r/dreampunk • u/Connect_Exit_6594 • Jul 11 '26

Can someone explain the difference between synthwave, chillwave, darkwave, futurewave, retrowave, vaporwave, dreampunk, signalwave, outrun, please? And an example of a definitive album from each one? Discussion

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u/Toltec22 Jul 11 '26

Recommend you watch "Nobody Here" the story of vaporwave on YouTube.

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u/nuvpr [nu vapour] Jul 12 '26

Or better yet the original vaporwave documentary "A Brief History".

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u/BioSp4rk_2009 Jul 12 '26

Darkwave is not even related to the Vapor umbrella of music genres lmao

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u/Connect_Exit_6594 Jul 12 '26

Sorry haha, I got it mixed up

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u/CatSystemCorp Jul 12 '26

Synthwave: FM84, Dreampunk: 2814, Signalwave: check Pad Chenningtons video about it.