If there was one defining trend that has come to characterize the music of this past summer, it is the rising prominence of DIY artists that have come to be lazily labeled as "chillwave." For every Neon Indian or Washed Out that hit it big, there are dozens of other equally talented producers that remain relatively undiscovered, who are unfairly bunched into this 'genre' of music. The reality of it is that they share as much in common with each other as Washed Out and Neon Indian do, which is to say, absolutely nothing; excepting the fact that they were discovered via internet, and that there is a 'home-studio' quality to their first discovered tracks. This makes it all the more exciting when the internet enables these unique and differing artists to collaborate with one another, whether they've ever actually met in person or not. In an effort to capture this excitement, Dead As Digital, Stadiums and Shines, and The Road Goes Even On, have assembled some of the finest of these musicians and released a cassette that features collaborations between these artists, which can be bought at weget.by (tip: There's only one cassette left.) Hit the jump for some choice tracks from this tape.
