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Sea Punk
Seapunk is a genre of electronic dance music with a heavy emphasis on cartoonish aquatic themes. Mashing together multiple themes from the electronic music scene and iconic nautical images, seapunk has become a new trend in today's constantly changing rave culture. Created online by a small group of social media enthusiasts, Seapunk gained popularity as it was shared, forwarded, and linked across the internet. Miles Raymer of the Chicago reader describes seapunk music as "a style of electronic music that incorporates bits of 90s house and techno, the past 15 years or so of pop and R&B, and the latest in southern trap rap—all overlaid with a twinkly, narcotic energy that recalls new-age music and chopped-and-screwed hip-hop mix tapes in roughly equal measure." Seapunks believe the future will look something like Costner’s warrior-filled “Waterworld,” although they are not technically associated with the film. A Brooklyn DJ, Lil Internet, is credited with having coined the term in 2010 after having a surreal dream consisting of a leather jacket in which the studs had been replaced with barnacles. Lil Internet describes seapunk's vibe as "Venice Beach Acid Rave 1995." Giving rise to a new music genre, fashion trends, and internet imagery, seapunk has grown from a tiny sub-genre into a subculture phenomena. Seapunk has manifested itself in the real world with dance parties themed around the style and entire groups devoted to creating Seapunk music. The popular Sega Genesis character Ecco the Dolphin is viewed as an idol in this genre of music, believed to be the embodiment of everything the genre represents. Sharing images on the popular networking site Tumblr is a large facet of this new trend as well. Images featuring neon flashing colors and rotating geometric shapes floating above oceans of brilliant blue or green water flood the pages tagged with a #Seapunk Hashtag. This imagery has given rise to new internet sub-genres consisting of similar themes such as slimepunk.

Seapunk Fashion
Seapunk fashion is characterized by an overuse of the color turquoise and either nautically themed articles of clothing. The most prevalent fashion trend in Seapunk is dyeing one's hair blue, green, or turquoise, and accenting with matching make up. The originators of Sea punk claim that the recent trend in fashion involving the use of bright blues is of their influence. Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Gwen Stefani have all been seen donning bright blue hair recently, and Seapunk frontrunner Zombelle said "There are people who work for Lady Gaga in my circle of friends." Other major trends in Seapunk include mirrored circle sunglasses, yin-yangs, aquatic animal tattoos, and anything that glows blue. Seapunk trends have been featured on one of today's most popular electronic music and fashion blogs, Mishka NYC.

Artists making Seapunk Music
Ultra Violet MC Fire for Effect LAO Unicorn Kid MIL3¥ $3RI·VS Zombelle Noms Adeptus Bandido Ultrademon Diamond Black Hearted Boy