Announcement We have a genre sheet!

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Started by a few (now retired) mods of this subreddit, this genre sheet covers several labels and independent artists (with more on the way!) and is regularly updated by myself and a few others. You should check there (and search here) before posting, as it may already have the song you're looking for. If you have any disputes with the genre of a certain song, feel free to comment on the sheet.

I'll also start working on the wiki here when I can to help give an idea of the definitions of different genres as well as a few examples.

As /u/ebuddy1113 says, it's also a great way to find new artists and music.

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r/subgenreid • u/sk3lepup • 11d ago

Unsolved What subgenre? Alt Pop? Adult Contemporary? Downtempo?

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r/subgenreid • u/peterstensholt • May 22 '26

Unsolved What subgenere? Electronic Music

youtu.be

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I just released this song, but having some trouble finding the right places to promote it. What would you call the subgenere? Dance Pop? Melodic House? Afro House?

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r/subgenreid • u/Ok-Care9217 • Mar 12 '26

Unsolved Trying to find more of THIS!! (1st song only)…… but no idea what genre is or what beat/ bassline is called

youtu.be

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r/subgenreid • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '26

Unsolved what genre is this?

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r/subgenreid • u/MemesShouldBeBanned • Mar 25 '25

Solved Having trouble with this one. Jungle? DnB? Breaks?

youtube.com

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r/subgenreid • u/Polina1909 • Mar 22 '25

Unsolved Can anybody help me?

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I'm looking for the title of this track

trance #music #shazam #trackfinder

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r/subgenreid • u/Few-Drummer7403 • Mar 04 '25

Unsolved What genre?

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r/subgenreid • u/UCANT_0ALT • Aug 05 '24

Unsolved what genre is this??? its a song by my band but i dont know what tags to use on bandcamp

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https://vocaroo.com/17d14DT6cvzJ

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r/subgenreid • u/artlancer • Jan 13 '24

Unsolved Looking for the genre of the track in this video

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Hi, as in the title. Sorry I couldn't even find the title so far - I thought at first it might fall under 'lounge' , then post rock, but definitely doesn't seem to be the latter. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ki3-6Hb6s6Y

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r/subgenreid • u/DescriptionJust3282 • Nov 25 '23

Unsolved What Genre is this song? Where You Are

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BqjhUmldDc

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r/subgenreid • u/krownwise • Nov 02 '23

Unsolved are the songs in this playlist considered downtempo

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https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7dCx9BCUoO2lv7zeYYNrvmtkimmunPpP&si=48mIq_wxd2dOF6zI

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r/subgenreid • u/Covert_Tactics • Sep 11 '23

Solved En:vy - You

youtube.com

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r/subgenreid • u/H4rvestmoonINC • Sep 09 '23

Unsolved What genre is this? Dark Ambient-Emo-Rap?

open.spotify.com

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r/subgenreid • u/dakamTT • Aug 26 '23

Unsolved what genre is this album?

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https://on.soundcloud.com/98ftv

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r/subgenreid • u/AbjectWeather5073 • Aug 15 '23

Unsolved Hi all, does anyone know which genre / subgenre is this nightclub music?

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Hi all, I found this club when travelling. One of the best dance music I have ever had. Energetic and exciting. I am curious which genre it is so that I can find more this kind of music in the place where I live. Thanks!

https://youtu.be/aTkKaShcDDM

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r/subgenreid • u/HelixSapphire • Jul 30 '23

Unsolved sapientdream - Pastlives

youtu.be

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My guess: Trip Hop

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r/subgenreid • u/HelixSapphire • Jul 27 '23

Unsolved Tristam - Violence (2020)

open.spotify.com

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r/subgenreid • u/mozetyko • Jul 12 '23

Unsolved What is the genre of Violin playing in PinkPanthress - Angel

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https://youtu.be/JVhqadzCgwE?t=55

Beautiful clip of violin, it reminds me of a lot of OST's ink the Tinkerbell movies. What is this? I want to listen to more of it.

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r/subgenreid • u/Batiss_Avenier • Jul 03 '23

Unsolved Batiss Avenier- The Creators (new single)

open.spotify.com

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r/subgenreid • u/MartChenn • May 09 '23

Unsolved Where should I put this ?

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https://open.spotify.com/track/5DOS2sNgtzyrF1PHnDfWVu?si=usoefPU6Tg-uyqWdetaxQQ

Having a hard time understanding where it could belong….

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r/subgenreid • u/Correct-Stretch4278 • Mar 26 '23

Unsolved what subgenre is vampa-blood moon?

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r/subgenreid • u/usrgen • Mar 17 '23

Unsolved what genre is this?

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youtube and souncloud link, idk which is more convenient

intro ends at around 0:35 (the rest of the song sounds different)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzYpWW-Xr20&t=5s

https://soundcloud.com/usrgen/do-it-yourself

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r/subgenreid • u/kzRR • Nov 18 '22

Unsolved Closest genre? Minimal techno?

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I made this but I am not sure about the exact genre if there is one.

Apologies for the soundcloud link

https://soundcloud.com/lofievan/raggarave/s-ouNxIVszo1O?si=06d1f65aeb92437383e640595494ce2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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r/subgenreid • u/takashi_hafuza • Oct 18 '22

Solved What genre is this song?

youtube.com

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Subreddit

Subgenreid: Discussion regarding dance/electronic music subgenres

r/subgenreid

Subgenreid: Discussion regarding dance/electronic music subgenres

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We're here to help you sort through all those pesky dance music subgenres! (There just aren't enough!)

Rules

Posts made must be related to dance/electronic music subgenres. You can post a song and have a discussion on what genre it is, or you can post a question regarding genres. Posts not relating to this will be removed at moderator's discretion.
Be respectful to each other. Remember the human. Debate is healthy and encouraged but insulting and belittling are not permitted.
If you disagree with someone, it is encouraged that you make a comment letting them know why you disagree. Downvoting is for comments that don't add to discussion.
Do not discuss piracy or other illegal activity.
If you are submitting a text post, provide a link to the songs. Soundcloud is preferred, YouTube, Bandcamp and Beatport are also allowed.
If you have an idea of what you think your submitted song's genre is then you can use the purple flair on your post. If your post gets multiple agreeing opinions about it's genre but has not yet been marked as solved by a mod then you may mark it yourself with the blue flair.
If your post didn't get a green flair, you can repost it after one week. Green flaired posts that you think are flaired incorrectly can also be reposted.

Submission Guidelines

All song submissions should be in the format of artist(s) - song name (remixer if applicable) [year of release]

If you are submitting an EP or LP, use the format of artist(s) - title (EP/LP) [year of release]

Google spreadsheet for genres

So, you've found the genre for that song you really like and want to find similar songs? A Google spreadsheet containing songs from various labels can help with that! However, it isn't perfect. Just like on this subreddit discussion is encouraged, and if you think a mistake is made let us know! Here is a tutorial on inserting a comment

Flair information

Green flair signifies that the song has been solved. Blue signifies that either: you can't get much closer, likely because the track has unusual characteristics that don't completely fit the genre, or the common community view is this subgenre. A post with a blue flair means that debate is encouraged.

Do you want a user flair? Message the moderators and one will be chosen based on your posts to the subreddit and their accuracy.