Chillhop Talks: Recent Episodes
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Conversations with fellow lo-fi musicians and producers on how they started and grew as artists within the lo-fi community. With each episode, you'll get a better understanding of how they came up with their signature sound, production techniques, and music marketing tips.
For the fourth episode of Chillhop Talks, vhsgus interviews civin, a lofi hip-hop producer from Würzburg, Germany. We dive into his latest album release “Anoemia” with Goji Island records. He talks about the constraints of the SP-404 and the sampling process when creating songs from scratch. We also talk about the importance of building organic relationships with influencers and fans. Exploring topics like how lofi artists are underutilizing their own music as background music for YouTube vlogs, TikToks, and Instagram Reels. We also explore the possible opportunities for chillhop artists to DJ live lofi sets whether IRL or online.
Background Music:
- Sires - civin
- Baekes - civin
- cerceta - civin
- Delphi - civin
- Haven - civin
- Humphrey - civin
- Pangea - civin
- mango bay - civin
- Recently - civin
- Sepia - civin
- Silky Pleasure - civin
- smile - civin
- snowdancing - civin
- sumusu - civin
- Sunray Strings - civin
- wish - civin
For the third episode of Chillhop Talks, vhsgus interviews Angry Apple, an artist who makes anime edits and lofi beats. We explore topics like creating TikToks and Instagram Reels with your chillhop tracks. We also talk about the differences between working with smaller vs. bigger lofi labels and how to break through an oversaturated market by releasing music consistently to maintain relevancy.
Background Music:
- 칠성 chilsung - Angry Apple
- the way - Angry Apple
- Shekels - Angry Apple
- I Miss You - Angry Apple
- floor [24] - Angry Apple
- autumn in the city - Angry Apple
- 3g - Angry Apple
- strom - Angry Apple
- 보리차 - Angry Apple
- cold zah - Angry Apple
- sky bison - Angry Apple
- moonlight - Angry Apple
- surf n turf - Angry Apple
- evenins - Angry Apple
- Hokusai - Angry Apple
- busstop - Angry Apple
- gin&tonic - Angry Apple
- moonnut - Angry Apple
For the second episode of Chillhop Talks, vhsgus interviews sync.exe, a Contemporary Lo-Fi artist, from Elkton, Maryland. We dive into how we started composing tracks, avoiding sample libraries like Splice, and why you should Shazam your creations. We talk about the setbacks and time constraints we encounter as we evolve as musicians. Finding the right balance and prioritizing music is key when producing and promoting singles on top of our hobbies, work, school, friends, and family.
We also explore the dark side of record labels in the lo-fi space and the challenges we have encountered working with smaller lo-fi labels. Communication is important in all relationships, specifically working with labels. We talk about facing rejection from labels, moving forward, and finding the right place for our music. Be sure to check out sync.exe’s album “Equinox 2” with Effortless Audio in 2023.
Background Music:
- Charlie Brown - sync.exe
- Dawn - sync.exe
- Doves (feat. Grisp, Otis Ubaka & Illya Lukyanov) - sync.exe
- Going Up - sync.exe
- Landed - sync.exe
- Loungin’ - sync.exe
- Neptune - sync.exe
- Primitive - sync.exe
- Rush Hour - sync.exe
- Softee - sync.exe
- Soul Fool - sync.exe
- SPORK! (feat. j. hurlock) - sync.exe
- Summer Nights - sync.exe
For the first episode of Chillhop Talks, vhsgus interviews Radiocosmo, a duo from Belgium. We discuss everything lo-fi. Learn how these producers got started and grew as artists within the chillhop community. With each episode, you'll learn how lo-fi artists came up with their signature sound, their influences, production techniques, and music marketing tips.