The Virtual Ocean

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.}

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The Virtual Ocean

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

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 on Instagram.

In this episode, we recap our time at a live Pacific Plaza Records show in Oakland, our appreciation for our community (if you DM'd us recently, you got a shoutout), our thoughts on Vaporwave now that we are "seasoned" listeners, and our thoughts on expanding the show into other subgenres.

For the holidays, we wanted to give you something to make you feel little more at home, and this was a nice conversation to close off a beautiful holiday season for us.

Thank you for listening to The Virtual Ocean. We'll see you in 2022!