>>7015830>seems to get associated with the various vapor/synth/retro-wave genresThat's because it is, in fact, retrowave.
>which are often just a mess of distortion, statues and the colour purpleWell yes, that's mainly because /wg/ is shit at sticking to the genre without dissolving into meme trash. The genre itself is legit when it's not being bastardized.
