Future rave (also known as FUTURE RAVE or FR) is a genre of EDM coined by

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David Guetta Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...

and

Morten Breum Morten Breum (; born 26 May 1982), better known by his stage name Morten, is a Danish DJ and record producer, together with David Guetta he developed and created the sound known as “future rave”. His professional music career started with his ...

. The sound is noted as a combination of

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and

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. In 2022, the pair went on a tour under the name Future Rave. The style was popularized by other EDM artists such as

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History

In 2019, French producer David Guetta and Danish producer Morten Breum paired together to produce some tracks, the style of which they would later call Future Rave. The first two tracks produced in this style by the pair were " Never Be Alone" with

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and an official remix of

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's "

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." In 2022, the pair went on a US Tour under the title ''Future Rave,'' including an appearance at EDC, and started a residency at Hï

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under the same title. In 2022, after a 4-year hiatus,

came back to play the

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and his set was described as Future Rave and Future Techno. He released the track ''Black Magic'' which has been described as "synth-packed, captivating track that immerses its listeners into the world of techno."

Style and sound

The sound is described as futuristic techno with

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arrangements layered in. According to Magnetic Mag, "what sets future rave apart is a slight shift in syncopation, which makes all the difference. There is an added level of syncopation to the percussions which creates a slightly more mature and rolling groove, which is interlaced with the same aggressively-programmed synth hits that propel the tracks forward. The sound pallets haven't changed, but the timings and grooves have over corrected themselves back to the early rave days of the 90s." The tracks also contain rolling, energetic grooves with long build ups and drops, euphoric vocals and anthemic breakdowns.

Examples

* ''

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'' –

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feat Lanie Gardner * '' Never Be Alone'' – David Guetta, MORTEN feat

* ''Kill Me Slow'' – David Guetta & MORTEN * ''Permanence –'' David Guetta & MORTEN * ''You Can't Change Me'' – David Guetta & MORTEN feat Raye * ''Element'' – David Guetta & MORTEN * ''Love Tonight (David Guetta Remix)'' - Shouse * ''Black Magic'' –

* ''Let's Rave, Make Love'' - Armin van Buuren and Shapov * ''Meant to Be (Rave Edit)'' – JUSTUS * ''Weight of the World (Club Mix)'' – Armin van Buuren featuring RBVLN

Artists

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References

{{Reflist Electronic dance music genres