If you've ever seen videos of Russian people doing crazy things, it's probably been accompanied by this music:
This distinctive song, Tri Poloski, is actually part of a larger subgenre of Electric music, call Hardbass. Hardbass usually has a high BPM, loud bass drum, strong and quirky bassline, and rapping. The singing is also often autotuned or distorted in some way.
These qualities are certainly very present in Tri Poloski. The distorted rapping starts the song off as the quirky bassline builds up. Once the intro is finished, the deep bass drum kicks off, displaying the fast 165 BPM.
The lyrics also classify Tri Poloski as Hardbass. This type of music has become popular among poorer regions of the Russian countryside, so a great deal of Hardbass lyrics incorporate the Gopnik* culture of the area. This is obvious in Tri Poloski. The title itself translates to "three stripes", which likely refers to the three stripes on Adidas tracksuits, which are very popular in those areas.
Beyond that, the lyrics have little to do with Gopnik culture, and actually tell a charming bittersweet story of summer love and the end of summer.
This eccentric subgenre has certainly found an equally eccentric home.
*Gopnik is the culture of less populated areas of Russia where education and economic situation are poor.
Comments