Melbourne Bounce

Melbourne bounce grew out of Melbourne’s local club scene, evolving from what many DJs called “Melbourne minimal” into a leaner, festival-facing form of electro house. Producers in Australia began emphasizing a distinctive off-beat bass stab pattern, tight drum programming, and sparse but powerful drops that translated well to packed dancefloors.

The style burst onto the international stage through a wave of breakout records and remixes. TJR’s “Ode to Oi” (2012), Will Sparks’ “Ah Yeah!” (2012/2013), Joel Fletcher & Savage’s “Swing” (2013), Deorro’s “Yee” (2013), and VINAI & TJR’s “Bounce Generation” (2014) brought the sound to major labels and festival main stages. Australian artists such as Will Sparks, SCNDL, Uberjak’d, Reece Low, J-Trick, and Timmy Trumpet became key ambassadors, while international names adopted the bounce groove in their drops.

By the mid-2010s, the core bounce toolkit—off-beat bass stabs, punchy stabs/leads, and tom/snare fills—became a go-to drop formula in big-room contexts. As trends shifted toward future house, bass house, and psy-influenced festival styles, Melbourne bounce’s prominence cooled, but its DNA lived on in more melodic “future bounce” and in festival drops that still borrow its bouncy groove. The genre remains a staple in Australian club culture and an enduring reference point for high-impact, minimal drops.