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noiadance

Noiadance

Brazil · 2020s

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Noiadance is an internet-borne Brazilian microgenre that fuses sped‑up, overdriven Eurodance/Hands Up anthems with the raw, DIY edit culture of funk automotivo and nightcore. Tracks are typically fast, punchy, and heavily compressed, with bright, pitched‑up vocals and simple, euphoric chord progressions.

The aesthetic is intentionally scuffed and lo‑fi: clipped masters, donk stabs, distorted kicks, abrupt edits, and short loop‑friendly structures geared for viral clips. It leans on 1990s–2000s nostalgia while channeling a gritty, street‑party energy associated with Brazilian “noia” meme culture, gas‑station meetups, and portable speaker scenes.

Musically it sits between nightcore, hardbass/donk, and Eurodance, but is distinct for its Brazilian edit sensibility, quick hooks, and visual meme language.

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Eurodance is a high-energy, club-oriented pop style that emerged in Europe in the early 1990s. It is characterized by a strong four-on-the-floor kick, catchy synth hooks, prominent piano riffs, and a blend of sung choruses (often female) with rap verses (often male). The style typically runs between 128–145 BPM, favors simple, anthemic chord progressions, and emphasizes uplifting, motivational, or romantic lyrics delivered in English for international appeal. Production commonly features staccato house pianos, bright saw-lead melodies, choir/strings pads, and tight drum-machine patterns with offbeat open hi-hats. The result is hook-driven dance-pop designed for maximum radio and dancefloor impact.

Hands up is a high-energy, melodic European dance style characterized by four-on-the-floor beats, bright supersaw leads, and euphoric, singalong choruses. Tracks typically sit around 140–145 BPM and emphasize catchy toplines, uplifting chord progressions in major keys, and festival-friendly builds with snare rolls, risers, and pitch-lifted transitions. The genre thrives on polished, radio-ready production and often features female vocals with simple, feel-good lyrics about love, escapism, and partying. Its sound occupies a sweet spot between Eurodance and trance: more pop-forward than classic trance, but more anthemic and faster than most Eurodance, making it ideal for both clubs and mainstream airplay in the mid-to-late 2000s.

Happy hardcore is a fast, euphoric branch of the early UK rave continuum characterized by brisk tempos, 4/4 kicks, bright piano stabs, supersaw leads, and pitched-up “chipmunk” vocals. It emphasizes major-key harmony, catchy melodies, and ecstatic breakdowns, aiming for maximum uplift on the dancefloor. Compared to darker hardcore and gabber, happy hardcore favors feel-good hooks, singalong choruses, and sentimental atmospheres while retaining the relentless energy and drive of hardcore techno.

Nightcore is a remixing style that speeds up and pitch-shifts existing songs—most often Eurodance, trance, and pop—creating a brighter, higher-pitched vocal timbre and a faster, energetic groove. Typical edits raise the tempo by roughly 20–35% and increase the pitch 2–4 semitones, giving the vocals a youthful, "chipmunk-like" sheen. Born from a Norwegian DJ duo’s party edits in the early 2000s and later amplified by YouTube communities, Nightcore functions both as an aesthetic and a technique. It emphasizes momentum, euphoria, and emotive immediacy, frequently paired with anime or fan-art visuals that reinforce its internet-native, youth-centric identity.

Hardbass is a fast, hard-edged branch of Eastern European hard dance that crystallized in Russia in the late 2000s. It is marked by a driving 4/4 kick, an off‑beat “donk” bass hit, and short, catchy minor‑key riffs played with bright, detuned supersaws. Typical tempos range from 150 to 165 BPM. Tracks favor simple, forceful arrangements, heavy sidechain compression, and chant‑like vocal hooks or crowd samples. Beyond its musical traits, hardbass is closely tied to internet culture, Adidas‑tracksuit aesthetics, and viral flash‑mob dances across Russia, Belarus, Poland, and neighboring countries. While rooted in hardstyle, hard trance, and donk/bounce traditions, hardbass developed a distinctive regional identity and meme‑driven performance style that made it instantly recognizable online and in club contexts.

Donk is a high-energy, tongue‑in‑cheek strain of UK bounce/hard dance that emerged in the North West of England. Its defining feature is a sharp, percussive, FM‑style "donk" bass hit placed on the offbeats, creating an instantly recognizable, bouncy groove. Typically running around 145–155 BPM, donk fuses 4‑to‑the‑floor hard house drums with trancey supersaw riffs, bright leads, and catchy, often cheeky vocal hooks or MC bars. The aesthetic is unabashedly fun and populist—bootlegs of pop songs, rave‑ready breakdowns, and big, hands‑in‑the‑air builds are common—making the style as much a social and regional scene as a studio sound.

Eurobeat is a high-tempo, hook-driven form of European dance music that emerged in Italy in the late 1980s and was developed primarily for the Japanese market in the 1990s. It is characterized by four-on-the-floor rhythms around 150–160 BPM, bright supersaw leads, dramatic chord progressions in minor keys, and anthemic, often English-language choruses. Unlike Eurodance, Eurobeat leans heavily on Italo-disco and Hi-NRG aesthetics, with dense layers of synths, punchy drum programming, and soaring toplines sung by a roster of Italian session vocalists under multiple aliases. The style became tightly linked to Japan through the long-running Super Eurobeat compilations, Para Para club culture, and pop-cultural placements (notably the Initial D franchise).

Funk carioca, also known as baile funk, is a high-energy dance music born in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. It blends the booming 808 sub-bass and drum-machine punch of Miami bass and electro with Brazilian street party culture, Portuguese slang, and call-and-response vocals. At its core is the tamborzão rhythm, a syncopated, percussive groove that drives simple, looping beats and chant-like hooks. Lyrics range from playful and explicitly sexual (putaria) to socially conscious narratives and favela pride, and performances are designed for massive neighborhood bailes (street parties). Over time the style has branched into many variants—from melodic radio-friendly hits to darker proibidão—and has influenced global club music while remaining a defining sound of contemporary urban Brazil.

Funk Automotivo

Funk automotivo is a Brazilian club and street‑party offshoot of funk carioca, engineered specifically for ultra‑loud car sound systems (paredões). It emphasizes trunk‑rattling sub‑bass, stuttered edits, chopped vocal tags, sirens, and simple, hard‑hitting drum patterns that translate clearly in noisy, open‑air settings. Musically, it strips funk down to its most physical elements: an 808‑driven kick and bass, the tamborzão or similarly syncopated patterns, and call‑and‑response vocal chops. Tracks are often instrumental or feature short, catchy Portuguese phrases, with arrangements built around big “drops” designed to move crowds and showcase sound systems.

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