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Dariacore
Other namesHyperflip
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins2020s, Internet
Typical instruments
Regional scenes
Japan
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This page is about music genre. For album of the same name, see Dariacore (album).

Dariacore, also known as Hyperflip[1][2][3], is a microgenre of sample-based electronic dance music pioneered by Jane Remover (under the alias "leroy") in the early 2020s. It is characterized by a humorous tone, frantic tempo, and recognizable sampling. It is sometimes considered a subgenre of hyperpop.[4][5]

Dariacore primarily draws from pop music and internet memes for its sample material, and implements aspects of various genres of EDM, such as Jersey club, dubstep, and complextro. It has a notable regional scene in Japan, where its roots can be traced back to Niconico's "otoMAD" video editing subculture.[6]

Characteristics

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Dariacore is most defined by its eclectic use of samples from pop music[5], underground viral hits[7], pop culture[8], and internet memes[2], as well as its fast BPMs.[9] The genre often incorporates vocal chops and sound effects such as car crashes, police sirens[10] and bed squeaks.[11] It uses bouncy, syncopated rhythms derived from Jersey club[4][12], as well as breakbeats.[13] Pitch shifting is often incorporated, similar to another Internet-born remix microgenre, nightcore.[11] Billie Bugara, a creative director at SoundCloud and the manager of Remover's label, described dariacore as "pop music on steroids in the best way possible", saying the genre revolves around "how one deconstructs pop and dance music into this amalgamation of controlled chaos".[11] The sound design and bass drops of dubstep are also commonly present in the style.[2][7][14]

Jane Remover, the genre's creator, has cited producer Vektroid[15], particularly her glitchy track "Sick & Panic"[11], and the Weird SoundCloud movement as primary influences on the genre's sound.[16] Writing for No Bells, H.D. Angel draws comparisons to the work of Kid606.[7] The Fader's team compares it to John Oswald and the plunderphonics movement.[13]

Producers in the genre often theme their branding around various pop cultural references such as cartoons and video games.[11][7][9] As the genre evolved, aesthetics began to become more peculiar and abstract, with Kieran Press-Reynolds highlighting an example of a producer who themed their branding around the dress, a viral meme from 2015.[1]

Background and history

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The term "dariacore" was first used by Jane Remover for a trilogy of albums released on SoundCloud under the alias "leroy" in the early 2020s[7][9][17], with cover artwork taken from the cartoon Daria.[18][16] Others would begin to create music in the same style as the album, birthing a microgenre.[19][14] Remover would disavow the term[18][20], calling it "a joke that's been going on for too long"[11], but the genre would continue to grow online, taking influence from the YouTube Poop community and the hyperpop scene.[1] The genre is primarily made by Generation Z individuals[21] who grew up listening to popular EDM producers of the 2010s, such as Skrillex and Virtual Riot.[11][7]

Some drama emerged in the scene early on, with accusations against other artists of ripping off leroy's style.[7] Following Remover's comments on the name dariacore, some artists would remove the hashtag from their music.[18] Remover would later revisit the sound — releasing a new album under the leroy moniker, Grave Robbing, in 2023[22], and saying in a 2025 interview with Anthony Fantano that they think dariacore is "more influential than anything" and that they returned to the sound with Revengeseekerz.[8] The alternate name "hyperflip" began to see more use after Remover's comments on the dariacore name.[23]

The genre has mostly remained underground, but has occasionally broken into the mainstream, with popular YouTuber IShowSpeed rapping over a leroy beat, and Danny Brown and JPEGMafia taking influence from dariacore for their song "Fentanyl Tester".[1]

Regional scenes

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Underground musicians in Japan began to take notice of the genre over the next few years[19], with the country's oldest netlabel, Lost Frog Productions, releasing multiple albums based around the genre. Even as the interest in the American side of the scene began to wane, it continued to increase in popularity in Japan, though more commonly under the name hyperflip instead of dariacore. Several real life events have been organized in Japan solely based around the genre, while in the US, in-person events are much less common.[1] Japanese hyperflip's origins can be traced back to the otoMAD remix culture of Niconico, with Vocaloid producer Haraguchi Sasuke drawing comparisons between the two subcultures in an interview with Billboard Japan.[6] Common sources of sampling within Japanese hyperflip tracks include anime song, j-pop, and Vocaloid music.[1] The genre would even make its way into Konami's BEMANI series of rhythm games, with the track "lowercase lifetime" in Beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush.[24]

Notable artists

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Press-Reynolds, Kieran (April 9, 2025). "Remember Jane Remover's Mashup Genre Dariacore? It's Blowing Up in Japan Now". Pitchfork.
  2. ^ a b c chalcopyrite (February 22, 2024). "What's New in Afterhours?: Feb 2024". WKNC-FM.
  3. ^ Stephens, TC (December 10, 2024). "Branching Out of "Internet Music"". Tastemakers.
  4. ^ a b Dunn, Payton (August 10, 2022). "Subculture Party Is Taking Over". Paper Mag.
  5. ^ a b Pagliaro, Veronica (October 18, 2024). "Kari, Dragonfly student opener, talks music and more". The Triangle.
  6. ^ a b Higaki, Yuuka. "＿＿（アンダーバー）と原口沙輔が明かす、歌コレ・ボカコレに対する本音" [＿＿ (Underscore) and Haraguchi Sasuke reveal their true feelings about UtaColle and VocaColle]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese).
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Angel, H.D. (February 10, 2022). "Digital swing: An interview with carbine". No Bells.
  8. ^ a b Fantano, Anthony (April 13, 2025). "J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-JANE REMOVER INTERVIEW". The Needle Drop.
  9. ^ a b c d Zollner, Amelia (October 11, 2022). "xaev Is Painting Their Own Picture". Ringtone.
  10. ^ chalcopyrite (October 1, 2023). "Album Review: "Girls Love Jungle" by gum.mp3 & Dazegxd". WKNC-FM.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Press-Reynolds, Kieran (November 24, 2021). "An 18-year-old invented a new genre of meme-heavy music called 'dariacore' that's like 'pop music on steroids'". Business Insider.
  12. ^ Sundaresan, Mano (November 23, 2021). "Jane Remover: Frailty Album Review". Pitchfork.
  13. ^ a b "The 50 best albums of 2021". The Fader. December 14, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Kadir, Sahand (August 26, 2024). "Weird 'N' Green: 10 More Fun Albums To Listen To Before the End of Summer". Trill Mag.
  15. ^ Darville, Jordan (November 12, 2021). "5 Fast Facts with dltzk, the teenage digicore producer with adrenaline and heart". The Fader.
  16. ^ a b Zhang, Cat (January 22, 2025). "Digicore Hero dltzk Is So Online It Hurts". Pitchfork.
  17. ^ Deville, Chris (May 23, 2022). "Stream leroy's Triumphantly Frenetic Mashup Album Dariacore 3... At least I think that's what it's called?". Stereogum.
  18. ^ a b c d e Press-Reynolds, Kieran (January 25, 2022). "Deep-internet bubbles: How microgenres are taking over SoundCloud". No Bells.
  19. ^ a b Alexandria, Lavender (April 15, 2025). "Jane Remover's Revengeseekerz Is Brash, Bitter, and Brilliant". Ringtone.
  20. ^ Helfhand, Raphael (May 23, 2022). "Listen to leroy's final mix". The Fader.
  21. ^ a b Press-Reynolds, Kieran (July 31, 2024). "Raving in Electrolimbo: Why Won't the Industry Embrace the Future?". RA.
  22. ^ Bellin, Sean (November 19, 2023). "Bellin: The Top Three Standout Albums From 2023". BC Heights.
  23. ^ Kenkai, Yoshi (December 19, 2023). "原口沙輔が解説する「人マニア」×ケンカイヨシ対談インタビュー連載「この楽曲分析、合ってますか？」前編" [Haraguchi Sasuke explains "Hitomania" x Yoshi Kenkai interview series: "Is This Song Analysis Correct?" Part 1]. Plug+ (in Japanese).
  24. ^ BEMANI Sound Team ZAQUAVA. "lowercase lifetime". E-Amusement (in Japanese).
  25. ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (March 26, 2025). "How Phonk Became the Most Lucrative Yet Lifeless Genre of the 2020s". Pitchfork.
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