A chronicle of music genres
Post-Genre tells music history through albums and genres: 2000s dance-punk, drum and bass, Depeche Mode, the shortest track ever. In Russian, with plenty to listen to.
What it is
Post-Genre (ПОСТ-ЖАНР) calls itself a witness to musical life and a chronicle of mutating genres. It's a TikTok of short videos about music history, most often through albums. Five cult dance-punk records of the 2000s, from The Rapture to LCD Soundsystem. Five drum and bass albums worth knowing. The album that made Depeche Mode truly great. The shortest track in history, Napalm Death's "You Suffer". And sometimes a game: can you tell by ear which song was made by a human and which by AI? The narration is in Russian, but the album lists in the captions use original titles, so they're easy to follow anyway.
Why we picked it
Streaming algorithms are good at serving you more of what you already play, and bad at explaining where it came from. Post-Genre does exactly that: it links genres, eras and records into a story that makes sense. The album lists in the captions are easy to save and work through later, ready-made routes into music you might never have wandered into on your own.
The account has around 34 thousand followers, some clips pull in hundreds of thousands of views, and new videos arrive several times a month. The project also runs a YouTube channel, and Russia's Institute of Music Initiatives included it in its list of music TikToks.
Where to start
- The cult dance-punk albums of the 2000s, a great entry if you like guitars and dancing.
- The drum and bass album list, to go deeper than playlists.
- The video on the album that changed Depeche Mode.
- The story of the shortest track ever, for a smile.
- The human-or-AI listening test.
Who it's for
Music fans tired of samey recommendations. Anyone wanting to make sense of electronic and alternative music. People who love stories of how genres are born.
Quick answers
What language is it in? Russian narration, with music from all over the world.
Which genres are in focus? Mostly electronic music, post-punk, alternative and their offshoots.
Is it anywhere else? Yes, there's a YouTube channel under the same name, ПОСТ-ЖАНР.
