The Virtual Ocean
by Jerrel Ramos & Brandon Matel
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that were promised by modern capitalism, but never came. Vaporwave is an expression of the pains of the collective modern unconscious, taking the form of heroin-level escapism, ecstasy-inducing pop music, or dystopian ambient worlds. Because of its internet-based nature, its aesthetics have evolved so rapidly, further reflecting the chaotic subconscious of the modern mind. Vaporwave captures the modern unconscious of humans raised by the internet succinctly, and understanding this art form matters. In each episode, we listen to tracks that make up genre and give our thoughts, analysis, emotions, and commentary on them. Let's set sail on the Virtual Ocean. {Caste
Episodes
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76. the virtual ocean's chameleonic goodbye: plaisirs caméléons by fan fiordo, + fireside chat on our indefinite hiatus
New to The Virtual Ocean? Here's a bit more about our show: Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them,...
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75. 🍬 candy apples and razor blades: hallowave by epx90 (halloween 2022 special)
Happy Halloween! This year Brandon and I take in the Halloween vibes with a strong classical vaporwave record by EPX90. Hallowave is a 2019 halloween vaporwave album that brings together all the spooky tropes of halloween and turns it into a plunderphonic-heavy vaporwave LP. The record plays like...
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74.💗 every dream has its beginning: only ever in dreams by soft replica
Fantasy. Temptation. Escape. Dreams are an unknown ancient realm that we move to and from every single day. Soft Replica's debut album "Only Ever In Dreams" is a synthesis of many styles: the hypnagogia of vaporwave, the everlasting echoes of dream-pop, and the blurred sonic blanket of shoegaze....
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73.⛅ ...but i'm only human: transcendence bot by death's dynamic shroud
Let's start off by saying this album is a masterpiece. Death's Dynamic Shroud is a vaporwave trio made of Keith Rankin (aka Giant Claw), James Webster (HCMJ), and Tech Honors. However, this album is a solo album by Keith Rankin under the Death's Dynamic Shroud project. "Transcendence Bot" is a...
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72.🌙 she glistens, she loves me: she is a magical girl by mikazuki bigwave (aka ミカヅキBIGWAVE)
Kawaii-desu! On this episode of The Virtual Ocean, we sail to the world of Mikazuki Bigwave's EP collection titled "She Is a Magical Girl". The collection of tracks is our first introduction to their music and reflects the fantasy and perfection of, well, an anime magic girl. It's a sound as pink...
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71.💋 the peril and pleasure of lust: macroblank's dungeon of lust
Lust is a sin that feigns its reward. In today's episode, we explore our first Macroblank album with their latest release "Dungeon of Lust." The album makes use pairing unlikely hard hitting samples from what appears to be medieval times and Hindustani music. The album is a subconscious foray...
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70. a lonely, polygonal existence: 98 waves by space magic
Every now and then, we enjoy going back to "old" vaporwave albums to live in ambiance of that time. Space Magic is a vaporwave artist from the golden era of vaporwave (in our opinion, 2011-2015). His album 98 'Waves is a collection of nostalgic spaces from various locales, both physical and...
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69. 🧙♀️ dungeons, dragons, and synthesis: mages by color theory
Color Theory is a synthwave artist from Huntington Beach California with quite a discography to his name. His 12th LP, Mages, is an album that homages to the escapism of DnD, but also to the hardships, victories, and joys of life itself. It is a lyrically strong, honest, and tightly arranged 10...
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68. 🎄 a happy holiday fireside chat with the virtual ocean 🎄 (to the background of "It's a Vaporwave Christmas" by Pacific Plaza Records <3)
Happy Holidays everyone :) As we go into our indefinite hiatus of 2022, we reflect on the amazing year we had creatively with both the podcast and things outside of it (that we hope you'll be able to experience soon!) To follow the short film that Brandon and I produced, check out @avelino.film…
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67. a scholarly safari to a better time: pangeapedia plus by daniel white (hypnagogic episode)
When the internet came to the world, the world became much smaller. The power to gain information through technology gave many optimism for the future. If you were in elementary school school in the late 90s and the early 2000s, chances are you've experienced learning through software.…
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65. the fantasy of a picturesque flight: breakfast on the runway by bronster bridge (chillwave episode)
What does a perfect morning at an airport feel like? To those who are unaccustomed to travel, it sounds like an strange idea, and to those who are accustomed to travel, it's a straight up absurd idea. The airport is a space that has undergone some strange moments in the past year, and Russian...
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64. do not forget your death certificate: harvest.wav by 波S E R V I C E (halloween 2021 special / ambient vaporwave episode)
Happy Halloween!! This year, we are giving a listen to 波S E R V I C E's (aka N. Padre) 2018 Halloween Record, HARVEST.WAV, a collection of different ambient tracks that evoke our childhood fears. It features some great nostalgic homages while sustaining feelings of uneasiness and deep-seated…
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63. do computers dream of virtual oceans?: computer imagina by bodyline (classic vaporwave episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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62. magic realism and oceanside serenity: marina by tupperwave (future funk episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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61. sailing with love: better hours by krosia (chillsynth episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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60. succor of the summer sands: everlasting summer [常夏] by desert sands feels warm at night (slushwave episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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59. the odyssey of a new reality: home's odyssey (chillwave/synthwave/chillsynth episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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58. copium for the cubicle: コディ's sounds for the office [kody's sounds for the office] (late night lofi episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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57. bliss, innocence, and the joy of the 90s: simple syrup's make me float (chillwave episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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56. dreams are made of peace and lofi: paradox's paradox dreams (lofi episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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55. is your world collapsing? try online shopping!: 식료품groceries' 인터넷 쇼핑 (ascension) [siglopyum groceries' online shopping (ascension)] (mallsoft episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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54. the virtual ocean is sus: nxxxxxs's remember last summer (vaportrap episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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53. the masterpiece... of you and me: giant claw's mirror guide (experimental episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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52. peer-to-peer software raised me: wichita limewire's still on the lime (future funk episode)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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51. lindsheaven virtual plaza, forever: lvp's ntsc memories (RIP lindsheaven virtual plaza <3)
Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that...
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50. welcome to vaporwave: macintosh 420's floral shoppe (classic vaporwave episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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49. a sinful synthwave night: the midnight's nocturnal (synthwave episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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48. sailing to our soul among the stars: oddling's infinity (synthwave episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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47. adultery, recorded on analogue: VHSテープリワインダー's red light district [vhs tape rewinder's red light district] (classic vaporwave episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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46. sleek cogs of the simulation: deep cobra's シミュレート [deep cobra's simulation] (vaportrap episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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i n t e r m i s s i o n
The Virtual Ocean will return in February 2021! Brandon and Jerrel quickly reflect and discuss their plans for the future.
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45. yuletide mallsoft by the fireplace: モールFUTURE/PAST's christmas at crystal valley mall (mallsoft episode) *2020 christmas special 2/2*
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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44. christmas in an eternal vaporwave summer: maitro's holiday season (classic vaporwave episode) *2020 christmas special 1/2*
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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43. the false fantasy of luxurious cities: 死夢VANITY's f a n t a s y 真夜中のアパート [dead dream vanity's fantasy midnight apartment] (proto-vapor episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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42. the virtual ocean presents: the virtual ocean between two worlds [infinite frequencies' between two worlds] (halloween 2020 special #2 / immersion episode)
the first virtual ocean immersion episode. you chose this.
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41. sheltered in place with the occult: origami girl's even the gods may cry (halloween 2020 special #1/hardvapour episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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40. memories of a different capitalist world: ECCO 深い夢's ≋™≋𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐱𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬≋™≋ (mallsoft episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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39. a microdose of gothic vaporwave: chinese hackers' death / 死 by chinese hackers (dark vaporwave/vaporgoth episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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38. full speed into vaporwave hyperspace: enraile's spaceworld 2000 (vaportrap episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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37. a plunder into a cozy sea: vcr-classique's atlantic memories (plunderphonics/classic vaporwave episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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36. the life and death of idols: desired's momo club (future funk episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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35. coast with us down the neon cavern: terre vape's forever / 永 by テレヴァペ (slushwave episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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34. the fierce heartbeat of a lush ambient world: ahero's SPIRIT (ambient episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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33. what does "classic" vaporwave sound like in 2020?: ahero's ultima flux (classic vaporwave episode)
THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and...
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32. a perfect cone of ice cream to forget the world's problems: pop up's smooth (future funk episode)
The Virtual Ocean is the “Let’s Listen” vaporwave discovery podcast. What is vaporwave? Vaporwave is a music genre (and internet meme) that appropriates mood music from the past while presenting subtle takes on modern-day consumerist culture. The genre has drawn many passionate listeners with its...
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31. the world will never be the same: mission indigo's the final exhibit (retrowave episode)
The Virtual Ocean is the “Let’s Listen” vaporwave discovery podcast. What is vaporwave? Vaporwave is a music genre (and internet meme) that appropriates mood music from the past while presenting subtle takes on modern-day consumerist culture. The genre has drawn many passionate listeners with its...
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30. a chilling plot twist in the stevia sphere dystopia: stevia sphere's elevator relaxation tapes (special artist episode, part 2/2)
The Virtual Ocean is the “Let’s Listen” vaporwave discovery podcast. What is vaporwave? Vaporwave is a music genre (and internet meme) that appropriates mood music from the past while presenting subtle takes on modern-day consumerist culture. The genre has drawn many passionate listeners with its...
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29. forced relaxation for the modern age: stevia sphere's elevator relaxation tapes (special artist episode, part 1)
The Virtual Ocean is the “Let’s Listen” vaporwave discovery podcast. What is vaporwave? Vaporwave is a music genre (and internet meme) that appropriates mood music from the past while presenting subtle takes on modern-day consumerist culture. The genre has drawn many passionate listeners with its...
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28. lose yourself in the shopping mall of utopia: leisure centre's high fashion (mallsoft episode)
The Virtual Ocean is the “Let’s Listen” vaporwave discovery podcast. What is vaporwave? Vaporwave is a music genre (and internet meme) that appropriates mood music from the past while presenting subtle takes on modern-day consumerist culture. The genre has drawn many passionate listeners with its...
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27. a vaporwave collage, viva italia: quadratox's 1995 (special album episode)
The Virtual Ocean is the “Let’s Listen” vaporwave discovery podcast. What is vaporwave? Vaporwave is a music genre (and internet meme) that appropriates mood music from the past while presenting subtle takes on modern-day consumerist culture. The genre has drawn many passionate listeners with its...
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THE "LET'S LISTEN" VAPORWAVE PODCAST. Vaporwave is an art aesthetic that embodies the anxiety, disillusionment, and nihilism of the modern world. In music form, vaporwave dives deep into these unconscious anxieties, manifesting sounds from past decades - warping them, manipulating them, and summoning the ghost of the good times that were promised by modern capitalism, but never came. Vaporwave is an expression of the pains of the collective modern unconscious, taking the form of heroin-level escapism, ecstasy-inducing pop music, or dystopian ambient worlds. Because of its internet-based nature, its aesthetics have evolved so rapidly, further reflecting the chaotic subconscious of the modern mind. Vaporwave captures the modern unconscious of humans raised by the internet succinctly, and understanding this art form matters. In each episode, we listen to tracks that make up genre and give our thoughts, analysis, emotions, and commentary on them. Let's set sail on the Virtual Ocean. {Caste
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