Genre

Hardwave

From about 2017, led by Perth, Australia producers Skeler and Ytho; spread internationally through mixes and streaming playlists.

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About Hardwave

A harder, more festival-ready branch of wave that keeps wave's reverb-heavy atmosphere and Reese bass but adds the uplifting leads and driving energy of trance and hardstyle. Tracks tend to build to big, euphoric drops rather than staying hazy. It became a main route for wave into larger stages and DJ sets.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, beatportal.com, edm.com · Checked Oct 2026

Essential artists 4

  • Deadcrow · 2010s–present · Netherlands
    Described as a pillar of wave after an early BBC Radio 1 introduction in 2017; often blends hardstyle and dubstep into the sound.
  • Juche · 2017–present · France
    French producer whose album Future Love Story pushed wave toward trance and synthwave, with the Story Prologue EP leaning into hardwave's uplifting side.
  • Skeler · 2010s–present · Perth, Australia
    Credited with co-coining and popularising hardwave; his track "Tel Aviv" and Night Drive mix series made him one of wave's best-known names, with hundreds of millions of YouTube views.
  • Ytho · 2010s–present · Perth, Australia
    Perth producer credited with Skeler for bringing trance and hardstyle into wave from 2017 and coining the hardwave name.

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