Developed and took inspiration from Bubblegum Bass and popular 2000s-2010s Electropop, characterized by eclectic, unconventional, mechanical-sounding and dense production; and by manipulated, usually auto-tuned vocals.
HexD
Heavily bit-crushed vocals, sometimes sped-up and pitched-up, and highly compressed and distorted production, typically made from existing material of other genres.
Epic Collage
Defined by its Deconstructed Club sonic palette and its cinematic proportions.
Future Garage
Derivative of UK Garage combining influences from the rhythms of late 1990s and early 2000s 2-Step with novel moods and production approaches, commonly featuring jittery, broken rhythms, vocal chops, and warm synth pads and plucks.
UK Funky
Influenced by UK Garage-related styles and the regional styles of British immigrants, including Soca and West African-inspired Tribal House.
UK Bass
Broad form of Electronic Dance Music characterized by prominent bass/sub-basses, a deep, dark, airy, and mechanical sound derived from Dubstep, and eclectic production influenced by UK Funky, Juke/Footwork, Techno, and Breakbeat.
Trap [EDM]
Trap-influenced syncopated percussion with 808 samples and fast-paced hi-hats.
Hard Trap
Often abrasive subgenre of Trap [EDM] with heavy influence from Hardstyle.
Twerk
Fast-paced; draws influence from Bounce and Miami Bass.
Hi-Tech Psytrance
Glitchy sound design, morphing synth lines, strange sounds typically evoking futuristic or alien-like atmospheres, and faster tempos than any other form of Psytrance.
Melodic Techno
Trance-influenced subgenre that was established in the mid-to-late 2010s, characterized by gradually progressing structure, and hypnotizing, atmospheric sound with arpeggiated, minor melodies, playing at around 120-125 BPM.
Singeli
Developed in Tanzania in the mid-2000s; fuses incredibly rapid beats, usually between 180-300BPM, with MCing and musical influences from older Tanzanian genres.
Shangaan Electro
South African genre with very fast BPM (around 180) featuring MIDI keyboard sounds and marimba.
Manyao
Asian Electronic Dance Music that mixes vocals and melodies from Mandopop with fairly hard, melodic EDM.
Midtempo Bass
Harsh synth leads and a usual tempo of around 90-110 BPM.
Moombahcore
Characterized by high-pitched synth leads, gritty percussion, a kick-snare pattern, aggressive bass drops, and around 110 BPM while often paralleling Complextro or Brostep.
Moombahton
Electronic Dance Music that features Reggaetn-like tempos and beats.
Mahraganat
Draws elements from Hip Hop and Electronic Dance Music, featuring auto-tuned vocals, synth instrumental production, and rapping.
Jungle Terror
Emerging mostly from Dutch House and Big Room House, incorporates Tribal House-influenced percussion, hard kicks, and animal sounds resulting in a wild, jungle-resembling atmosphere in a festival EDM-oriented context.
Tropical House
Lighter and more relaxed sound, setting out to create summery or beach-like atmospheres.
Outsider House
Mostly derived from Deep House; intentional use of rough, lo-fi production, often utilizing a mix of analog/analog-like and digital instrumentation.
Future House
Became popular in the mid-2010s, characterized by its distinctive metallic-sounding drops.
Future Bounce
Fusion of Melbourne Bounce and Future House that combines the former's basslines and bouncy, upbeat drops with the latter's metallic, pronounced synth leads.
Slap House
Taking influences from Brazilian Bass and Future House, characterized by prominent, "bouncy" bassline and simple, upbeat melodies.
Electro House
Warm analog basslines, punchy percussion, crisp high-pitched synthesizer leads, and clipped vocal samples.
Complextro
Electro House featuring dense sound design, glitchy rhythms, cut-up sections, and aggressive synth stabs.
Dutch House
High-pitched wonky synth melodies and heavy influence from Fidget House which developed in the Netherlands around 2007-08.
Fidget House
Makes heavy use of Breakbeat Hardcore-esque synth stabs, pitch bending of basslines, and cut-up vocal samples, as well as glitchy, or "choppy", 4/4 rhythms.
Melbourne Bounce
Tempo is usually faster than most house music, often set at around 125-140 BPM, giving the production a 'bouncy' sound.
Bass House
Emerged in the early to mid-2010s, blending bouncy, upbeat four-on-the-floor beats with prominent synth leads that often resemble the wobbles, growls, and synth stabs also found in other contemporary Electronic Dance Music.
Amapiano
House from South Africa deriving from previous popular genres including Gqom, Kwaito, and Deep House.
Dubstyle
Combines Hardstyle with Dubstep and sometimes 2-Step.
Euphoric Hardstyle
Melodic, more lighthearted, and accessible Hardstyle.
Jumpstyle
Heavy, distorted 909 beat popular in European countries like Belgium and the Netherlands in the 2000s.
Rawstyle
Incorporates earlier hardstyle and Hardcore [EDM] influences into the sound of 2010s hardstyle, creating a distinctly harsh, simplistic, raw, and dark sound, with fast BPM.
Hard Drum
Highly percussive, syncopated rhythms, influences from global contemporary genres, and lack of melodic elements, with a tempo lingering between 130 BPM.
Bro-Country
Originated in the 21st century and takes its cues from Hip Hop, Pop and Contemporary Country.
Cloud Rap
Emerged in the early 2010s, known for its relaxed, dream-like, and reverb-heavy production style, taking influence from Chillwave, and producers' obscure sample choices.
Digicore
Developed in the late 2010s and characterized by frantic, bombastic, and glamourous production, usually derived from Trap, that serves to accompany highly melodious, auto-tuned, and hi-pitched vocal performances, often done with breathy voice singing and sing-rapping.
Drumless
Stripped-down production style pioneered in the early 2010s and identified by a lack of drums or minimal, subtle percussion left untouched from the original sample or filtered out.
Ratchet Music
Club-oriented Hip Hop pioneered by DJ Mustard defined by a repeated synth melody and a sparse drum pattern often accompanied by a "hey" chant.