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Need a haircut? (Barber Beats 1/2)

The vaporwave subgenre of barber beats pays homage to jazzy 1990s trip-hop

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Aug 19, 2023
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Last week, I wrote a love letter to vaporwave. I looked back on the genre history and some of my favorite records. What I failed to mention was that a new subgenre has emerged and become extremely popular in recent years, and it goes by the name of barber beats.

The term was reportedly coined by one of the managers of London vaporwave label Aloe City, a…

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