Q: What do they have in common?
A: Chillwave, one of those genres that definitely sounds as if it's been made up on the spot. Like Witch-House (spooky Daft Punk??) or Cuntronica (a mix of Country and Electronica??). Looped Samples, Clunking beats and catchy Synth riffs are what feature in all these groups/projects.
Another group, Blondes, from Brooklyn, do it even better. Their fantastic fuzzed ambience is relaxing, dreamy and soothing. At the moment, people need to chill, to recuperate. As floods and earthquakes frighten and devastate, musically, what would help is for Chillwave to go mainstream. Blondes just might have what it takes to do an Aphex Twin and change and improve the direction of popular electronic music.
Blondes - Paradise City by coolthanks.net
