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.
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
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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"
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
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Get the Chillwaver mug.The next day after smoking marijuana the previous night, one tends to feel very chill and lazy about everything. A dumbover is the next step up, but sometimes you don't get a dumbover, just a chillover. If you have a dumbover, you usually have a chillover. If you have a chillover, you don't always have a dumbover.
-"I only smoked a bowl or two last night before bed, so I have a chillover today haha."
-"I didn't go to class today because I had a chillover, so I just played FarmVille instead."
-"I didn't go to class today because I had a chillover, so I just played FarmVille instead."
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