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** PostGrunge is Grunge meets ArenaRock.
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** Future Funk is [[HouseMusic Disco/French/Filter House]] or occasionally InstrumentalHipHop meets Vaporwave imagery. Basically, think ''Music/{{Discovery|DaftPunkAlbum}}''-era Music/DaftPunk listening to [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop]] while on a shopping spree in [[TheEighties 1980s]] Shibuya.

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** Future Funk is [[HouseMusic Disco/French/Filter House]] or occasionally InstrumentalHipHop meets Vaporwave imagery. Basically, think ''Music/{{Discovery|DaftPunkAlbum}}''-era Music/DaftPunk listening to [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop]] while on a shopping spree in [[TheEighties [[The80s 1980s]] Shibuya.

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* Midwest Emo is EmoMusic and/or MathRock meets HeartlandRock.

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* Midwest Emo is EmoMusic and/or MathRock AlternativeRock meets HeartlandRock.HeartlandRock.
** It can also be described as HeartlandRock's moodier child or younger sibling.
* HeartlandRock is best described as ArenaRock, the {{Blues}}, Americana, and SouthernRock having a head-on collision with each other while CountryMusic watches from the sidelines and take photographs.



* Heartland Rock is best described as ArenaRock, the {{Blues}}, Americana, and SouthernRock having a head-on collision with each other while CountryMusic watches from the sidelines and take photographs.
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* Midwest Emo is EmoMusic and/or MathRock meets HeartlandRock.
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* PostPunk is PunkRock meets an [[GenreMashup artsy mashup of]][[GenreBusting any genre imaginable]].

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* PostPunk is PunkRock meets an [[GenreMashup artsy mashup of]][[GenreBusting of]] [[GenreBusting any genre imaginable]].
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* NewWaveMusic is ProgressiveRock meets PostPunk meets {{Disco}} meets PowerPop.
* PostPunk is PunkRock meets an [[GenreMashup artsy mashup of ]][[GenreBusting any kind of genre]].

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* NewWaveMusic is ProgressiveRock PunkRock meets PostPunk GlamRock meets {{Disco}} meets PowerPop.
* PostPunk is PunkRock meets an [[GenreMashup artsy mashup of ]][[GenreBusting of]][[GenreBusting any kind of genre]].genre imaginable]].



* DreamPop is PsychedelicRock meets AlternativeRock.
* {{Dubstep}} is {{Techno}} meets Big Beat meets HarshNoise.

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* DreamPop is PsychedelicRock meets AlternativeRock.
AlternativeRock meet {{Ambient}}.
* {{Dubstep}} is {{Techno}} meets Big Beat DrumAndBass meets HarshNoise.
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* {{Vaporwave}} is 80s/90s muzak or Adult Contemporary music meets Chop And Screw, {{ambient}}, TrapMusic, and even the ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' OST. Or all of that meets {{cyberpunk}}.

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* {{Vaporwave}} is 80s/90s muzak or Adult Contemporary music meets Chop And Screw, {{ambient}}, TrapMusic, and even the ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' OST. Or all of that meets {{cyberpunk}}.
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* PostPunk is PunkRock meets an [[GenreMashup arty mashup of different genres]].

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* PostPunk is PunkRock meets an [[GenreMashup arty artsy mashup of different genres]].]][[GenreBusting any kind of genre]].



* HeavyMetal originally was BluesRock meets PsychedelicRock.

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* HeavyMetal originally was [[TraditionalHeavyMetal originally]] BluesRock meets PsychedelicRock.
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* TripHop is IndieRock meets HouseMusic meets HipHop.

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* AlternativeMetal is AlternativeRock meets HeavyMetal (the latter being the single common exponent).


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** AlternativeMetal is AlternativeRock meets HeavyMetal (many metal subgenres listed here that emphasize [[GenreMashup genre experimentation]] over raw decibels and/or technical prowess may fall under here, though there is still room for overlap).

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* PowerPop is {{Pop}} Rock meets GarageRock.



* JanglePop is AlternativeRock meets FolkRock.

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* JanglePop AlternativeMetal is AlternativeRock meets FolkRock.HeavyMetal (the latter being the single common exponent).
* JanglePop is PowerPop meets FolkRock and/or PsychedelicRock.



* DreamPop is PsychedelicRock meets JanglePop.

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* DreamPop is PsychedelicRock meets JanglePop.AlternativeRock.



* SynthPop is NewWave meets ElectronicMusic

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* SynthPop is NewWave meets ElectronicMusicElectronicMusic.



* {{Grunge}} is JanglePop meets HeavyMetal.

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* {{Grunge}} is JanglePop AlternativeRock meets HeavyMetal.HeavyMetal (and/or HardRock) with ({{Punk|Rock}} and/or GarageRock) energy.
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* PostPunk is {{Punk}} meets an [[GenreMashup arty mashup of different genres]].
* AlternativeRock is PostPunk meets GarageRock with {{Punk}}'s [[StartMyOwn DIY ethos]].

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* PostPunk is {{Punk}} PunkRock meets an [[GenreMashup arty mashup of different genres]].
* AlternativeRock is PostPunk meets GarageRock with {{Punk}}'s PunkRock's [[StartMyOwn DIY ethos]].
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* JanglePop is AlternativeRock meets FolkRock.

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* BaroquePop is RockAndRoll meets BaroqueMusic
* HipHop is [[SpokenWordInMusic Spoken Word]] meets {{Funk}} meets {{Sampl|edUp}}ing.

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* PostPunk is {{Punk}} meets an [[GenreMashup arty mashup of different genres]].
* AlternativeRock is PostPunk meets GarageRock with {{Punk}}'s [[StartMyOwn DIY ethos]].
* BaroquePop is RockAndRoll meets BaroqueMusic
BaroqueMusic.
* HipHop is [[SpokenWordInMusic Spoken Word]] {{Spoken Word|InMusic}} meets {{Funk}} meets {{Sampl|edUp}}ing.

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** ThrashMetal is HeavyMetal meets HardcorePunk.

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** ThrashMetal SpeedMetal is HeavyMetal meets HardcorePunk.HardcorePunk.
** ThrashMetal is SpeedMetal meets NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal.
** BlackMetal is ThrashMetal meets [[RockMeAsmodeus Satanism]], [[GreenAesop environmentalism]], [[ReligionRantSong anti-religious rants]], and/or [[HeavyMithril fantasy]].



** BlackMetal is ThrashMetal meets NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal.



** MelodicDeathMetal is DeathMetal meets PowerMetal

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** MelodicDeathMetal is DeathMetal meets PowerMetalPowerMetal.



** NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal (or [=NWOBHM=]) was [[PunkRock punk]] energy with HeavyMetal musicianship.

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** NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal (or [=NWOBHM=]) was [[PunkRock punk]] {{punk|Rock}} energy with HeavyMetal musicianship.
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* HipHop is [[SpokenWordInMusic Spoken Word]] meets {{Funk}} meets [[SampledUp Sampling]].

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* HipHop is [[SpokenWordInMusic Spoken Word]] meets {{Funk}} meets [[SampledUp Sampling]].{{Sampl|edUp}}ing.



** GangstaRap is HipHop meets tales of organized crime.

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** GangstaRap is HipHop meets [[GangsterFiction tales of organized crime.crime]] and [[WrongSideOfTheTracks life in the ghetto]].
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** {{Horrorcore}} is GangstaRap meets {{Creepypasta}}.

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** {{Horrorcore}} is GangstaRap meets {{Creepypasta}}.{{Horror|Tropes}}.
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** Future Funk is [[HouseMusic Disco/French/Filter House]] or occasionally InstrumentalHipHop meets Vaporwave imagery. Basically, think ''Music/{{Discovery}}''-era Music/DaftPunk listening to [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop]] while on a shopping spree in [[TheEighties 1980s]] Shibuya.

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** Future Funk is [[HouseMusic Disco/French/Filter House]] or occasionally InstrumentalHipHop meets Vaporwave imagery. Basically, think ''Music/{{Discovery}}''-era ''Music/{{Discovery|DaftPunkAlbum}}''-era Music/DaftPunk listening to [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop]] while on a shopping spree in [[TheEighties 1980s]] Shibuya.
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* Any European PowerMetal or SymphonicMetal band that gains attention in the U.S. is inevitably described as "[whatever rock/metal band seems most appropriate] meets Music/{{Nightwish}}". This can seem a little redundant, as Nightwish are one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of the genre.

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* Any European PowerMetal or SymphonicMetal band that gains attention in the U.S. is inevitably described as "[whatever rock/metal band seems most appropriate] meets Music/{{Nightwish}}".Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}". This can seem a little redundant, as Nightwish are one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of the genre.
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* {{Rock}} began with RockAndRoll, which was CountryMusic meets RAndB meets the {{Blues}}.
* ItaloDisco is {{Disco}} meets 80s SynthPop in a Milan dance club.
** Italo house is ItaloDisco meets "diva" {{Disco}}[[note]]specifically Loleatta Holloway and some of Donna Summer's songs[[/note]] meets old-school HipHop.
* NewWaveMusic is ProgressiveRock meets PostPunk meets {{Disco}} meets PowerPop.
* BaroquePop is RockAndRoll meets BaroqueMusic
* HipHop is [[SpokenWordInMusic Spoken Word]] meets {{Funk}} meets [[SampledUp Sampling]].
** BattleRapping is HipHop meets [[TheRoast Comedy Roasts]].
** AlternativeHipHop is HipHop meets AlternativeRock.
** GangstaRap is HipHop meets tales of organized crime.
** {{Horrorcore}} is GangstaRap meets {{Creepypasta}}.
** {{Crunk}} is MiamiBass meets DirtyRap.
** TrapMusic is GangstaRap meets 2000s snap and crunk.
** G-Funk is GangstaRap meets 70s {{Disco}}, {{Soul}} and {{Funk}}.
* DreamPop is PsychedelicRock meets JanglePop.
* {{Dubstep}} is {{Techno}} meets Big Beat meets HarshNoise.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_polo Disco polo]] is ItaloDisco meets traditional Polish drinking songs.
* {{Grindcore}} is best described as HardcorePunk, ThrashMetal, DeathMetal, and NoiseRock having a head-on collision with each other while PostPunk and {{Industrial}} watch from the sidelines and take photographs.
* Acid Rock is GarageRock meets PsychedelicRock.
* {{Trance}} is ElectronicMusic made with the song structure and grandeur of ClassicalMusic.
** Or ElectronicMusic meets ProgressiveRock.
* Latin freestyle is ItaloDisco meets SynthPop at a Hispanic block party.
* {{Disco}} is {{Soul}} meets {{Funk}} meets PsychedelicRock meets early ElectronicMusic meets Latin rhythms.
* Folk punk bands are inevitably described as "Music/ThePogues meets [whatever punk band seems most appropriate]". Given that The Pogues are the UrExample of the genre, this can seem a little redundant.
* {{Funk}} is {{Soul}} meets African Rhythms.
* {{Soul}} is GospelMusic meets RAndB.
* HeavyMetal originally was BluesRock meets PsychedelicRock.
** ThrashMetal is HeavyMetal meets HardcorePunk.
** DeathMetal is ThrashMetal meets BlackMetal.
** BlackMetal is ThrashMetal meets NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal.
** HairMetal is HeavyMetal meets PowerPop meets GlamRock with ArenaRock energy.
** RapMetal is HeavyMetal meets RapRock.
** NuMetal is GrooveMetal meets HipHop.
** CrossoverThrash is ThrashMetal meets HardcorePunk. Even the name mentions the combination of genres.
** PowerMetal is SpeedMetal meets ArenaRock meets ProgressiveRock.
** SymphonicMetal is PowerMetal meets ClassicalMusic meets GothicMetal.
** FunkMetal is HeavyMetal meets FunkRock (or, take a R&B/funk band and replace the horn section with stereotypical HairMetal guitarists)
** MelodicDeathMetal is DeathMetal meets PowerMetal
** {{Metalcore}} is HardcorePunk meets ThrashMetal and GrooveMetal, Melodic Metalcore is Metalcore meets MelodicDeathMetal, {{Deathcore}} is Metalcore meets DeathMetal and {{Grindcore}}, and Mathcore is Metalcore meets ProgressiveMetal and NoiseRock.
** NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal (or [=NWOBHM=]) was [[PunkRock punk]] energy with HeavyMetal musicianship.
** In turn, HardcorePunk is [=NWOBHM=] meets PunkRock, and MelodicDeathMetal is [=NWOBHM=] meets DeathMetal.
** {{Djent}} is {{Metalcore}} meets {{Jazz}}
* The psychobilly genre is basically 1950s rockabilly meets a ZombieApocalypse.
** Alternatively, 50s RockNRoll meets 70s PunkRock.
* This is essentially the entire point of 'mash-ups', where you take two songs and mesh them into one. The quality of these mash-ups, however, tends to vary.
* {{Vaporwave}} is 80s/90s muzak or Adult Contemporary music meets Chop And Screw, {{ambient}}, TrapMusic, and even the ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' OST. Or all of that meets {{cyberpunk}}.
** Future Funk is [[HouseMusic Disco/French/Filter House]] or occasionally InstrumentalHipHop meets Vaporwave imagery. Basically, think ''Music/{{Discovery}}''-era Music/DaftPunk listening to [[JapanesePopMusic J-Pop]] while on a shopping spree in [[TheEighties 1980s]] Shibuya.
* Liquid funk is [[DrumAndBass Drum 'n' Bass]] meets {{Jazz}}.
* ElectroHouse is HouseMusic meets {{Techno}}.
* Harder {{Dubstep}} (sometimes called "Brostep") is ElectronicMusic mixed with the hardness and atmosphere of Rock and Metal music.
* Grime is GangstaRap meets [[ElectronicMusic UK garage, chiptune and jungle]], with some {{reggae}} on the side.
* ProgressiveRock is RockAndRoll meets ClassicalMusic. And {{Jazz}}. And FolkMusic.
* PostPunk is PunkRock meets {{Krautrock}}.
* GothRock is PostPunk meets DarkerAndEdgier.
* Americana is CountryMusic meets FolkMusic.
* {{Reggae}} is {{Ska}} meets {{Funk}}.
** Dancehall is Reggae meets HipHop.
* SynthPop is NewWave meets ElectronicMusic
* DarkWave is SynthPop meets GothRock.
* UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} is SynthPop or NewWaveMusic meets {{Cyberpunk}}.
** In turn, Darksynth is Synthwave meets [[{{Industrial}} EBM]].
* [[{{Europop}} Eurodance]] is Main/{{Disco}} meets Main/HouseMusic.
* {{Eurobeat}} is ItaloDisco meets [[HardcoreTechno Happy Hardcore]] meets JapanesePopMusic.
* Electro Funk is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; Electro meets funk. Or alternatively, take a R&B/Funk band and replace the horn section with synthesizers.
* {{Grunge}} is JanglePop meets HeavyMetal.
* City Pop is {{Disco}} meets JapanesePopMusic. In turn, FutureFunk is City Pop meets {{Vaporwave}}.
* Any European PowerMetal or SymphonicMetal band that gains attention in the U.S. is inevitably described as "[whatever rock/metal band seems most appropriate] meets Music/{{Nightwish}}". This can seem a little redundant, as Nightwish are one of the [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] of the genre.
* Country and Irish is American CountryMusic meets traditional Irish folk music.
* Bro-Country is CountryMusic meets RapRock.
* PopPunk is a LighterAndSofter PunkRock meets PowerPop.
* FunkRock is {{Funk}} meets HardRock (or, take a R&B/funk band and replace the horn section with guitarists).
* SouthernRock is CountryMusic meets HardRock, with a dash each of GospelMusic and the {{Blues}} thrown in for good measure.
* Heartland Rock is best described as ArenaRock, the {{Blues}}, Americana, and SouthernRock having a head-on collision with each other while CountryMusic watches from the sidelines and take photographs.
* SkaPunk is {{Ska}} meets PopPunk.
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