Chip Wave

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(Adjective) Chip Wave is a genre of electronic dance music (electronica) that started in Chicago and New York City. The Chip Wave genre was coined by Nico Demonte and blends elements of New Wave, Chicago's acid house (phuture). electro wave, Hi NRG, Italo Disco (Giorgio Moroder). Chip Wave incorporates electronic, synthesis, and elements of traditions within Die Musik der Futurismus, Die russische Avantgarde, Post Avante Garde-ism. What makes Chip Wave a unique genre of electronic music is its use of Commodore 64, Amiga, or Atari music workstations in its musical compositions.

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(Adjective) Chip Wave is a genre of electronic music that combines elements of New Wave, Chicago's acid house. electro, Hi NRG, Italo Disco, and integrates the microprocessor and vintage music technology like the Commodore 64, Amiga, or Atari music workstations to create its signature sound. It was coined by Nico Demonte and was started around 1988 out of the Chicago house scene and NYC Cabaret.