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The Virtual Ocean

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. {Casted from the Bay Area, California. You can follow us on Instagram: @thevirtualocean to join the conversation! Consider donating to us! $thevirutalocean on CashApp will get you your name and any message you want read at the end of the show, starting episode 63.}
Episodes
76. the virtual ocean's chameleonic goodbye: plaisirs cam​é​l​é​ons by fan fiordo, + fireside chat on our indefinite hiatusNovember 07, 2022
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75. 🍬 candy apples and razor blades: hallowave by epx90 (halloween 2022 special) October 05, 2022
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74.💗 every dream has its beginning: only ever in dreams by soft replicaSeptember 06, 2022
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73.⛅ ...but i'm only human: transcendence bot by death's dynamic shroud August 23, 2022
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72.🌙 she glistens, she loves me: she is a magical girl by mikazuki bigwave (aka ミカヅキBIGWAVE)July 05, 2022
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71.💋 the peril and pleasure of lust: macroblank's dungeon of lustMay 31, 2022
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70. a lonely, polygonal existence: 98 waves by space magic May 04, 2022
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69. 🧙‍♀️ dungeons, dragons, and synthesis: mages by color theoryApril 05, 2022
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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)December 14, 2021
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67. a scholarly safari to a better time: pangeapedia plus by daniel white (hypnagogic episode) November 30, 2021
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65. the fantasy of a picturesque flight: breakfast on the runway by bronster bridge (chillwave episode)November 02, 2021
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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) October 19, 2021
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63. do computers dream of virtual oceans?: computer imagina by bodyline (classic vaporwave episode)October 05, 2021
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62. magic realism and oceanside serenity: marina by tupperwave (future funk episode) September 21, 2021
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61. sailing with love: better hours by krosia (chillsynth episode)September 07, 2021
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60. succor of the summer sands: everlasting summer [常夏] by desert sands feels warm at night (slushwave episode)August 24, 2021
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59. the odyssey of a new reality: home's odyssey (chillwave/synthwave/chillsynth episode)August 10, 2021
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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)July 27, 2021
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57. bliss, innocence, and the joy of the 90s: simple syrup's make me float (chillwave episode)July 13, 2021
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56. dreams are made of peace and lofi: paradox's paradox dreams (lofi episode) June 29, 2021
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55. is your world collapsing? try online shopping!: 식료품groceries' 인터넷 쇼핑 (ascension) [siglopyum groceries' online shopping (ascension)] (mallsoft episode)June 15, 2021
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54. the virtual ocean is sus: nxxxxxs's remember last summer (vaportrap episode)June 01, 2021
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53. the masterpiece... of you and me: giant claw's mirror guide (experimental episode)May 18, 2021
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52. peer-to-peer software raised me: wichita limewire's still on the lime (future funk episode)May 04, 2021
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51. lindsheaven virtual plaza, forever: lvp's ntsc memories (RIP lindsheaven virtual plaza <3)April 20, 2021
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