Genre

Trashwave

2010s internet underground; the phonk side traces to Memphis and Houston rap, revived online in the early 2010s, with drift phonk emerging in Russia in the late 2010s.

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About Trashwave

An informal underground tag rather than a documented genre: in dark-electronic circles it is used for deliberately rough, lo-fi and distorted takes on witch house, wave and trap, often blown out on purpose. It overlaps heavily with phonk, which grew out of 1990s Memphis rap tapes and chopped-and-screwed Houston production, with dark samples, heavy 808s and cowbells. Because no reputable source defines the term, treat this entry as a description of how the scene uses it.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org · Checked Oct 2026

Essential artists 2

  • Crim3s · 2011–2018 · London, England, UK
    London electropunk and witch house duo known for raw, abrasive releases such as the Stay Ugly EP (2013) and roots in the city's squat-rave scene.
  • Kordhell · 2021–present (as Kordhell) · Birmingham, England, UK
    Drift phonk producer whose "Murder in My Mind" (2022) went platinum in the US and made him the first phonk producer to break into Spotify's top 500 artists.

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WaveWitch houseNoiseDark electronic

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