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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.
Aug 1, 2017 · Most notably “chillwave” was coined by the satirical, ironic blogger Carles of the defunct Hipster Runoff (2008-2013) who wanted to gather the impression and feeling of the music that “chillwave” created. Because the internet became a much easier place to release and review music, and at larger amounts than ever, chillwave was a direct ...
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Jun 3, 2021 · The term chillwave was coined by a writer known simply as ‘Carles’, aka Texas native Carlos Perez, founder of music blog Hipster Runoff. Launched in 2007, it was part of a broader blog scene at the time, when new music could be broken by bloggers and the influential aggregator site Hype Machine.
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Vaporwave is a microgenre of electronic music and a subgenre of hauntology, a visual art style, and an Internet meme that emerged in the early 2010s, [31] [32] and became well-known in 2015. [33] It is defined partly by its slowed-down, chopped and screwed samples of smooth jazz, 1970s elevator music, [33] R&B, and lounge music from the 1980s ...
Aug 23, 2019 · Chillwave Was the First Great Genre of the Internet Era. A guide to the best songs from the late-aughts movement of hazy pop artists like Toro y Moi, Washed Out, and more. CJ. by Colin Joyce. HF ...
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Chillwave 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. Common features include a faded or dreamy retro pop sound, escapist lyrics, psychedelic or lo-fi aesthetics, mellow vocals, slow-to-moderate ...
Jul 14, 2011 · Unbelievably, goofily, Carles was right: Chillwave is “the first successful genre launch in 10-20 years.”. To mark the auspicious development, Vulture traveled to the far indie-rock corners of ...
