r/chillwave • u/bmxer7777 • May 10 '20
Hey everyone,
I've seen a few posts and comments about this lately and decided I should do something about it. Firstly, I am not moderating this sub as well as I should or could be. Sorry about that, I'll try harder in the future.
Secondly, the Wikipedia definition of "chillwave" is as follows: "Chillwave is a music microgenre that emerged in the late 2000s. It is characterized by a faded or dreamy retro pop sound, escapist lyrics, psychedelic or lo-fi aesthetics, mellow vocals, low-to-moderate tempos, effects processing, and vintage synthesizers."
Now, a lot of you, I included, see it as more than that. However, it turns out that music has this weird gray area where genres kinda collide. It also turns out that not a whole lot of chillwave comes out nowadays. If this was r/dubstep, we probably wouldn't have this problem. That is where the dilemma comes in.
We can either not allow any content that isn't chillwave. No vaporwave, no synthwave, no down-tempo, no lo-fi hip hop beats to study and relax to. If we do that, this sub may die. Posts that are new and original will become scarce, and people will forget about it.
The second option is to allow that gray area. Allow other similar genres. Let this sub be a place where people who like the same kind of music can come to find new artists and songs, and give and receive recommendations.
I am kinda tired of seeing random posts of "hey im new check out my trap beat" or 9 hour relaxing piano videos. I don't want this sub to be a trashcan, and I will try to not let it become that. I am going to try to set up an auto moderator that deletes posts will a certain downvote percentage. If anyone has a better or different idea, please let me know. Ultimately, this sub is for everyone, so I'm going to listen to what the people want.
-bmx
r/chillwave • u/Every_Operation3728 • 5h ago
Catch A Star by Kamuta is a downtempo chillstep song that creates a balance between emotional atmosphere, spacious production, and gentle rhythmic movement. It creates A strong emotional mood. The background is filled with soft pads, ambient textures and reverb-heavy synths. It consist of a beautiful Piano, haunting vocals and amazing strings
r/chillwave • u/Tenalock • 8h ago
I made a pretty chill chillwave track and I like it a lot. I used my prophet 5 and my mini d for the bones, and polymax for the rest. I love grain delays . You can listen here as well as an obsessive amount of other music, I try to resist putting anything average up and if I do I usually delete a few days later. This track has a vibe. Enjoy.
r/chillwave • u/synthctrl • 4d ago
Resonance still feels like the soundtrack to a half-remembered dream, so we recreated the whole thing in Serum. Every sound is broken down step by step. Happy to answer questions in the comments!
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r/chillwave • u/Every_Operation3728 • 16d ago
Careless by Kamuta is a downtempo chillstep song that creates a balance between emotional atmosphere, spacious production, and gentle rhythmic movement. It creates A strong emotional mood. The background is filled with soft pads, ambient textures and reverb-heavy synths. It consist of a beautiful Piano, haunting vocals and amazing strings
r/chillwave • u/The_real_Stranded • 21d ago
Hey, check out my new chillwave track :) (As always, this track is completely made without AI)
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r/chillwave • u/Every_Operation3728 • Sep 12 '26
Forgotten Souls by Kamuta is a mellow downtempo track with a relaxing haunting piano, majestic electronic strings and a great chilled beat. This relaxing track is perfect to chill to. With haunting vocals. Great concentration music. It has soft, ambient electronic sounds, and is layered with lush synths, airy pads.
r/chillwave • u/RealPresidentRump • Sep 10 '26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQegd-2Jg2w the link on youtube if you want to save it
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r/chillwave • u/Every_Operation3728 • Aug 28 '26
Save Us by Kamuta is a downtempo chillstep song that creates a balance between emotional atmosphere, spacious production, and gentle rhythmic movement. It creates A strong emotional mood. The background is filled with soft pads, ambient textures and reverb-heavy synths. It consist of a beautiful Piano, haunting vocals and amazing strings