What's that new genre of electronic music I hear in Ukrainian war videos?

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What's that new genre of electronic music I hear in Ukrainian war videos?

It reminds me a bit of techno
The melody is played on an e-cowbell
The videos have this meme dog:

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Dran

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"Phonk" traditionally referred to the music style itself without lyrics, but as most emerging music styles do, it's evolved into a sort of new-age emo/grunge mix of Phonk, Hip-Hop, and Alternative Rock. All of the below can be considered modern phonk, even though in the strictest sense, traditional phonk is lyricless. A lot of people will know the "phonk walk" song Why Not by Ghostface Playa

https://www.youtube.com/@trash-gang This youtube channel has popularized many of the rising artists in the genere as it's evolved over the last 3-4 years, and if you're looking for some recommendations from an enthusiast, check out (in no particular order):

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Oh great thanks! It's exciting to watch a new electronic music genre develop. The last time I was aware of that happening was around 2016 with Vaporwave...

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Don't forget about Drift Phonk

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