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Chillwave. 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. Common features include a faded or dreamy retro pop sound, escapist ...
- Late 2000s, United States
Aug 21, 2019 · But chillwave – a movement that began as a joke and which Carles described as “a genre created by the internet, 4 the internet” – felt like an example of the hype cycle going too far. It ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Chillwave was a term invented by thought leader/influencer Carles 2 on his Hipster Runoff blog to classify a type of music loosely defined by summertime imagery, analog production, and heavy usage of samples. 3 It really only existed from the summer of 2009 to the beginning of 2011, around the time when no one was sure how much of Hipster Runoff was a gag and how much was sincere tastemaking.
Sep 15, 2011 · And like any creative movement, chillwave exists not merely as a point of contention, but as concrete evidence of evolution and progress. In a decade, we may already be looking back on the chillwave phenomenon, tracing its influence to whichever musical undertaking is on the rise then. Lindsey Tulloch can be reached at ltulloch@student.umass.edu.
Jun 3, 2021 · The beginner's guide to: chillwave. In a previous genre retrospective we explored the retro world of synthwave, a visual aesthetic and lifestyle wrapped in an ’80s-inspired musical genre. 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 ...
