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Genre
minimal wave
Parent Genre: rock

Minimal wave is a subgenre of post-punk and new wave music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is characterized by its use of synthesizers, drum machines, and other electronic instruments to create a cold, detached sound. The lyrics often deal with themes of alienation, isolation, and despair. Minimal wave has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years, with many contemporary artists drawing inspiration from the genre's pioneering acts.


Top artists of minimal wave genre

Lebanon Hanover
Grauzone
Linea Aspera
Selofan
Zanias
Kym Amps
Paradox Obscur
Geneva Jacuzzi
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List of minimal wave artists

Here is a list of minimal wave artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the minimal wave genre. You can find out what minimal wave genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Lebanon Hanover
53 47 64 73 23 59 133 271632
2
Grauzone
37 33 62 62 10 51 141 38239
3
Linea Aspera
35 18 54 75 13 41 124 43048
4
Selofan
34 58 51 78 7 44 128 43303
5
Zanias
32 31 51 80 6 22 121 20734
6
Kym Amps
32 0 0 0 0 0 0 359
7
Paradox Obscur
31 50 63 70 4 34 122 20089
8
Geneva Jacuzzi
31 25 75 73 15 79 120 17775
9
Ssleeping Desiress
31 84 56 81 1 63 136 9843
10
Fad Gadget
31 18 69 74 15 60 118 42084
11
Iko
30 9 36 23 76 27 121 5771
12
Kontravoid
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13
Keluar
30 40 62 64 1 38 118 20944
14
Solid Space
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15
Velvet Condom
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16
BOAN
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17
Martin Dupont
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18
Deux
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19
Severed Heads
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20
Agent Side Grinder
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21
Sally Dige
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22
Void Vision
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23
Oppenheimer Analysis
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24
Trisomie 21
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25
Medio Mutante
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26
Nouvelle Phénomène
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27
Malaria!
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28
Sixth June
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29
Tobias Bernstrup
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30
Xeno & Oaklander
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31
Rue Oberkampf
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32
Eleven Pond
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33
Robert Görl
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34
Figure Study
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35
Qual
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36
Essaie Pas
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37
Ruth
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38
Algebra Suicide
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39
Liaisons Dangereuses
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40
Parade Ground
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41
Krisma
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42
Turquoise Days
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43
The Neon Judgement
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Autumn
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Tropic of Cancer
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46
Lives Of Angels
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47
Pink Industry
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48
Dream Affair
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49
Crash Course In Science
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50
Police Des Moeurs
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51
Automelodi
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52
Techniques Berlin
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53
Karl Kave
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54
Guerre Froide
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55
Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons
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56
Linear Movement
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57
Led Er Est
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58
November Növelet
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59
Iron Curtain
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60
Martial Canterel
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61
Kriistal Ann
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62
Cosmetics
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63
No More
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64
Das Kabinette
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65
Kas Product
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66
THE NAMES
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67
Little Nemo
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68
Stahlnetz
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69
Art Fact
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70
Siglo xx
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71
Borghesia
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72
Snowy Red
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73
Absolute Body Control
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74
Marie Möör
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75
Bal Paré
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76
Rational Youth
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77
Cold Colors
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78
Philippe Laurent
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79
SS-Say
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 931
80
Esplendor Geométrico
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81
Hard Corps
13 39 64 83 10 74 121 3160
82
Moderne
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83
Ortrotasce
12 81 73 79 5 50 127 2964
84
Das Ding
12 59 61 81 19 60 144 6016
85
Robert Rental
12 65 50 68 36 49 123 2353
86
Neon
12 48 56 66 17 50 131 991
87
Minny Pops
11 80 58 43 10 70 129 2662
88
Fall of Saigon
11 41 68 77 0 43 91 2642
89
Synths Versus Me
11 69 74 55 6 74 126 2984
90
Position Parallele
10 31 66 74 0 57 156 2991
91
Carmody
10 30 56 97 1 80 91 1797
92
Informatics
10 65 76 78 3 72 104 1233
93
Moral
10 0 59 63 5 78 124 308
94
Modern Art
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95
Inhalt
10 5 66 90 0 79 141 3321
96
Isolation Ward
9 13 57 62 1 71 128 2220
97
Nine Circles
9 4 63 73 2 50 113 4419
98
Monoton
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2493
99
Opera Multi Steel
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100
Mathématiques Modernes
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101
Thick Pigeon
9 88 85 49 41 90 110 1189
102
In Aeternam Vale
9 78 68 53 3 65 93 4044
103
In Trance 95
9 80 65 52 5 33 126 2985
104
Xarah Dion
9 43 58 82 3 62 136 2411
105
Futurisk
9 35 51 83 0 59 127 3498
106
L'Avenir
8 89 52 66 0 94 150 1478
107
Victrola
8 82 52 86 1 54 114 1634
108
Guyer's Connection
8 44 72 56 10 56 144 1417
109
Dark Day
8 17 66 61 16 65 146 4032
110
Candide
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 548
111
Ceramic Hello
8 4 59 45 20 39 123 4126
112
Charles De Goal
7 7 68 78 16 41 163 2610
113
Frank (just Frank)
7 76 43 92 0 73 179 1898
114
La Fete Triste
7 50 61 95 15 72 124 5235
115
//Tense//
7 44 64 87 3 70 116 2775
116
Circa Tapes
7 87 69 79 0 27 127 1462
117
Peine Perdue
7 86 62 62 43 36 115 2616
118
Comix
7 1 63 95 2 89 102 711
119
The Shortwave Mystery
7 74 69 58 0 33 126 1174
120
Cult Club
7 7 64 59 11 43 117 2326
121
Doric
6 60 38 81 1 13 142 1174
122
Experimental Products
6 56 62 87 0 74 118 1028
123
Schleimer K
6 30 63 75 20 51 125 1094
124
Jeunesse D'Ivoire
6 0 53 85 7 89 77 988
125
Los Iniciados
6 8 67 45 1 62 105 1534
126
Circuit 7
6 59 36 74 35 43 162 1874
127
Diseno Corbusier
6 55 79 62 5 50 144 1097
128
Shoc Corridor
5 11 63 60 4 49 103 836
129
Polyphonic Size
5 6 66 54 3 79 130 1721
130
Twilight Ritual
5 72 61 61 9 34 138 1509
131
Jeff & Jane Hudson
5 0 41 85 0 20 121 1634
132
A Popular History Of Signs
5 0 62 83 0 63 125 287
133
Der Noir
5 51 43 63 8 35 130 2736
134
The Present Moment
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014
135
The Actor
5 69 78 75 5 83 140 913
136
Soma Holiday
5 16 70 93 4 81 104 599
137
Ohama
5 80 74 86 5 20 104 1660
138
Somnambulist
5 90 47 28 84 3 110 469
139
Luminance
5 70 60 77 0 54 118 1459
140
Nagamatzu
5 90 63 68 4 73 120 1697
141
La Maison
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 318
142
Drinking Electricity
5 22 78 36 3 71 141 1693
143
Silent EM
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2702
144
CKC
5 0 82 56 9 70 172 188
145
Cinema 90
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 221
146
Störung
4 35 60 69 1 76 130 861
147
Unovidual
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148
Central Unit
4 10 72 64 8 90 131 608
149
Daily Fauli
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150
Starter
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Car Crash Set
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 594
152
Human Flesh
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 391
153
Land of Giants
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154
End Of Data
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155
Ausgang Verboten
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 393
156
Sympathy Nervous
3 54 82 68 32 95 116 804
157
Chromagain
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1396
158
Vita Noctis
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 824
159
John Bender
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160
Staccato Du Mal
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161
Stratis
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 511
162
Qek Junior
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 454
163
Vitor Hublot
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 325
164
Xiu
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Pure Ground
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1687
166
Mittageisen
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167
Newclear Waves
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168
Echo West
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169
Veronica Vasicka
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2074
170
Days Of Sorrow
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171
Die Gesunden
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172
Danton's Voice
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173
Linea Vienesa
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174
The Metronomes
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175
S.M. Nurse
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 656
176
The Rorschach Garden
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177
Pseudocode
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 267
178
Lower Synth Department
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 386
179
Berserk In A Hayfield
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180
The Fast Set
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181
Janitor Of Lunacy
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182
Bakterielle Infektion
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183
Tommy De Chirico
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184
Frank Alpine
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Smalts
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Weltklang
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Subject
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Lisfrank
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