee break during the boot screen
Again, depended on the machine’s startup path (and Extensions list, in the case of classic Macs) so you could easily bring it way down if you knew how. A modern-day SSD-powered PC or Mac should boot in under 30 seconds… if not, something is definitely wrong.
I refuse to go in heaven if I don't hear this on my way up.
That or reborn into a new timeline where its both awsome and badass.
I would prefer to reborn, if there'll be more tracks like this in the next life.
Biblically accurate Windows 98.
I love the 90s and old windows 98 computers. It felt so special to connect with internet. And play Tibia for the first time.
Game developers was more experimental back then.
Can't wait for a Windows XP ambient video. It's gonna go so hard 🗣🔥🔥
20 years later and they still haven't made an OS that can compare to XP
@@adammuncy8475 It's more like everything that has come after XP has just been bells and whistles, nothing really meaningful from a UX point of view.
Can someone translate this comment into English?
@@adammuncy8475 Truly. It was one of a kind. The only other one that I think is just as good is Windows 7. It felt like the lats TRULY great OS that was made for desktops. Not everything has conformed into this cold Android esque, modern art looking crap that is so hard to navigate and understand even I as a tech savvy guy can't wrap my head around it after several years.
@@gandalf0987 It was in English. What are you talking about?
I had a Windows 98 computer until 2006 so this is incredibly nostalgic for me, the startup sound gives me goosebumps
We were on the crest on a high and beautiful wave...then it crashed and rolled back...
this aesthetic needs to come back. too many negative vibes nowadays, we need to go back to being hopeful. if we do that it may actually become reality, mind over matter stuff
Up to Win7 it was great! (the "frutiger aero" aesthetics)
@@Kaizzer yes, everything is very sterile now
Listening to this when I got out of the shower here in the bathroom and while this is playing im looking at an old bottle of Old Spice Nightlife Calogne from 97' on my shelf that I never got rid of along with an old Gillette razor from 98' I kept. Listening to this while starring at those 2 items, I cannot tell you about the quick burst of excited sweating sensation that hits the tops and backs of my shoulders as I reminisce about when my parents were younger in the late 90s and they were going out all the time and we were doing stuff with the whole entire family. Now family gatherings have become fewer and far between but I play in a rock band around town just about every weekend and I cant tell you how much it makes my life complete to see my parents and family and friends in the crowd because it reminds me, "The Good Old Days Never Stopped...."
I just love this.
Hear hear!
PS1 startup ambient planned?)
OMG YES!!!! We NEED this! Immediately!
PS2 too 100%
I gotta be honest, these kinds of playlists, (Ambient, Silent Hill inspired, Nostalgic) all bring me a sense of peace, a feeling that I can't quite describe. It's almost like you've done all you wanted in life and are now outside in a beautiful garden, the sun is setting and you're watching it go. You have a nice, fresh beverage and you're sitting on a long chair. That's what this makes me feel.
so nostalgic it hurts. This is oddly powerful voodoo.
How ironic you say that when it comes to Voodoo, the Video cards of Voodoo, Voodoo 2 and Voodoo 3 will greet you!
techno voodoo
3dfx voodoo!
Nope it's just music, not witchcraft.
Fly little pc fly!! You done good 🙂
Instantly makes me think of Steve Roach which is good because he works on the far extreme end of ambient soundworlds.
I don't care what your intention was when making this, but you're doing God's work :)
Perfect background music for Flight Simulator. 😊🛫
We experienced an optimism that only a new millennium can bring. Maybe people will experience something like that again in a thousand years.
When virtual reality becomes accessible and wieldy enough, I can see myself venturing into these hour-long meditative experiences as a healing respite from the hustle and bustle of the world.
the quest 3 already exists, friend. you can do this right now.
@@doka-sp By accessible, they meant ~$200 range
Granted we have Google Cardboard and mobile VR through phone but.... meh
@@ovum the quest 2 was on sale for 250 not long ago and i got one and dont regret the purchase one bit... its my perfect escape the real world device
Thank you for making these. Windows 95 and 98 were a part of my childhood, and I just woke up from a nap while listening to the windows 95 video. Now I check the channel and there is a 98! Bless you homie.
This take me back to my childhood like the meal does to Anton Ego at the end of Ratatouille. Incredible. I hope they'll be coming to Spotify so I can add them to my on the go playlists ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Windows 98 era: The age of wonder. The theme, musical elements and the UI played a huge part in it making the experience inviting to the user. The problem now is the flat, modern aesthetic in the UI is devoid of warmth and sterile. The music also started playing a lesser role and Windows 10 is a good example of the harshness in sound and sterile UI.
Thankfully, Windows 11 has more mellowed out music (plus a new startup theme after years) and while the UI is still flat, it does try to evoke some nostalgia with shading and more colors in the UI.
win98 intro sound is the best sound of begin windows
In 1995, i got my first Computer. It had Windows 95 on it, but was later upgraded to 98. These were special times in a lot of people's lives. My Life changed for Gaming playing Quake 2, and getting a new Voodoo 2 (16MB!) Video Card. Went from looking like a Playstation game with Software Mode to a Super Nintendo 64 Version at 60 Fps if that makes sense. The one thing I hated and still remember about Windows 98 was this:
"This program has preformed an Illegal Operation and will be Shut Down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor"
This happened to a lot of programs like Aol and certain games though I did nothing wrong lol. Those were the days for sure lol!
Edit to say the Specs were a 233 Mhz Computer with an Intel Pentium Processor (With MMX Technology!) A Packard Bell nonetheless. Had a CD Rom drive and a Built in 56k Modem and a Microphone which was a big deal at the time!
Similar experience for me. I worked in the computer lab when I was in high school during a free period, and I always got first pick of the equipment that was being surplused. I ended up with a Pentium Pro 200 machine that I ended up adding extra ram and an additional hard drive into. I bought a used Riva graphics card so I could play Quake. I think I had Windows 98 and then Windows 2000 on that machine. I later ended up with a massive Compaq server machine that I ran for years as a NAS server.
This is my 90s teenage experience as ambient music. The hope for the future was high but then 9/11 happened and all optimism for the future went out the window.
thank you for the music! waiting for windows 2000, XP, 7)))
Listened to this during a day nap. So ethereal. Sounds like the PS1, Westwood Studios/ C&C, and Windows 95/98 startups all rolled together
I didn't have computer back in 1998. But still it was a great year with good memories!
If this visual was a screen saver back in the day every one would of had it on their desktop. Its so nice :)
Man, this playlist goes so hard. Windows 98 was magnificent, and was my introduction to computers. The old Lego and Hot Wheels websites were my go to. Then you had tons of great PC games, including those ones from the cereal boxes, like Roller Coaster Tycoon.
Incredible work, waiting for Windows XP Retro Ambient!
Omg. Love this. I need bigger speakers, so whole street can feel transcend through their windows....
After listening to your Windows 95 video the last few days, I've just discovered this, and am now very much looking forward to Windows XP 😁, which is, in my opinion, represents the last of the Good Old Days. By 2007, Windows Vista, social media and smartphones were entering the chat, and well, I genuinely believe it's all been downhill from there, but perhaps that's personal experience talking...
It has a very ethereal feeling, and at the same time it brings back memories of my school days. Both 95 and 98 did a great job.
💜💜💜To anyone reading this,you are enough,you're beautiful,loved and stay strong. Have a wonderful day/night.❤🎉❤❤❤
Listening to this through computer speakers from the 1980s! Great!
Hope you're holding your mobile in front for the full "imminent text alert" pre-warning noise :D
It was nothing like this. Screensavers were boring then😂😂😂 I put this video on loop and slept well😴 Thanks!!
I guess you never heard of the after dark screen savers.
@ebonhawken574 Gen X here and yes I have.
@@M1N1Girl007 Might be different for millennials. A lot of that stuff was part of our earliest formative memories, sitting on the laps of our parents.
EXCITED.
As a child, Windows 98 and Windows 2000 made up the majority of the operating systems on the computers at my school. There were occasional Windows 95 computers as well, but this sound is just Iconic.
Thank you for this soundscape!
I've been loving these ambiences lately, helps with focusing on writing or just something chill to listen to.
What are you writing?💜
@@RetrovexAmbient I've been trying to write a novel recently!
Thats awesome! Glad I can help you with such heavy task💜
Man O Man, I so mourn the optimism of the 90s everytime I listen to and watch these ambient videos of yours. Thank you for posting Retrovex and God bless you. Amen!
This is perfection... the visual transition coincides with the soundtrack accurately, conveying the evolution from 95 to 98. Not only is this true in the Windows universe you are representing but the other dimensions of life as well. This will be my theme song for the rest of February ❤🔥 I eagerly await 2000...
The lore expands!
I remember this time. It was when you bought a computer, and by the time you unpacked it at home it was obsolete. Good times!
Incredible work Retrovex!! Captured this moment in time perfectly. Takes me back to a simpler time. 💜
My very first computer. I was 5 when I got it from my older sister who introduced it to me a bit earlier, thus making me fascinated with computers and how they work.
This was more relaxing than some of the ASMR I listened to 10/10 windows 98 lol
I realize the next step will probably be XP, but I'm really hoping 2000/ME doesn't get forgotten. I'd kill to hear that startup expanded like this.
If there was an alternate history that the 90 stayed the same throughout history I would be a very happy little child! Play classic PC games, surf Netscape, order books off of Amazon, and getting your ears lacerated by phone data when trying to call your home phone. All good stuff! 🐋🌈
Thank you, for creating this unique time machine.
I can feel the tension and stress melting out of my brow, neck and shoulders as I listen to this 🥲 Thank you! 💖
Listening to this I can hear the CD drive opening right in front of me. All those „installation“ CDs we ised to have.
Biblical angels? The flying chariot of Clippy!
It appears that you are scared, fear not.
Is this Windows 98 heaven?
Felt asleep like a baby with this 🩵🪟
This is the relaxing and reminiscent soundscape I never knew I needed. Thank you for making this.
You inspired me so much I started my own channel! Thank you, this video is beautiful!
Love this one, and the Windows 95 one you made. Hope you keep it up and do a Windows XP one at some point!
Really great chords and textures here. Thank you.
Thank you for this. I hope I'm not the only 432hz fan here
Thank you for this work of art. Seriously
I had an old Gateway that ran Win98 when my family, and I moved (I was 3, so this was 2000). I still have the motherboard.
Man, these hit hard, takes me back, keep it up
We need some series with the PS2 charge screen. Also waiting for this one in Spotify. I love it.
Wingdows!
This came out immediately after my request from the last Windows Vid! Amazing, very excited for this timeline you're on! Great work.
This is wonderful, thank you so much for sharing!
Lovely work on this Retrovex !
listened to the last one of this on repeat and loved it, excited for this one.
Perfect for getting in the flow state when coding!
yes this is good really takes you on a ride back to that time . Well done
i’m so pumped for this
Awesome. Hope to see Sega Dreamcast version someday
so good .. i love this feeling its so lush and dreamy. please make more of these
Perfect👌 so soothing 😎
Amazing, just what my soul need it. Thanks !
These are actually so good!
Thank you for this 💜
Thank god you made another one bro! This is very good 🔥🌠✨❤️
really beautiful stuff. thank you.
wow!!! Awesome!!!
your videos are like a mini-masterclass, love tuning in!
Fantastic and very great idea !
This is fantastically useful and clear! Thank you.
thank you, but are you talking about the image? because the song isn't out yet haha
What a masterpiece!
Love it
amazing this one bro
Running Windows startup themes thru a Hologram Microcosm was effin genius, sir! I'm super jealous I didn't think of it myself. Props to you, it sounds awesome.
So relaxing
Love it ❤😊
Oh, it's so nice)
I Love it!!!)
Thanks for not using AI in your videos.
I've recently been listening to quite a few different "1 hour ambient" channels, and after digging around a little, realizing that most of them use AI in some capacity, many of them in a very large capacity. It sucks, because many I find truly beautiful, and so part of me says "it doesn't matter". But a bigger part of me says "it does matter". We're in a weird place with AI right now, and it's forcing me not just to think about the END result of a piece of art, but having to now grapple with the MEANS as well. I still don't know exactly where I land, but I do know that I feel somewhat exploited when I feel emotionally moved or inspired by a piece of art, only to find out it's been generated by AI. Why does this bother me? I don't know yet.
Anyway. AI thoughts aside, love your stuff. As a kid who first experienced computers in a DOS context, the Win95/98 stuff is deeply nostalgic. You create a sort of "layer of fantasy" on top of that nostalgia too, which is really magical.
This is amazing! love it