Hardvapour

Not to be confused with hardwave.
Hardvapour
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins2015, cyberculture
Typical instruments

Hardvapour is an Internet-based microgenre[1] of music that emerged in late 2015 as a tongue-in-cheek response to vaporwave,[2] departing from the calm, muzak-sampling capitalist utopia concept of the latter in favor of a gabber- and punk-influenced sound. Canadian music producer Wolfenstein OS X album End of World Rave (2015) and the Antifur record label are credited with having first defined the hardvapour sound.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dazed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Joyce, Colin (September 6, 2016). "This New Hardvapour Comp Is a Perfect Soundtrack to the Horrifying Comedy of the Modern Era".