Sigilkore

Sigilkore is a subgenre of rap music that originated around 2018 on SoundCloud. It rose to popularity in the summer of 2020. Visually, it implements a maximalistic use of sigils (occult symbols) and other references to occult worshipping, video game and anime references, and elements from both recent and 2000s subcultures.

It draws inspiration from genres such as Cloud Rap, HexD, Tread, and Hyperpop. It blends Trap drums with a more ambiental approach, faster tempos and experimental mixing and mastering techniques such as, but not limited to; bass boosted 808s, wide, reverb-soaked synths, and a bitcrush effect directly inspired from HexD music. It features stuttering beat and vocal cuts, as well as creatively manipulated sections that seamlessly alternate between slowed down and sped up moments.

Lyrically, it utilizes common-place trap music themes, but with an edgy flair. It embraces dark imagery, making references to vampires, blood, casting spells and even invoking the names of demons.

Sigilkore originates from the music collective jewelxxet (axxturel/luci4/4jay and islurwhenitalk created the genre).

Visuals[]

Most of the sigilkore aesthetic can be found in its song and/or album covers. These covers tend to have an image of an anime or video game character on it. In numerous occasions, these are casting spells. These covers also tend to be maximalistic by implementing many decorations, which can be jewels, crosses, stars, flowers and lots of symbols, primarily sigils, often akin to Old Web imagery. Some covers include skulls, cemeteries, haunted houses, tombstones, mythical creatures (usually witches, demons and vampires), bloodstains and fire, elements typically associated with hell.

Music[]

Luci4/Axxturel/4Jay
siouxxie sixxsta/slaywitme
Sellasouls
islurwhenitalk
MajinBlxxdy
Shadow Wizard Money Gang
Painb5y // Evil5pirit
2shanez
Axxad
iluvern!
syrgn
st47ic
rachyl
ST4T1C
Xhris2Easy
kaystrueno
pinkblxxd
Universe
twin
m3wk4
Tezzo
Morgue
bleood / deffic1le
kuru (sometimes)
Prblm (sometimes)
Brokehoes
Backw666s
blairitis / blair
Edward Skeletrix (occasionally, usually his own aesthetic “Skeletrix Island” or Hip-Hop)
crane
Xoly / hdmi666
smokeout / igrowcapss
len333 (sometimes, mostly Hoodtrap)
Xxtarlit (sometimes)
9lives (sometimes)
jnhygs (sometimes, mostly Krushclub)
ethxrxxl / tana
friends (friendsforeverr)
Swazaé (sometimes, mostly Hoodtrap)
67 (star67)
Ebaij / Polowitch
wuu (sometimes)
yuke
Kurcetti (used to) still does occasionally
blair