Chill-out music
Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods.[1][2] The definition of "chill-out music" has evolved throughout the decades, and generally refers to anything that might be identified as a modern type of easy listening.
The term "chill-out music" – originally conflated with "ambient house" – came from an area called "The White Room" at the Heaven nightclub in London in 1989. There, DJs played ambient mixes from sources such as Brian Eno and Pink Floyd to allow dancers a place to "chill out" from the faster-paced music of the main dance floor. Ambient house became widely popular over the next decade before it declined due to market saturation.
In the early 2000s, DJs in
Origins and definition
There is no exact definition of chill-out music.
The term originated from an area called "The White Room" at the
Ambient house declined after the mid-1990s due to
Streaming
Associated terms
Chillwave
In 2009, a genre called "chillwave" was invented by the satirical blog Hipster Runoff for music that could already be described with existing labels such as dream pop.[11][12] The pseudonymous author, known as "Carles", later explained that he was only "[throwing] a bunch of pretty silly names on a blog post and saw which one stuck."[13] Chillwave became one of the first genres to acquire an identity online,[14] although the term did not gain mainstream currency until early 2010, when it was the subject of serious, analytical articles by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.[15] In 2011, Carles said it was "ridiculous that any sort of press took it seriously" and that although the bands he spoke to "get annoyed" by the tag, "they understand that it's been a good thing. What about iTunes making it an official genre? It's now theoretically a marketable indie sound."[13]
Lofi Hip Hop
In 2013,
See also
- Balearic beat
- Chillout Sessions
- Criticism of Spotify
- Groovera
- Illbient
- Mood music
- Space music
- Sirius XM Chill
- Yacht rock
- Smooth jazz
- Soft rock
- The White Room
- Trip hop
- CHILLOUT.AR Radio of Chillout and House.
References
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- ^ a b Snoman 2013, p. 331.
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- ISBN 978-0-7867-3074-2.
- ^ a b c Snoman 2013, p. 330.
- ^ Rosenblatt, Bill (April 8, 2018). "In Music's New Era, Streaming Rules, But Human Factors Endure". Forbes. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Pelly, Liz (2017). "The Problem with Muzak". The Baffler.
- ^ "Year in Music 2014". Spotify. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (14 October 2019). "How Chillwave's Brief Moment in the Sun Cast a Long Shadow Over the 2010s". Pitchfork.
- ^ Schilling, Dave (April 8, 2015). "That Was a Thing: The Brief History of the Totally Made-Up Chillwave Music Genre".
- ^ The Wired.
- ^ Scherer, James (October 26, 2016). "Great artists steal: An interview with Neon Indian's Alan Palomo". Smile Politely.
- ^ Hood, Bryan (14 July 2011). "Vulture's Brief History of Chillwave". Vulture.
- Dazed Digital.
- ^ Coleman, Jonny (May 1, 2015). "Quiz: Is This A Real Genre". Pitchfork.
- ^ ISSN 1540-5702.
- ^ Winkie, Luke (July 13, 2018). "How 'Lofi Hip Hop Radio to Relax/Study to' Became a YouTube Phenomenon". Vice. Retrieved September 13, 2018.