chillwave
term coined by carles of hipster runoff referring to a style of music that emerged in summer 2k9 primarily from the brooklyn music scene.
chillwave generally features a fuzzy sound with a slow but steady pulse-beat that hearkens back to 1980’s pop culture; it may sound like the radio being played in the car during an episode of miami vice recorded on a cr-ppy vhs tape and played back after said tape’s been melting in the attic for a few years.
although it can be either electronic or markedly lo-fi, lyrical and sonic themes hinge nostalgically on a longing for lazier times and may or may not involve references to inert romance or drug use.
i went on hype machine and gorilla vs. bear and downloaded every bloggable track by neon indian, washed out, and memory c-ssette — i love chillwave.
when you and one or more friends are sitting together and one of them gets the chills and then all of you get the chills as a result. sort of like a dominoe effect. like yawning.
shane: -gets the chills-
justin: -gets the chills too- woah….that was a chill wave!
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