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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 .
- Late 2000s, United States
Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice.
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The Atlantic writer Llewellyn Hinkes Jones identified a variety of music styles from the 2000s characterized by mellow beats, vintage synthesizers, and lo-fi melodies, including chillwave, glo-fi, and hypnagogic pop. These three terms were described as interchangeable by the Quietus, along with other terms "dream-beat" and "hipster-gogic pop."
Jun 28, 2021 · Chillwave can also be called glo-fi, bedroom pop, or hypnagogic pop, but I’m not really a fan of those labels. It’s influenced by and contains many elements of shoegaze, dream...
Jun 25, 2019 · Here’s an incomplete list of the EPs and singles Jamison Isaak released before his debut album as Teen Daze: “The New Balearic,” My Bedroom Floor, “Brooklyn Sunburn,” Beach Dreams ...
Jul 11, 2012 · Chillwave a.k.a. "Glo-fi" A newer wave (said to have begun in the mid-2000's) that references the electronic sounds of the 1980's has been dubbed "Chillwave." The Chillwave genre is a direct ...
Sep 25, 2023 · The term lo-fi is actually short for "low fidelity" — the opposite of a crisp high-fidelity record in which a track has a high sound production value. A low-fidelity piece might be muffled or obscured by other noises, and sometimes there may even be mistakes by the musician on the record.
