- Chillwave meets ambient dancehall.
- Over the past decade, chillwave—arguably one of the first purely internet-based music microgenres—has become fertile ground for new sounds, as Mexican-French duo XOLOT prove with "Amor Al Cactus." Vica Pacheco traces sweet melismas over Apulati Bien's layered, spaced-out harmonics. The production draws from the ambient dancehall style popularized by Kelman Duran, deconstructing a dembow beat into lo-fi snares, high-pitched arpeggios and hazy keyboard lines. The production is a high-scoring track from Xolot, the duo's self-titled EP featuring puzzling songs of love, life and death.