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House is a genre of electronic music that first appeared in Chicago in the early 1980's. It has — and continues to be — one of the most influential genres within electronic music. It has given rise to many genres and subgenres of electronic music, such as Electro House.
House music is generally focused on a dance rhythm with 4/4 beats, hi-hat cymbals, and manufactured repeated basslines. While a direct descendant of disco, house is based around electronic production, and is typically more minimalistic.
The color associated with the genre before genre colors were phased out was: Orange (Hex: #EA8C00) (RGB: 234, 140, 0)
Subgenres[]
Acid House[]
Acid House is a style of House music that is characterized by the repetitive basslines and "squelching" sounds from the Roland TB-303 synthesiser and minimal four-on-the-floor House beats.
Balearic Beat is a laid-back, slower subgenre of music influenced by R&B. It was popularized in Ibiza, which is part of the Balearic Islands in Spain, from which the genre got its name.
A subgenre of House music that puts heavy emphasis on the bass, hat structure, and the groove aspect of normal House music. It developed and separated itself from Bassline, from which it drew its characteristic, iconic, simple, modulating FM basses. In time, it was fused with Dubstep.
Big Room House originated from House genres popular in the late 2000s such as Electro House, Dutch House, Tech House and Progressive House. It is characterized by its simple instrumentation yet complex structure, with heavy usage of reverb and white noise, achieving a festive atmosphere.
A subgenre of House that was coined by Brazilian producer, Alok. It has similarities to its counterpart, Ghetto House, but has distinct Techno undertones & Latin influences within its sound. Musicians who currently produce Brazilian Bass include, but are not limited to, Alok, Sevenn, Liu, & Kage.
Color House is a subgenre of House that originates from Color Bass music. It focuses on harmonizing a lot of sound which, traditionally, are less harmonic.
Commercial House, also known as Festival Progressive House, is a subgenre of House with euphoric drops, featuring bright, layered, modern supersaws and/or pianos. It is influenced by Uplifting Trance and Progressive House, but often has a structure similar to Big Room House and Electro House.
As stated in the name, this is the deepest form of House music, featuring heavy emphasis on bass-driven melodies and lengthier track durations, reaching upwards of 8+ minutes in some instances. It is intended to be immersive through a bass-driven, deep, and more minimalistic approach and sometimes a slower tempo which can range from around 100 BPM to anywhere in the vicinity of that of the standard for House music. A characteristic element is the use of deeper plucks that are sometimes coupled with plenty of reverb to create a more profound, intimate atmosphere, which is the main focus of this subgenre. Deep House tracks typically follow a Progressive structure.
The most directly influenced from the Disco era, Disco House makes use of Disco sound design, samples, and vocal processing to create groove-based production. There are still many prominent labels releasing it alongside Tech House, such as Toolroom, Defected, and Glasgow Underground.
Electro House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by its warm, fuzzy basslines and punchy, compressed drum beat at around 130 BPM. It is often accompanied by crisp high-pitched synthesizer leads and clipped vocal samples.
Primarily defined by complex rhythms made from Latin-influenced drum kits, a lower emphasis on basslines and squeaky, high-pitched lead synths. Influences on the subgenre include Detroit Techno, Hip Hop and other urban styles of music.
A dynamic derivative subgenre that appeared in the second half of the 2000s. It has prerequisites for French house with the use of melodic instrumental synthesizers (piano, guitar, organ) and frequent inclusions of vocals embedded in the modern sound of electro-house. Mainly represented by such musicians as Justice, Sebastian, Laurent Wolf, Alex Gopher and in particular music by the label Ed Banger Records. In the works of many of them, the influence of electroclash, new rave and the style of the Daft Punk band (pioneers of the "French house") is also very noticeable.
Usually described by a 4/4 beat pattern & deep Melbourne Minimal bass hits between each kick inducing a repeated fall & rise effect. May feature high-pitched, pitch-bent electro synths or horns.
A style of house music originally produced by French artists, a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European dance music scene and a form of Euro-disco. The defining characteristics of the sound are heavy reliance on filter and phaser effects both on and alongside samples from late 1970s and early 1980s American or European disco tracks, causing thicker harmonic foundations than the genre's descendants. Most tracks in this vein feature steady 4-on-the-floorbeats with a tempo range of 110–130 beats per minute. Oftentimes, the use of simple analog or analog-styled synths is employed, accompanied by bass guitars and, occasionally, vocals processed using a "talkbox" effect.
Funky House is a subgenre of House influenced by the sounds of Disco and Funk, characterized by warm, catchy basslines and techniques like side-chaining and filtering, which achieve the effects of "swooshes" and "swirls", giving it a bouncy tempo.
This subgenre of House, also named UK Deep House, meant to push the boundaries, was coined by megastar DJ Tchami in 2011. It has been said to have been pioneered by Oliver Heldens, and is typically characterized by bass-driven metallic synthworks. It is a descendant of Deep House which sometimes leaves its traces as a stylistic origin within pluck sounds. Future House usually places heavy emphasis on rhythm, employing the use of off-beat basses, swing and rhythm-reinforcing percussion patterns. One popular instrument choice is the piano, being played in a swung, off-beat manner to create a "bouncy" effect and emphasize the rhythm. A common technique met in Future House, used in the sound design, is layering two oscillators, one of them being at a perfect fifth interval compared to the other, as a means of producing harmony and a more pleasant / complete sound. Compared to other House subgenres, this is more club-driven.
An emerging subgenre of Future House, pioneered by Mike Williams, Mesto, Justin Mylo and Brooks. As a derivation of future house, it injects even more syncopation, oftentimes employing counterpoint melodies between the basses and leads. It features an emphasis on elongated sidechain ducking and sharp, punchy transient synths that give the bass its 'bouncy' feel.
Garage House is a style of house popularized in the 1980s, often featuring gospel and disco influences as well as soulful female vocals. It later developed into UK Garage in the United Kingdom.
Features minimal 808 and 909 drum machine-driven tracks and sometimes sexually explicit lyrics. The use of pitch bending is often employed for the basslines and vocals, which can be influenced by rap / hip hop. Heavy emphasis is placed on a constant and consistent sub bass. A subgenre of this genre is footwork/juke, which is a faster variation of Ghetto House but with rapidly pounding drums and occassional snares.
Hip house is a subgenre of House which involves rapping instead of singing. Emerging in the late 1980s as popular nightclub music, it went on to gain substantial chart successes in the 1990s. While largely sidelined in the 2000s by Pop Rap, it saw a mini resurgence in the late 2000s/early 2010s as prominent house artists collaborated with hip hop artists to significant chart success and frequent play in clubs.
House music that is meant to be a callback to the 1980s, with old-time samples being featured, plus funk-like basslines usually constituted of frequency modulating analog waveforms, a large use of repetition, and is meant to overall be a fun type of music to listen to.
Melodic House is a subgenre of house with a heady, melodic, arpeggiator-heavy sound, derived from Progressive House and related to Melodic Techno. Melodic House tends to not have the darker bassline associated with Progressive House, instead opting for a brighter sound.
Organic House is a subgenre of house related to Deep House and Downtempo. The melodies often use or emulate acoustic instruments such as marimbas, violins, vibraphones, and various other traditional instruments, aiming for a spiritual and mature atmosphere. Additionally, sounds like foley noises and vinyl crackles can further help to embrace its natural character.
Outsider House is a form of House characterized by its intentional use of rough, lo-fi production, often utilizing a mix of analogue-like and digital instrumentation.
Phonk House is a style of House that is characterized by its energetic cowbells, bass and kick. It has elements of jazz and classic hip hop and combines the sounds of House with Drift Phonk.
The most common subgenre of House music, featuring methodical measure formatting of either 8, 16, or 32 bars. The choruses of progressive house typically are club-influenced and upbeat. It typically sits at a BPM range of 115 - 130. This subgenre features wide, spacious, ample, immersive introductions and breakdowns, which eventually lead to one or more climaxes. It is over-all less bass driven compared to Progressive Trance, focusing on world and atmosphere building through more euphoric & melodic means, rather than electro-influenced & bass driven melodies. It focuses on slowly building progressions that are meant to pull the listener in for 8+ minutes at a time.
A subgenre of House music with big basses, strong mid-range presences, and pared back drums that allow the bass to pop. It is closely related to Brazilian Bass but it is more melodic.
Speed House mixes busy, dirty sound design and intense drums derived from Bass House with fast tempos from 140-160 BPM, pumping basslines, and other UK Hard House influences.
A subgenre of House music defined by its use of stuttering vocal samples and choppy, glitchy beats. This style of music is often associated with the underground club scene and is known for its experimental and unconventional rhythms.
One of the more recognized, and one of the first original subgenres of House. It features heavy percussion-driven melodies and sub-bass with strong emphasis on hi-hat cymbals. It is also one of the House subgenres that is heavily influenced by Disco.
Tropical House is a derivative of Deep House that incorporates Jamaican sounds such as steel drums, trumpets, and acoustic guitars. It usually has a slower tempo than most other House music and has a relaxed sound that creates a summery, beach-like atmosphere.