Pretty Lights
Electronic · US · Active since 2004

Pretty Lights

Soulful vintage samples meet glitchy hip-hop beats and warm analog synths. It is the sound of a late-night city drive through a hazy, nostalgic lens.

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Pretty Lights is the stage name for American electronic music producer Derek Vincent Smith. Originally formed as a duo with Michal Menert, the project evolved into a solo endeavor following Menert's departure after their debut album. Renowned producer Rick Rubin has characterized Smith's work as a defining force within the contemporary American electronic music landscape, highlighting his significant influence on the genre's development and unique sonic identity.

Our Catalog4 Albums · 2006 · 2013
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Michal Menert

Shares trip-hop, downtempo, glitch (subgenres); sample based, analog warmth, layered dense (production style)

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Late Night Radio

Shares trip-hop, downtempo, glitch (subgenres); sample based, analog warmth, layered dense (production style)

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SuperVision

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Daily Bread

Shares trip-hop, downtempo, glitch (subgenres); nostalgic, soulful, contemplative (moods)

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Eliphino

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Blue Boy

Shares trip-hop, downtempo, soul (subgenres); nostalgic, soulful, bittersweet (moods)

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Archnemesis

Shares downtempo, trip-hop (subgenres); sample based, analog warmth, layered dense (production style)

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Palov & Mishkin

Shares sample based, analog warmth, layered dense (production style); trip-hop, downtempo (subgenres)

HP
Hello Psychaleppo

Shares sample based, analog warmth, layered dense (production style); trip-hop, downtempo (subgenres)

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The Ballistic Brothers

Shares sample based, analog warmth, layered dense (production style); trip-hop, downtempo (subgenres)

MM
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Shares warm analog, sample based, trip-hop, glitch (signature)

LN
Late Night Radio

Shares nostalgic, trip-hop, glitch, soul (signature)

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