Percussion Wave

A genre or subgenre of music that emphasizes percussion as the primary focus, often elevating drums from a background rhythmic role to a lead melodic or emotional driver. Tracks in this style use aggressive, experimental, or unconventional drum patterns—often with glitchy, distorted, or high-intensity textures. It’s less about traditional melodies and more about impact, rhythm, and raw sonic energy.

Percussion Wave tracks can be found across hyperpop, experimental rap, trap, breakcore, and even ambient—if the drums are doing the talking, it qualifies. The genre often leans on techniques like the Machine Gun Kickwave, chaotic hi-hat runs, distorted snares, and unorthodox time signatures.

Coined by artist and producer Some Rando on YouTube (handle: @SomeRandoOfficial) in 2025, it emerged as a descriptor for a new wave of beat-making where percussion is king.

This track ain’t even got a melody—it’s just pure Percussion Wave. The kicks got more plot than a Netflix drama.

by SomeRandoOfficial April 18, 2025

Percussion Rinse

A definitive set of percussion sounds, signifying transition or moving through with in a song.

Noun; there was a percussion in that verse prior to the chorus

Verb; The drummer added a percussion rinse to that song

by Cynduck August 20, 2024

Erotic Percussion

A sex position in which you do it in doggy style but the male is slapping her ass like an African drum. Also, like bongos.

Damn, the Erotic Percussion position got me laid last night by Starkeeesha and Le-a (Ledasha). It makes me tingle like anime and xvideos.

by The Boy Lyric March 19, 2017

Percussive Maintenance

The fine art of hitting or lightly tapping on an object to make it function as expected

*bOOM bOOM bOOM*
A: What the hell is going on down there?!
B: I'm just doing some Percussive Maintenance on the TV!

by We are anonymous, Expect us. June 1, 2020

percussion section

The part of the band that nobody cares about but has the HOTTEST girls in it (even hotter than the flute girls)

Also you get to bang on drums. Don't ever ask anybody to willingly play the xylophone. They won't

God, Roy! Look at those HOT girls next to those guys in the percussion section!

by SLAAAAAAYER April 24, 2023

Salyards MS Percussion

This group of kids made Mid-West Clinic playing the songs ¨Fidget¨ and ¨Shared Space¨ there was going to be a ¨Seeing the World¨ part, but someone did not learn their part in time..

Kid-1- Have you heard about the Salyards MS Percussion??
Kid-2-I have not is a Middle School bro

by Storm The Idiot May 20, 2022

Percussion

Percussion musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a handheld or pedal-operated stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.

"Do you play the percussion." "Yes, I do"

by PinkBeanBoiiiiiii June 3, 2022