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| Barber beats | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Vaporwave |
| Cultural origins | 2020s, Honolulu, Hawaii [1] |
Barber beats is a microgenre of electronic music and a subgenre of vaporwave.[2]
Origin
[edit]Coined by Aloe City Wrld to refer to Haircuts for Men, and Macroblank's works.[3][4]The genre is characterized by a heavy use of sampling.[5]
Characteristics
[edit]Similar to vaporwave it samples a wide variety of smooth jazz, lounge music, and R&B from 1980's-early-2000's music.[6] Oftentimes the tracks are slowed down. The genre was popularized by Haircuts for Men, and gained popularity in 2020.[6]
Many artists state that "Everything is plundered" in their bios on sites such as YouTube and Bandcamp.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "haircuts for men". haircuts for men. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "What are Barber Beats". Van Paugam. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Aloe City Wrld on X: "I hereby name the subgenre Macroblank makes barber beats"". Dec 26, 2020.
- ^ "What Are Barber Beats? by Van Paugam – YRB Magazine". web.archive.org. 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ a b "BARBER BEATS: A Controversial Music Genre". Vapor95. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ a b "Haircuts for Men, Macroblank, and the new vaporwave aesthetic". The Polytechnic. Retrieved 2024-04-04.