#underground artists

[cyberpunkonline]

10 CYBERPUNK ARTISTS THAT'LL JACK INTO YOUR SKULL AND REWRITE YOUR TASTE IN MUSIC

Your auditory implants won’t know what hit ‘em.

Right then, reader — pull up your faux-leather trousers and strap on your chrome-plated headphones. We’re blasting through the corrupted circuits of the 2025 underground, bringing you 10 contemporary artists who sound like they’re scoring a riot in Neo-Tokyo while being hacked in real time. Yes, there’s synths. Yes, there’s screaming. No, Grimes isn’t on this list.

MACHINE GIRL Genre: Gabberpunk, Cybercore, ADHD-core Ever wanted to be mugged in a server room by a rave demon? Machine Girl has you covered. It’s breakbeats plus punk plus absolute chaos. Every track is a manic assault from a frothing modem on fire. Start with “MG Ultra” — it's like doing parkour through a collapsing arcade. Machine Girl is a project from New York-based Matt Stephenson, who started it in 2013. What began as breakcore mutated fast into a multi-genre freakout. Live performances are frenzied, sweaty, and borderline ritualistic, often featuring live drums and mosh pit energy in tiny venues. Bandcamp: https://machinegirl.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WwSkZ7LtFUFjGjMZBMt6T

TENGUSHEE Genre: Faewave, Electrofolk, Cyberdrift, Post-Ratcore This glitching shadow-beast of the net is what happens if a faerie takes too many digital drugs and starts a resistance movement in a cursed VR chatroom. Tengushee doesn’t just cross genres — they light them on fire, digitise the ashes, and make a concept album out of it. Expect story-driven drops, haunted samplers, and the occasional whisper from the void. Tengushee operates like a ghost in the wires, often dropping full-concept albums with narrative arcs tied to multimedia projects, zines, or even encoded tone signals. Based somewhere between London and Faewave, their work includes collaborations with glitch-artists and mythmakers, crafting a world as deep as it is weird. Bandcamp: https://tengushee.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5pPzJk8q2YbVRo3dEiE5rZ

PERTURBATOR Genre: Darksynth, CyberGoth Former black metal guitarist turns synth wizard and soundtracks the end of civilisation in style. Every track feels like the opening credits to a forbidden anime you found on a hacked VHS tape. His recent albums dip into goth rock, coldwave, and grim industrial — a sonic warehouse rave thrown inside a haunted monolith. James Kent is the man behind Perturbator, rising out of the French synthwave explosion in the early 2010s. What set him apart was the sheer cinematic density of his work, as well as his willingness to evolve. His later albums feel like full-blown existential crises scored with analog doom. Bandcamp: https://perturbator.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0O02jvPzKT1kQEYg5XEqRA

GUNSHIP Genre: Synthwave with Dad Issues Think “Stranger Things” but horny for Blade Runner. GUNSHIP slaps synth arpeggios across your face while whispering movie references into your ear. Songs like “Tech Noir” and “Dark All Day” are pure neon cocaine. Bonus points for the video with Tim Capello, the sax guy from The Lost Boys. Formed in the UK, GUNSHIP emerged from the ashes of alternative rock band Fightstar. What they lacked in punk energy, they made up for with lush synth arrangements and cinematic ambition. With vocal guests ranging from horror icons to YouTube animators, they’re a love letter to analog future-fantasies. Bandcamp: https://gunshipmusic.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dD9W6Gh8Mo9Tu4S7ydz8q

SHREDDER 1984 Genre: Darksynth, CyberMetal French producer who mashes heavy metal energy into a screaming cyberpunk blender. His album "Dystopian Future" is all dark atmosphere and adrenaline. This is music for doing squats with a neural interface strapped to your head. Shredder 1984 is exactly what it says on the tin: shred. A project born from metal roots but raised on VHS aesthetics and neon grime, Shredder builds tracks that feel like boss fights in an underground data vault. Occasionally throws in face-melting guitar solos for good measure. Bandcamp: https://shredder1984.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2YlR5FzF4XWgeXGxR2b3Vh

REVOLTING PUPPETS Genre: Cyberpunk Punk These Swiss psychos deliver rebellious punk fused with grinding electronics. The kind of band that would stage-dive into a riot squad. Add in LED helmets and maximum cyber attitude and you’ve got a live act worth risking a black eye for. Born in Bern, Switzerland, the Puppets are part cyber-art project, part live-action political tantrum. The band leans hard into performance art, complete with backstories and a lore-rich website that feels like an ARG. Think Rage Against the Machine, but upgraded with malware. Website: http://revoltingpuppets.com

CLIPPING. Genre: Sci-fi Horror Rap Experimental hip hop trio fronted by Daveed Diggs that brings tales of malfunctioning AIs, haunted ships, and cosmic terror over glitch-heavy beats. Their albums feel like audio novellas for doomed protagonists. Start with "There Existed an Addiction to Blood" or "Visions of Bodies Being Burned." clipping. formed in Los Angeles, with William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes providing the surgical, abrasive production. Their use of silence, static, and horror tropes makes them unique in the rap world. And yes, Diggs was in Hamilton, but don’t let that fool you — these guys write soundtracks for existential dread. Bandcamp: https://clppng.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cNNNhdJDrt3vgQjwSavNf

BEAST IN BLACK Genre: Cyber Metal, Synth Power If you're into big riffs, bigger vocals, and synths that sound like they were mined from an alien war machine, Beast in Black delivers. Their album "Dark Connection" is basically a concept record about AI girlfriends and cyber-samurai. Finnish-Greek metal band formed by former Battle Beast guitarist Anton Kabanen, Beast in Black are unapologetically bombastic. They mix anime aesthetics with power metal drama, and if you can get past the over-the-top vocals, you’ll find a band that gets how to marry synths with shredding. Website: https://beastinblack.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wJ1z2KgFvb1GQ9ApnFlog

OKLOU Genre: Glitchpop, Cyberambient A softer, prettier ghost in the machine. Oklou blends vaporous vocals with ambient electronics and medieval fantasy energy. It’s like if a fairy princess got lost inside a Sega Dreamcast. Oklou is the moniker of French artist Marylou Mayniel. With classical music training and a background in club culture, she creates tracks that are emotionally dense but digitally fragile. Her work occupies the misty edges of cyberpunk, where romance and signal loss overlap. Bandcamp: https://oklou.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1FqqOl9itIUpXr4jZPIVoT

NAZAR Genre: Deconstructed Club, Warwave Amsterdam-based producer with beats sharp enough to cut through reinforced concrete. Inspired by war, trauma, and classic cyberpunk anime. His upcoming album "Demilitarize" might be the most realistic sonic vision of future conflict you’ll hear this year. Nazar was born in Angola and raised in Europe, and his music reflects that blend of postcolonial tension and Western club evolution. His productions on labels like Hyperdub use field recordings, mechanical rhythms, and unflinching political commentary. Harsh, heavy, and honest. Bandcamp: https://nazarmusic.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1pQWsZQehhS4wavwh7Fe8D

[bylersboy]

intro post (finally)

ive debated making an intro post because first off ive been on tumblr for two years and I never got around to it and secondly I am really really horrible at talking about myself because what is to much info and what it to little info and the cycle continues but im giving it a shot because I feel like my mutuals have no idea who I am lmao

HAI my name is Charlie im 16 (18+ I dont mind if you follow me but please dont dm me thank you :]) I use jasper as an online name kind of (at this point its just reserved for my best friend ace but I dont mind if other people call me jasper since I still love the name)

my pronouns are he/him but im also perfectly comfortable with common neopronouns (it/its xey/xem) if you wanna get funky with it.

im a self diagnosed autistic and ARFID (if you dont know what that is its an eating disorder where certain factors make you avoidant and restrictive of the food you eat and it has nothing to do with physical appearance. for me its linked to my autistic sensory issues(ALSO OCD NOW?!!? WHAT THE FUCK?!!?)) I have depression and anxiety and the only reason I mention this is because I relate my mental health to my fav characters in tv shows and books and stuff so if you see me posting about them like everything is connected lol

(my a03 is ghostwithfeet if you want to see me be silly and project my weird life onto fictional characters (I am the most inconsistent updater in the world please expect nothing from me if you even ask about a project it will scare me and like I turtle I will crawl into my shell never to see the light of day again))

my interests really vary about current hyperfixations but heres the master list

current hyperfixs

stranger things specifically Byler but mostly mike wheeler (this has turned into a special interest(I DO NOT support Noah schnapp or another of the other cast members who are in support of the inhumane actions the Israel government are doing. I am pro saving innocent civilians. I know that this can be controversial to be such a big fan of this show and honestly I have a lot of complex feelings on the matter but im autistic as previously mentioned and its my special interest and It won't leave my brain even if im not directly interacting with the media so im gonna yap about it on my blog thank you.))

also just Finn wolf hard for some reason (check out his band the Aubreys its awesome. also check out a recent movie he was in called when you finished Saving the world. it means a lot to me)

donna tarts the goldfinch book

old special interests/hyperfixs

the percy Jackson universe specifically nico di Angelo

the IT universe specifically reddie and Beverly marsh but more leaning towards richie tozier (see what I mean with the Finn wolf hard thing)

dead boy detectives !!

doctor who (I haven't even finished David tenants doctor yet so please no spoilers)

Alice oseman content (never read loveless or iwbft but ive read all of her other stuff)

paper girls graphic novel

other interests

the good place tv show

Kathleen Glasgows book girl in pieces

the walking dead comics including the clementine spin off graphic novels

um yeah thats all I can think of for now

my fav musicians/bands

florence and the machine

indigo de Souza

Kevin Atwater

searows

daffo

leith ross

Lowkey ive also been fucking with Sabrina carpenter

the Aubreys

sadurn

the cranberries

soccer mommy

runo plum

nep

lala lala

hospital bracelet

Chappell roan

AURORA

Madilyn Mei!

(my music taste is all over the place and is also very seasonal and I have a bunch of underground artists I dont listen to but I am here to give good recs I promise my playlists are fire)

we've gotten to the part of the intro post where im wondering if this is way to much information so sorry if I overshared idk but hope we can be silly mutuals or friends if you want (never be scared to shoot the friendship shot I would love to yap with y'all)

also since this is taking over my other pinned post I just want to put this as an honorary spot and let everyone know that my old pinned post was a quote from radio silence and that Aled last is me and I am him and the February Friday plot line is actually me and it makes me sick how much I resonate with that book

[8ceace]

Sweet Mint is doing so well! Thank you all so much, keep listening & adding it to your playlists for me please!!🫶🏽💜☁️

[tremendously-crazy]

"Oh I listen to such underground indie music!" You say, while listening to the most popular indie bands of all time.

I, however, an enlightened individual (because listening to more obscure music makes me superior to you) listen to super underground artists, for example a musician who has 245 monthly listeners on spotify that I only found through grafitti on a traffic sign on my way to the mall. This gives me a better music grade than you, which is both normal to want and possible to achieve

[natalyabby]

♡ 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉'𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝒾𝓃𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒹𝑜𝓁𝓁 𝒾𝒻 𝓌𝑒'𝓇𝑒 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒻𝓊𝓃? 𝓌𝒶𝓁𝓀 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝑒 𝓂𝓎 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 & 𝓌𝑒'𝓁𝓁 𝒷𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓃𝑔 ♡

- '𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦' 𝘣𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘢 ! 💿🥀 xo

[mckennagraymusic]

Photo by @ JessicaTaylorPhoto on Instagram for my latest music project☺️

[demonautopsy]

Trying to make peace with the fact that I may never be able to go back home. Homesickness is the most painful thing I've ever had to go through and I've been through shit that might seem worse from other people's perspectives but having been forcefully displaced from the only home I've ever known is soul shattering. Not to mention everything I gotta deal with as a result of that.

[shauna-dean-fp]

LAST BEST POP STARS OUT 8/20

[parisianhearts777]

Something new 💕🎶👑

[latesptmbr]

smoke break

[carpmatthew]

Manifesto launch - Ink on paper, 148x105mm, 2023.

www.carpmatthew.com

[afterdark00]

cloudburst 🌧️

unreleased

[8ceace]

I might as well let them know, Doll Feelings out MONDAY 3/31🎀

[natalyabby]

~ 𝒶𝓇𝓉𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 // 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑜𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝒶𝓇𝓉𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓈 🌹💕🎶🫶🏼

Recently, an odd and somewhat unexpected source of artistic inspiration for me has been reading up on news and local events. Being observant of the social & political landscape around me in my day to day. I'm not the kind to create overtly political music, so I don't mean it in that way exactly...

It's more that, being attuned to the current climate is opening my eyes as to how immensely needed passionate, inspiring, beautiful, hopeful, or just generally expressive music/art is right now. Just how necessary myself and every artist out there truly is. How there is not only a vague desire, but a genuine NEED for artists & their art.

I forget that outside of my own personal echo-chamber of media (as you can imagine, I consume a lot of aesthetic, artistic, philosophical and spiritual media/content) the world can seem very grey, pessimistic and incredibly in need of music, art & colour.

Scrolling through accounts that I follow, it's easy for me to feel like 'eh, everything has already been done; there's so many people doing better than me, it's oversaturated, etc', but in reality when I step outside of that bubble, dedicated artists & musicians are a shining few and play a profound role in adding vibrancy & beauty in all forms to our world.

I feel like throughout my life I've always known my instinctive role (whether I manage to get paid for it or not) is that of an artist. That's it. Doesn't matter if I make art every day or every few months- whether any given piece I create ends up technically good or bad- it's just that being an artist is inherent to my nature.

Whilst I've known this about myself, I've often felt a little apathetic about how much other people will really care; questioning how important my art truly is when there's soo many great artists out there already doing amazing things. Why my art when there's so much greatness already out there?

I guess it's also that a lot of artists sort of (whether inadvertently or directly), get the message that art is just some fiddly diddly, frivolous hobby they do in some rando shed in their free time and while is admirable, doesn't have impact in 'the real world', which couldn't be further from the truth.

We are taught that to be an artist and to consume art is some almost hedonistic 'side quest' in the game of life, rather than a deeply meaningful and 'legitimate' thing.

I'm beginning to see how while indeed, there are many artists around; every single artist really does have a unique message they're called to deliver to people, and art/music isn't just something pretty to look at or play in the background. It deeply influences people in ways that simple words cannot. Art is beyond necessary and influential in our world even if for many, its influence operates on an unconscious level. I'm so grateful that as an artist, I have this opportunity to not only communicate, but bring people into my world- or a world 🌏🥀🌙

[hiitay]

I need yalls help!!! We were nominated for a viewers choice award and while I def need yall to go vote I also need yall to hit up Yo Atl Raps and tell em to fix HiiTay's name!!! https://www.yoatlraps.com/vote-pg5 my name is wrong on there it's spelled HiLLTay but still vote, and when you done send me a screen shot in dms and I'll give you promo on my IG! Also go hit up atl raps and tell em to fix it! https://www.instagram.com/atl_raps?igsh=MW55c3hpZDUwb2cyaQ==