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Chillwave (originally considered synonymous with glo-fi and hypnagogic pop) is a music microgenre that emerged in the late 2000s. It is characterized by evoking the popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s while engaging with notions of memory and nostalgia.
- “Resonance” by HOME. HOME – Resonance. This now iconic and dreamy classic is an absolute powerhouse of melody and nostalgia. One of the only Chillwave songs (and the first) to hit mainstream audiences, racking up over 100 million views on YouTube alone, “Resonance” is widely considered to be one of the greatest songs in the Synth Universe, elevating producer Randy Goffe (better known as Home) to the status of living legend within the community.
- “Slow Peels” by Com Truise. Com Truise – Slow Peels. In the eyes of many, American producer Com Truise is the one person to be credited for both the invention and the rise of Chillwave as a genre.
- “Godspeed” by Wayfloe. Godspeed. Wayfloe has only been around since 2015, but the mysterious French duo is without a doubt one the greatest entities the Synth-verse has ever known since its inception.
- “Dynamic” by Voyage. Voyage – Dynamic. Voyage’s warm and fuzzy signature sound is a perfect representation of what Chillwave evokes in people’s minds when mentioned.
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The real legacy of chillwave’s moment in the sun from 2009-2011 was bridging the gap between unabashed lo-fi weirdness of underground scenes and bedroom producers and more established producers making slick, more cautionary electronic pop and dance music. Before 2010 pop tended to be retro-informed, not explicitly retro-styled.
Jun 3, 2021 · In a very millennial, internet-driven process that embodies the formation of music trends in today’s always-online world, synthwave spawned a craze for further ‘wave’ genres. Here, we investigate one of the most popular.
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Oct 14, 2019 · The perpetually joking-not-joking meta-blogger Carles effectively coined the term “chillwave” in a July 2009 post on his site, Hipster Runoff, partially poking fun at genre-coining music...
Aug 21, 2019 · In the summer of chillwave alone, General Motors filed for bankruptcy, Bernie Madoff went to prison for defrauding thousands of investors and, to top it all off, Michael Jackson died.
