Slander was the first to use this sub-genre to describe their uplifting sound over 808 beats. But Heaven Trap? C’mon, that’s a stretch.
2. Witch House
Starting off as an alternative rave scene in Moscow where young teens dressed in all black, witch house has grown to encompass dark, ethereal music with a penchant for the occult.
3. Future Ratchet
Because being a regular ratchet is so passé…
4. Happy Hardcore
Don’t get confused, this is an actual genre and is also responsible for the birth of kandi kids.
5. Temple Glitch Hop
For the more spiritually enlightened glitch hop fan.
6. BootyTech
Because no booty should be left unloved.
7. Bubblegum Dance
Categorized with cute lyrics and happy sounds, bubblegum dance is an actual sub genre of Eurodance. This throwback track should jog your memory.
8. Fidget House
According to The Guardian, Fidget House is “defined by snatched vocal snippets, pitch-bent dirty basslines and rave-style synth stabs over glitchy 4/4 beats.” Producers Jesse Rose and Switch coined the term, “as a joke, which has now gone a little too far.”
9. VomitStep
We’re not really sure what constitutes as VomitStep, but Snails has certainly made it a genre of his own.
10. Aquacrunk
Also known as “wonky”, aquacrunk is a genre developed by Glasgow native Rustie.
11. Skweee
With an extra ‘e’ for emphasis, Skweee is a genre that emerged out of Sweden and Finland. Originally coined by Daniel Savio in 2008, Skwee went on to influence 2nd-wave dubstep producers like Rusko and Joker.
12. Lovestep
According to the official Lovestep group on Reddit, “Lovestep has the same strong, dark, and rhythmic basslines as Dubstep, but lacks the heavy distortions commonly found in Dubstep tracks. Instead, Lovestep songs tend to have more melodic undertones, with occasional vocal sampling from western Pop and R&B tracks.”
Do you know of other genres with ridiculous names? Shout out in the comments below!
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