Chillwave, aka glo fi, proper noun Generally down-tempo to mid-tempo (i.e. 80-120 bpm) danceable American indie/electro-pop style; usually made by solo artists with a laptop or small outfits; predominantly influenced by Eighties analogue and electronica, late Eighties/early Nineties shoegaze (hence the ‘nu … Continue reading →

Here’s a Hobbesian Top 50 for the year (of sorts), downloadable in three parts here, here and here, to help get your party started this festive season.  I’m not really a massive fan of charts but did quite enjoy reflecting on some of my … Continue reading →

Not since the emergence of Neon Indian’s Psychic Chasms album in late 2009 (and, way before that, Boards Of Canada) has someone grabbed the woozy atmospherics of early Eighties analogue synths and transported them to a parallel dimension in such a … Continue reading →