Fashwave
Music and art genre
Fashwave (a blend of "fascist" + "wave") is an online-centric microgenre of electronic music and a visual art aesthetic associated with far-right extremism. Musically, it is largely instrumental and draws heavily from the synthwave/vaporwave sound palette of nostalgic 1980s-inspired synthesizer music. However, in a recent revival, Fashwave have taken more influence from Hardstyle and 90's era Eurodance. In isolation, the sound can seem innocuous or indistinguishable from its synthwave/vaporwave origins.
However, fashwave artists infuse the genre with overt fascist and white nationalist content through other means, primarily in titles, imagery, and sampled audio. While vocals are rare, many producers from its early introduction incorporate spoken-word samples from speeches by neo-Nazi figures, or contemporary radical right politicians, as well as militaristic sound effects.
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Visually, fashwave is defined by a striking retrofuturistic aesthetic that closely mirrors the vaporwave/synthwave art style. Common motifs include neon grids extending toward a horizon, 1980s-style digital sunsets, outrun sci-fi cityscapes, chrome text and vaporwave's signature glitchy VHS tape effects. These are often juxtaposed or overlaid with explicit fascist iconography. Commonly the Black Sun (Sonnenrad) symbols, stylized Iron Crosses and other Nazi emblems, images of Hitler, Mussolini or other historical fascist leaders, and slogans like "Blood and Soil".
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