House music
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House music is a style of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American,[1] Latino American,[1] and gay[1][2][3] communities; first in Chicagocirca 1984, then in other cities such as New York City, Toronto, Montreal, London, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami. It then reached Europe largely due to the infamous House Music Tour visiting England. England played a pivotal role in the development of house music throughout Europe. Since the early to mid-1990s, it has become infused in mainstream pop and dance music worldwide.
While house music does not have a direct predecessor in genre, it is considered by some to be strongly influenced by disco with elements ofsoul and funk.[4]
House music is based on four-by-four dance structure, popularized by disco, frequent use of a prominent bass drum on every beat, and may feature a prominent synthesizer bassline, electronic drums, electronic effects, funk and pop samples, often with reverb- or delay-enhanced vocals.
Progressive electronic dance music
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Today, in electronic dance music Progressive designates the umbrella term for a variety of genres that were influenced by the sounds and structures found in Progressive House during the 1990s. Between 1990-1992 when the term was coined, Progressive referred to the short-form buzz word for Progressive House.[1] Roots of Progressive can be traced back to the 1990-1992 rave and club scene in England, Ibiza, mainland Europe, America, Canada. A combination of US House, UK House, Italian House, European Techno, and Trance largely influenced one another during this era.[2] The term was used mainly as a marketing label to differentiate new rave House from traditional American House.[3] The buzz word emerged out of the rave scene around 1990-1992, describing a new sound of House that broke away from it's American roots.[4] The label Progressive House was often used interchangeably with Trance in the early years.[5]
Progressive genres of electronic dance music are defined by their song structure which, instead of being divided into verses and choruses, generally constitutes a build-up, a climax, and a cooldown.
Electro house is a fusion genre of house music with several other electronic dance music subgenres that came into prominence in the 2000s decade. Stylistically, it combines the minimal-processed four to the floor beats commonly found in tech house with abrasive leads and harmonically rich analogue or digital basslines derived from Hi-NRG and electroclash. The tempo is predominant of house music, meaning that it usually ranges from 125 to 140 BPM.Electro house
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Roots
The most obvious precursor to the modern electro house scene is the electroclash movement of the early 2000s. Electroclash fused the lyrical stylings and melodic feel of early 1980s synth pop from the UK with the harder rhythmic grooves of electronic dance music that came out of America during the same period: electro-funk and freestyle music.[1] Some artists associated with the electroclash movement, such as Felix da Housecat, noticeably used elements of house in their music at the time and have since come to be seen as highly influential.[2]
At the same time, tech house was becoming prominent in the late 1990s mainstream, with help from DJs like Satoshi Tomiie andSteve Lawler, who also incorporated elements of the original electro music into their sound dating back in 1989.[3] As it started being played in Europe by 2000—01, European DJs often used tubular distortion straight to the basslines of their tracks (Zombie Nation's "KernKraft 400" or Sono's "Keep Control"), where the sound samples came out pre-synthesized similarly to TB-303.
Tech house
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Tech house is a subgenre of house music that mixes elements of minimal techno into simple, 4-to-4 beats found in soulful deep house. The genre came to prominence in the late-1990s atmosphere of American clubs as soulinfluenced Detroit-style techno that also borrowed elements from house before reaching Europe. As one reviewer for Amazon.com suggested, this style fuses "steady techno rhythms with the soul and accessibility of house."[1] The term tech house is said to have been coined by Mr C.
Unlike progressive house that arose on European dance scene during the same era, tech house does not represent a breakaway from electronic simplicity, but rather takes it to a new level, by experimenting with simplicity in techno subgenres. Reaching mainstream popularity worldwide from 2000 to roughly 2005, tech house gave birth to a fusion genre of various musical styles called electro house.
Eurodance
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Eurodance (also known as Dance and Hands Up in Europe) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco. Starting in the early 1990s and continuing to the present day, Eurodance production continues to evolve with a more modernized style that incorporates elements from Trance and Techno music.
Eurodance music is heavily influenced by the utilization of rich melodic vocals, either exclusively by itself or inclusively with rapped verses. This, combined with cutting-edge synthesizer, strong bass rhythm and melodic hooks establishes the core foundation of Eurodance music.
