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...

It is with deep condolence that we mourn the passing of Brazilian vaporwave artist Lindsheaven Virtual Plaza. LVP has been in the vaporwave scene in 2013 and recently passed away. In this episode, we honor them and memorialize their work with their standout ambient album, "NTSC Memories." This album takes on a new context in light of recent events, and it brings to ponder the purpose of art in life and death. This listen teaches us the value of one's art as a monument to a human being beyond...

For our 50th episode, we re-listen to a vaporwave classic to see how even 10 years later, it's still the most important records of the 2010s.

The Midnight is a well renowned duo in the synthwave world. Their album "Nocturnal" takes on the intense emotions that arise in the late night, like lust, love and regret. As our show ventures deeper in the world of synthwave, Noctural shows us what's possible when combining beautiful lyrics, deep synth textures, and the release of a repressed shadowy mood.

Oddling's Infinity is an astral projection in synthwave form. Each track takes you on a unique journey through the infinite beauty of space. It's lucid, adventurous, and alive. It's certainly one of our favorite albums on this show by far. Let's set sail for Oddling's Infinity.

VHSテープリワインダー's Red Light District is a 2015 classic vaporwave record that was actually recorded and played back on VHS. This album combines the lustful emotions of the red light district with the dystopian nostalgia of vaporwave; and it sounds authentic af.

Deep Cobra's Simulation is a high energy album that hits HARD. This record from the Australian label Sunset Grid is a fun display in the rhythmic potential of vaportrap.

The Virtual Ocean will return in February 2021! Brandon and Jerrel quickly reflect and discuss their plans for the future.

Merry Christmas! This episode is part 2 of our 2020 Christmas Special, where Jerrel and Brandon have more of a conversation about their lives, vaporwave in 2020, and the current insanity of the world. All while enjoying the comfort of an album the draws conjures a childhood Christmas nostalgia like no other... Come join us by the fireplace. :) Happy holidays!

Today is a nice, hip-hop and R&B vaporwave album. Maitro’s EP Holiday Season takes the vibe you come to expect from a vaporware album and paints a picture of his personal idea of a holiday season. To us, Maitro’s winter world is one of nice west-coast beats and nostalgic 90’s samples. It’s something we love to see, especially considering Maitro himself is an artist from the Netherlands. While the condition of the world is stronge, we want to welcome you to enjoy the holiday vibes with....

What is up with the nostalgia around pre-9/11 cities? See-Muh Vanity, aka Dead Dream Vanity, explores this idea in the 2014 proto-ish vaporware album “fantasy Mayonaka Noapāto “, aka fantasy Midnight Apartment This record dropped during the early days of vaporwave, where the method of manipulating old samples to create something moody and dark started popping up all over the internet. This LP will engulf your entire body in the comfort of a leather couch stuffed with clouds. While you lay...

the first virtual ocean immersion episode.

Today is our halloween special, and we have one thing on our minds: death. The album we’ve chosen for this year’s special is “Even The Gods May Cry”, by Origami Girl, a female asian vaporwave producer who also goes by the alias eightxnights. You can find her on both the dream catalogue and asura revolver music labels. This album takes on a hardvapour sound, infused with the occult-themed electronic music of Witch house. This album is a 45 minute rave set in the underground caverns of a...

We have a nice, easy-on-the-ears mallsoft album. ECCO 深い夢 (ecco fukai-yume)’s album Deluxe Visions is a trip down memory lane. It’s a mallsoft album that evokes the need for consumer dopamine while also displaying how different sensuality and desire felt in the past. This is a nice, relaxing, breezy record to indulge in. Join us in setting sail for ECCO 深い夢’s Deluxe Visions.

We are venturing into the world of dark vaporwave. Chinese Hackers, a New York-based vaporwave artist, has one mission: combine vaporwave and industrial to make a new subgenere of vaporwave: vaporgoth. Their 2015 album, “死 ” (syuh) which translates to death, is an interesting experiment that is beyond creepy: it’s uncomfortably primordial. Today’s episode is a short one, but it’s definitely one to check out if you want to hear some creepy shit. Let’s set sail for Chinese Hackers’ 死

One of my favorite things about doing this podcast is finding hidden talent that makes me feel like I have NO talent whatsoever. Today, we are setting sail for Enraile’s SpaceWorld 2000, in our opinion, one of the most underrated vaporwave records on this show. Enraile is one of the youngest in our catalog of featured artists, but do NOT underestimate the insane talent that exists in this guy’s brain. SpaceWorld 2000 is a hyperactive vaportrap-ish album that moves like an EDM epic akin to...

VCR-Classique’s album “Atlantic Memories” is water-themed classic vaporwave record that has brought us much joy and relaxation. VCR-Classique is part of the business casual vaporwave label, which is one of the most prolific vaporwave labels to date. This record uses plunderphonics, a musical style that takes existing sounds and samples and creates its own composition out of them. This technique is almost signature to vaporwave because of its nature as an art form that reforms content of...

Once again, we have been pulled into the future funk label NeonCity Records for another BANGER. Today’s episode is an album just came out: it is Momo Club by Desired. This future funk album is tight, smooth, and syrupy sweet… the most intriguing part of this record is its soft concept though. “Momo Club” seems to be inspired by the dark side of being a celebrity idol; the drugs, the excess, and sometimes, the suicide. Did I just say suicide? Yes. I’m not kidding. You’re just gonna have...

And now, for today’s episode. In 2016, a collaboration between Vaperror, a Vaportrap pioneer, and telepath, the prolific leader in ambient vaporwave, was born. This album is a quintessential record of the vaporwave subgenre and microcosm known as “slushwave.” Slushwave is a subgenre that is attached to the prolific artist telepath, known for its heavily layered tracks and long runtimes. We have covered telepath many times before on this show, and in this album, the collaboration with the...

We dive into the second LP of upcoming vaporwave artist Ahero, titled SPIRIT. In this album, Ahero takes a fresh spin on the ambient vaporwave sounds. Ahero, using his cunning compositional abilities, crafts an ambient world of his own but filled with life, rhythm, and optimism. A perfect form of escape in the year 2020. Let’s set sail for Ahero’s SPIRIT.

With only 2 LPs to his belt, Ahero has delivered a promising take on vaporwave by taking the classic sounds from the early era of the music genre (early, being only 6 years ago by the way) and adding his own blend of expertise as a hip-hop producer. Ahero is an artist you should have on your radar and we would love for you to listen to him with us. Let’s set sail for Ahero’s Ultima Flux.

And now, for today’s episode. With the world in a state of erupted chaos, and with our social media feeds constantly injecting the new civil war straight into our minds from the comfort of our beds, sometimes you just need something to a taste of some thing a little… smooth. This week, we had the pleasure of listening to one of an insanely pleasing future funk albums from the Brazilian artist Pop Up!, part of the Business Casual vaporware label. This future funk album is indeed the sonic...

With this COVID epidemic, the old lifestyles we had in the past are gone, and if we do get them back, we’ll forever be carrying the scars of what this changed world has left us. This feeling is perfectly captured in the this week’s album, Mission Indigo’s “The Final Exhibit.” This album carries themes of finality; bringing you to the end of the old world and an arising of the new. While this theme is something we’ve covered in past albums, like telepath’s “to the future” and “building a...

Today, we will be concluding our journey into the elevators of Stevia Sphere. We will be listening to the last 2 tapes of the Elevator Relaxation Tapes series. These two tapes just solidify to us that this series of vaporware EPs are 100% a sleeper hit. This project contains one of the best plot twists story-wise and musically that we’ve ever seen in a vaporwave project. What is it? Well, you’re just going to have to sail with us to find out. Let’s set sail for Stevia Sphere’s Elevator...

And now, for today’s episode. I think Brandon and I are proud to say that we’ve found another gem in the vaporwave space. Only 7 tracks in, we’ve grown SUPER invested in the works of Stevia Sphere’s Elevator Relaxation Tapes. This series of of short EPs based around an interesting concept: A bill was passed in the year 2046 where elevators must move a slow pace to allow workers time to rest, as “work collides with sleep” in this world. The concept isn’t the only interesting part of this...