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| Cultural origins | 1985,Chicago, United States |
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Deep house is asubgenre ofhouse music[1][3][4] that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements ofChicago house with the lush chords of 1980sjazz-funk and touches ofsoul music. Its origins are attributed to the early recordings ofLarry Heard (aka Mr. Fingers), including his influential track "Can You Feel It".[5]
Deep house is known for tempos typically from 110 to 125 bpm,[1][6][7] muted basslines, spacious use of percussion elements (typically using aRoland TR-909 drum machine),[8] soft keyboard sounds (pads), use of advanced chord structures, ambient mixes, and soulful vocals.[citation needed]
Deep house was largely pioneered by Chicago producers such asMarshall Jefferson (On the House) andLarry Heard (Mr. Fingers) and with tracks such as "Mystery of Love" (1985) and "Can You Feel It?" (1986);[9] the latter had a similar impact on deep house to that ofDerrick May's "Strings of Life" (1987) onDetroit techno.[10] The jazzy sound became more common due to the favored use of gentler, more organic (yet still synthesizer based) production and instrument sounds. Author Richie Unterberger has stated that Heard's deep house sound moved house music away from itsposthuman tendencies back towards the lush,soulful sound of earlydisco music (particularly that of oldPhiladelphia International andSalsoul records).[11] "Can You Feel It" became a deep house blueprint; Heard used aRoland Juno-60 synthesizer to create the deep bassline,[12] along with aRoland TR-909 drum machine for the beats.[8]
DJRon Trent stated that the term was initially used to describe the DJ work ofFrankie Knuckles andRon Hardy, who departed from a strictlyelectronic house sound to incorporate eclectic elements likedisco,jazz, andunderground music.[13]
In the 2000s and 2010s, the genre remained very popular. By around mid/late 2010s, however, the perception of the genre was resulting in a sense that some house music was being labeled "deep" inappropriately,[14] and the term has since been used to encapsulate various types of bassline-driven house music, later namedBrazilian bass orslap house, as the genre evolves from its historical origins.
For a list of deep house producers and disc jockeys, see:Deep house musicians.
Record labels of the genre include Alleviated Records (Larry Heard), Madhouse Records. Inc (Kerri Chandler),[15] AFTR:HRS,Glasgow Underground, Naked Music,Om Records,Peacefrog Records andSoma. Examples of deep house albums from artists known from other genres includeThe Martyr Mantras (1990) andModernism: A New Decade (1989) fromThe Style Council.
Deep house is a subgenre of house music that is revered by its fans for its faithfulness to Chicago house and New York garage. Deep house cooks up a tasty sonic stew from disco, gospel, soul, jazz, funk, Latin, and R & B. Like its predecessors, its simmers at 120 to 125 BPM. What distinguishes deep house from its progenitors is its tendency to overuse shrieking divas, ominous organs, and chord progressions to whip up dance floor drama.
"House" music, and its offshoots acid house, deep house, and techno...
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