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Author: Michael Toland
Date: 01-12-12 13:53
I was recently introduced to the term "chillwave" because of a band I saw over the weekend. It sounded like 80-era soul-influenced pop to me, but apparently it's a movement.
But what in the heck is "powerviolence"?
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Author: breno
Date: 01-12-12 16:06
I've never heard of powerviolence.
Most of what I've heard described as "chillwave" sounds like bedroom recorded synth-pop, ala Washed Out.
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Author: dj45rpm
Date: 01-12-12 16:17
Let's not forget power electronics (surprised that the article didn't mention early Ramleh....):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_electronics_(music)
Post Edited (01-12-12 16:19)
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Author: Michael Toland
Date: 01-12-12 16:38
Saw that. And after reading it I'm not sure what the difference is between powerviolence and grindcore (which is also brief, powerful and violent). Or thrashcore. Or whatever.
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Author: zoo
Date: 01-12-12 19:29
I was in the car with a friend of mine from work and he had some FREAKY music playing. I asked him what is was, and he said Witch House. I said I never heard of 'em. He said, "It's not a band, it's a style of music." It sounded to me like the music that plays in the head of a psycho killer.
Anyway, I guess there is now officially a Wikpedia page for everything:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_house_(music_genre)
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Author: erikalbany
Date: 01-12-12 20:17
zoo wrote:
> I was in the car with a friend of mine from work and he had
> some FREAKY music playing. I asked him what is was, and he said
> Witch House. I said I never heard of 'em. He said, "It's not a
> band, it's a style of music." It sounded to me like the music
> that plays in the head of a psycho killer.
>
> Anyway, I guess there is now officially a Wikpedia page for
> everything:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_house_(music_genre)
"It generally features a fusion of techniques rooted in Swishahouse hip hop."
Well, that clears it up.
And, in one day, it marks three genres I've never heard of. . . a new record.
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Author: Nile
Date: 01-13-12 05:55
Michael Toland wrote:
> Saw that. And after reading it I'm not sure what the difference
> is between powerviolence and grindcore (which is also brief,
> powerful and violent). Or thrashcore. Or whatever.
I suppose one might know these important distinctions had they spent the '90s hanging out weekend nights at 924 Gilman while testosterone crazed, mohawk-adorned punks careening through the mosh pit take turns executing kamikaze lunges into their kidneys, then dragging their bruised self back to their UCB dorm room and writing elaborate taxonomies of minute musical sub-genres for their masters thesis.
Or whatever.
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Author: Delvin
Date: 01-13-12 09:59
I suppose these subgenres are sort of "cult genres." Like a music snob's purported favorite band: once too many people know about that band and dig its music, the snob will abandon it. I can just hear said snob uttering a dismissive, haughty comment like, "I guess you just jumped on the bandwagon, instead of being into powerviolence from the beginning, back when it was really good."
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