chill rave

The opposite of hard raving. Often practised after long nights raving or by those abstaining from pro-raving, involves a degree of hypothetical theorizing and continual self questioning ("what" is a common chill-raver salutation). Chill raves are non venue specific and occur in numerous locations including private houses, outdoors, fruit markets and often illegal laundrettes. Music is another feature of the culture ranging from chill to rave, without ever really raving, but always chill raving.

pepe: "What are you doing later?"
spooner: "chill raving."
pepe: "äfter that?"
spooner: "älways chill raving, never not chill raving"

Guy: "how about you and me have a rave?"
Girl: "chill rave?"
Guy: "always."

by What W May 31, 2006

Chillwaver

Someone who listens to the genre chillwave.

A chillwaver enjoys bands such as neon indian, cold cave, sun glitters, small black etc..

by idreamgalaxies July 28, 2012

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 crappy 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 Cassette -- I love chillwave.

by lileep January 12, 2010

chillrage

I garage where you can hang out with your fiends and relax. a mix between chill and garage

yo do you want to hang out in the cillrage tonight. or we're have a chill session in the chillrage

by caseysobe September 23, 2006

Chillwave

Music usually with high bass sounding lazy and "chill" a variation of Vaporwave using the same style of aesthetics.

Have you heard Glue70 - BlackRock? I love chillwave.

by Teloseka October 20, 2017

chillwave

Swiss mountain german for 'keep calm and carry on'.

TINO: "jetz müesch de langsam brämsu süscht häsch die gondla züe"
Schampowl:"eyy chillwave, ich machu das scho"

"Take it slow or u will get too drunk"
"keep calm and ceep going, i got this"

by z'Ludi January 9, 2025