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Hypnagogic pop is pop or psychedelic music that draws heavily from the popular music and culture of the 1980s – also ranging from the 1970s to the early 1990s. The genre reflects a preoccupation with outmoded analog technology and bombastic representations of synthetic elements from these epochs of pop culture, with its creators informed by ...
- Mid to late 2000s, United States
Hypnagogic Pop AKA : H-pop • 3,037 releases Originating among 2000s underground artists referencing the sounds of 1970/1980s pop culture through hazy, low-fidelity production.
Parent Genre: pop. Hypnagogic pop is a subgenre of indie pop that emerged in the early 2000s. It is characterized by its dreamy, lo-fi sound, often incorporating elements of psychedelic rock, shoegaze, and electronic music. The genre is heavily influenced by nostalgia for 80s and 90s pop culture, with lyrics often referencing childhood memories ...
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.
- Late 2000s, United States
Sep 28, 2023 · Hypnagogic pop (abbreviated as h-pop) is pop or psychedelic music [5] [6] that evokes cultural memory and nostalgia for the popular entertainment of the past (principally the 1980s). It emerged in the mid to late 2000s as American lo-fi and noise musicians began adopting retro aesthetics remembered from their childhood, such as radio rock , new ...
Mar 29, 2024 · The Best Hypnagogic Pop Albums of All Time. View reviews, ratings, news & more regarding your favorite band.
The genre has been likened to: “sonic fictions or intentional forgeries, creating half-baked memories of things that never were—approximating the imprecise nature of memory itself” (Stone Blue Editors) It has been described as “tak (ing) aspects of modern culture and nostalgia and transform (ing) them into new collective memories”. (Luna Vega)
