Almost 17 years after her release Hatsune Miku's gospel continue to resonate across the universe. She inspires us to create, to believe, to dream, to connect, to evolve...

Recreation Fixation returns with Virtual Miku communion alongside longtime internet friends: vocal synth producers and renaissance artists Valendar (@Valendar_) and Slashpattern (@slashpattern).

We dive into Vocal Synth 101: Vocaloid vs. Synth V, discuss Jaime Brooks' article: The Last Recording Artist, review Miku Expo North America 2024 (Vancouver and Philadelphia dates) and commemorate Richie's Cafe's legendary Miku Waffle. A moderate amount of audio clipping occurs due to the uncontrollable passion and possession of spirit that Miku induces.

Songs featured in the episode:

• Moth Star from Valendar and Slashpattern's newest release Vampire Patterns 🦋⭐
• Library Books from Slashpattern's Advice 💌📚
• 0 by Valendar ⭕
• M@GICAL☆CURE! LOVE ♥ SHOT! by SAWTOWNE 💉

"If you're being recorded, your signal's being manipulated in some way."

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Minecraft existentialism with Miffy (@permaretrograde) and Socks (@SocksIroned): Dev, Coincidence Maxi, Head of Research at Bonkler City. Among many things - we ponder wealth, engineering, nutrition and how cars have fucked up American society. First episode (of hopefully many) recorded in full on Miladycraft. Come play with us! 💞🟩⛏️ 

You know what they say... if she got the grippy socks she got the grippy box! We're all in and $OCKS coin is going to the moon!!! 🐂🚀🌕 Bitch, I'm Gorilla da Spinna 😵‍💫🦍

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Miffy (@permaretrograde), Patterns (@unusualpatterns) and first time guest Ikaros (@Miku_Nyaan) ask this summer's burning questions, like: How do you play tummysticks? What is longhouse? What is the difference between Cradle Catholics and Converts? What is the true definition of gooning? We may or may not have all the answers. We are joined midway through our journey by surprise guest MOM$ (@brkn_wonderswan)!

Unfortunately, due to a ZOOM recorder file corruption, most of the episode is lost to the void. These 40 minutes were all that could be salvaged and such is God's will😭. Miffy does not recommend the Zoom H1n Portable Recorder.

Subscribe to Unusual Company Podcast 🐸 and Patterns' Good Time show on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/unusualpatterns/ 🎶

Check out MOM$ and co. at Scumtapes.com 💀

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Miffy (@permaretrograde) and Patterns (@unusualpatterns) let the brain parasites reveal their secrets.

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Subscribe to Unusual Company Podcast 🐸 and Patterns' Good Time show on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/unusualpatterns/ 🎶

Listen to the full episode on Patreon!

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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern for yourselves what is the will of God -- what is good and acceptable and mature. (Romans 12:2)

Are you a struggling artist? Trying to sort out your health and fitness? Unsure about what NFTs to invest in? Wondering about where the next real estate market hotspot will be? This episode is for you!

Behold, a very special virgin crossover episode with Unusual Company Podcast. Award-winning self-help author Patterns (@unusualpatterns) and accomplice Shanks (@LowFollowerEboy) educate the listener on important historical and cultural topics. Hosting our visitors, we have Miffy (@permaretrograde) with a stuffed nose and lozenge ASMR.

Listen to Patterns' Good Time show on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/unusualpatterns/ 🎶

Kitten-voice special coming soon... 🐱

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Josephine is the feminine version of Joseph, which is a variation of the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning “Jehovah shall grow / God will give" via the Greek Iosephos and the Latin Iosephus.

This is the second and last part of our round table Fishtank Live communion, recorded a day after our previous episode. We intended to cover all things unmentioned in our last conversation, but these 52-minutes consist only of Josie (@Sheep_Xing) appreciation and our grand finale review. This version of the episode contains less than a quarter of our discussion, which Miffy (@permaretrograde) meticulously laboured to shorten from over 6 hours of audio. Just as last time, a more comprehensive and uncensored cut will be available on Patreon for listeners with verve.

It was bittersweet saying goodbye to the first season of Fishtank. For many it was a solid break from the monotony of daily stress, rewatching the same YouTube videos and Netflix shows, and for some, a comforting friend during a near death experience. All jokes and edgy humour aside, this was truly a celebration of people who do not fit the mold, of raw humanity. We are all fish on this watery planet.

Featuring: Axel (@5002Seven), Garbagio (@garbagiogarbag1), Gloominati (@TheGloominati), MOM$ (@brkn_wonderswan) Ron (@Robb_Butler) and Skib (@Skibtron). Sleepy angel Bubu takes a day off.

Long live Josie! God bless Jet Neptune! JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ....

R.I.P. Ted🥀

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After a 7 month hiatus, we rise from the ashes to lovingly discuss perhaps the most significant creative manifestation of ichthys in the new millennium thus far: fishtank.live. Praise be to Mr. Goldstriker and the Red Shark. In this episode, we touch upon our most memorable moments from the show and most importantly - our thoughts on why/how the fish captured our psyches as of the last month and a half. Miffy (@permaretrograde) and Bubu (@Bububixbie) are joined by new voices: Gloominati (@TheGloominati) and Ron (@Robb_Butler), as well as the return of Axel (@5002Seven), Skib (@Skibtron) and Garbagio (@garbagiogarbag1).   We highly encourage you to let Fishtank into your heart before listening in. For listeners completely unfamiliar with Fishtank and would be open to being evangelized, feel free to skip ahead to 55:00, when the discussion takes a more general philosophical and reflective turn. For those daring enough to dive into a 160-minute version of this episode, pay visit to our Patreon.   (Miffy sounds like she's inside a tiny fishbowl because she drunkenly had her microphone facing the wrong direction until the last 5 seconds of this episode; she promises to do better next time.)   Much love to our brethren in Culture Void and Scumtapes!   ♥ @recreationfix ♥

For our 3rd episode, Shanks (@LowFollowerEboy) speaks his truth after turning 27. Oscillating between two recordings, time periods, wisdom/stupidity, shades of irony and intoxication levels - we celebrate the end of youth during a cursed time of societal decay and decadence. As always, we commune over a virtual space and make our mark upon the void while parasocially cradling you with our disembodied voices.

Love and prayers from miffy, bubu, sunky & shanks.

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Episode 2 goes lo-fi with sewn together lost audio, hours of janky editing and four guests! Miffy (@permaretrograde) goes solo and communes with the boys from Culture Void and Scumtapes: Garbagio Garbageson (@garbagiogarbag1), MOM$ (@brkn_wonderswan), 5002Seven (@5002Seven) and Kabuto (@Skibtron). We discuss the Ryûhei Kitamura film Versus (2002) and 444 other tangents. Recorded before All Hallow's Eve, under the dark shadow of the new moon.

Listen now to Scumtapes' blessed 3rd annual Halloween compilation, THE MANY FACES OF FILTH III.

Episode Shoutouts: Fujita Pinnacle: soundcloud.com/fujitapinnacle Devon Parkin: soundcloud.com/devonparkin

scumtapes.com MOM$: pleasedonttellmymoms.carrd.co Garbagio Garbageson: soundcloud.com/garbagio 5002 SEVEN: soundcloud.com/5002 Kabuto: soundcloud.com/skibbert

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Our first episode finally hits the Wired and wireless airwaves. Recorded under the influence during the tail end of September. We discuss podcast philosophy, drug spirituality, sex education, autism, anime, rock history, "sex pest ideology" and (500) Days of Summer. Shout out to empath-chan and Unusual Company Podcast! Uncensored and bonus episodes coming soon on Patreon...

Follow us on Twitter: @permaretrograde, @bububixbie, @FEMBOYFUJOSHI & @LowFollowerEboy.

Tune in to Twitch for streams: FEMMEKULTRA & permaretrograde.

Note: We have since confirmed that Bang Energy is indeed available in Canada. Fuel Your Destiny.