| Electro house | |
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| Cultural origins | Early 2000s |
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Electro house is agenre ofelectronic dance music and a subgenre ofhouse music characterized by heavybass and atempo around 125–135 beats per minute.[1] The term has been used to describe the music of manyDJ Mag Top 100 DJs, includingBenny Benassi,Skrillex,Steve Aoki, andDeadmau5.[2][3][4]
Simon Reynolds described electro house, as a style attributed to artists likeZedd,Erol Alkan andBloody Beetroots.[5]Electro-house is typified by its heavybass.[6] This is often in the form of buzzingbasslines,[6] such as those created withsawtooth waves anddistortion.[7] It is also often in the form of largebass drum sounds[6] in afour-on-the-floor pattern.[7] Thetempo of electro house is usually between 125 and 135 beats per minute.[1] Electro house sometimes resemblestech house,[8] but it can contain melodic elements[1] andelectro-influencedsamples andsynths.[8] In contrast, Reynolds stated the genre had "little relationship with eitherhouse orelectro".[5]
Reynolds described the sound as being influenced byDiscovery byDaft Punk and further developed byJustice andDigitalism.[5] The sound was popularized in the United States bydeadmau5 and noted the style's distinct style had a "dirty bass" with "grinding and whirring sawtooth b-lines".[5]
By 2011, the word "electro" had come to be seen as anadjective denoting "hard electronic dance music".[9]
Early songs that have been labelled retroactively as electro house include "Dark Invader" (1996) by Arrivers and "Raw S*it" (1997) byBasement Jaxx.[10]Mr. Oizo's "Flat Beat" (1999) has also been considered an early example of the genre.[11]
Andy Kellman ofAllMusic described "Satisfaction" (2002) by Italian DJBenny Benassi as being a precursor to electro-house.[12][13] By the mid-2000s, electro house saw an increase in popularity.[1] In November 2006, electro house tracks "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" byFedde Le Grand and theD. Ramirez remix of "Yeah Yeah" byBodyrox andLuciana held the number one and number two spots, respectively, in theUK Top 40 singles charts.[14] Since then, electro house producers such asFeed Me,Knife Party,The M Machine,Porter Robinson,Yasutaka Nakata[15] andDada Life have emerged.
In the early 2010s, a type of electro house known asbig room began to develop, particularly gaining popularity throughEDM-oriented events and festivals. Big room songs resembleDutch house, often incorporatingdrops, minimalist percussion, regular beats,sub-bass layeredkicks, simplemelodies andsynth-drivenbreakdowns.[16][17] The layout of a big room track is very similar to the layout of a typical electro house song.
| Complextro | |
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| Cultural origins | Late 2000s – early 2010s, United States |
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Complextro is typified byglitchy, intricatebasslines and textures created by sharply cutting between instruments in quick succession.[18][19] The term, aportmanteau of the words "complex" and "electro",[18][19][20] was coined byPorter Robinson to describe the music he was making in 2010.[20][21] He has citedvideo game sounds, orchiptunes, as an influence on his music along with 1980sanalog synth music.[22] Other producers of the genre includeAdventure Club,Kill the Noise,Feed Me,Knife Party,The M Machine,Madeon,[18]Mord Fustang,Savant,Virtual Riot,Deadmau5 andWolfgang Gartner.
| Dutch house | |
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| Cultural origins | Late 2000s,Netherlands |
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Dutch house, sometimes referred to as 'Dirty Dutch', is a style of electro house that originated in theNetherlands and found prominence by 2009,[23] mainly pioneered byVato Gonzalez,Afrojack andDJ Chuckie. It is 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 includeDetroit techno,hip hop and other urban styles of music.[24]
| Fidget house | |
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| Cultural origins | Mid 2000s, Europe |
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Fidget house, orfidget, is "defined by snatched vocal snippets, pitch-bent dirty basslines and rave-style synth stabs over glitchy 4/4 beats."[25] It contains influences fromChicago house,Detroit techno,Baltimore club,Kuduro andhip hop.[25] Purveyors of the genre includeThe Bloody Beetroots, AC Slater,Danger, Hervé,Jack Beats andSwitch. The term fidget house was coined by DJs/producers Jesse Rose and Switch, "as a joke, which has now gone a little too far."[25]
| Melbourne bounce | |
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| Cultural origins | Early 2010s, Australia |
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Melbourne bounce is a subgenre of electro house originating inMelbourne, Australia, characterized by the progression from theuptempo, horn-infused Dutch house style,tech trance synths, electro housestabs, andscouse house-influenced bass lines,[26] sometimes also including elements ofacid house orpsytrance.[27] The genre is generally characterized by a standard 128 bpm, although in some cases up to 150 bpm. The term has been used to describe the 2012 to 2016 music of some DJ/producers, includingDeorro,Joel Fletcher,Will Sparks,Vinai, andTJR. It is composed of bouncy offbeat bass, whiny vocal cut/saw[clarification needed] lead, raucous horns, 8-bar snare fills before the drop.[28] It often features a repetitive beat structure with some amount of build-ups and mild drops throughout. It started as a cross between elements, and underground Melbourne house/minimal style. Melbourne bounce gained popularity around mid to late 2012 and had a steady rise from 2013. In 2014, productions ofJoel Fletcher,Will Sparks, and Uberjak'd were playing both domestically and internationally, and influencing the EDM style ofSteve Aoki,TJR, and more.[29]
Jungle terror is a music genre that developed in the 2010s. It is often described as a "chaotic" mix of house withgrime anddrum 'n' bass rhythms.[30] There are also animal noises as well as vocal cuts and percussions. The Dutch DJ and music producerWiwek is named as the founder of the genre,[31] who made the style popular in the EDM scene between 2013 and 2016.Skrillex,Diplo andKURA are also associated with the genre.
Moombahton came as a mixture of slowed-down Dutch house andreggaeton.[32] Its identifying characteristics include "a thick, spread-out bass line; some dramatic builds; and a two-step pulse, with quick drum fills",[33] but it has "no real rules beyond working within a 108bpm range."[34] Aportmanteau of "moombah" and "reggaeton", moombahton was created by DJDave Nada when he slowed down the tempo of theAfrojack remix of the Silvio Ecomo &Chuckie song "Moombah" to please party-goers with tastes in reggaeton.[33] Other producers of the genre includeDillon Francis,Diplo andMunchi.[34]
Moombahcore is a style of moombahton with elements ofbreakcore,dubstep,techstep andnewstyle hardcore.[35][36] Characteristics of the genre include chopped vocals,dubstep-influenced bass sounds and extensive build-ups.[36] Artists who have produced moombahcore includeDelta Heavy,Dillon Francis,Feed Me,Knife Party, andNoisia.
Electro House rose to prominence in the early to mid 00's as a heavier alternative to other house subgenres that were prevalent at the time. [...] Electro House usually sits somewhere between 125–135 bpm and tracks are arranged in a way that gives a large focus on the climax or drop. This usually contains a heavy bassline, and frequently includes melodic elements to help establish cohesion within the track.
... Skrillex, a 23-year-old electro-house/dubstep producer ...
Steve Aoki's stock has risen once again over the past 12 months as he continues to perform the biggest, most audacious EDM sets across the globe and pump out his stomping, strutting electro house productions.
Buzzing basslines, huge kicks, party rocking drops. House music packed full of gigantic bass and massive synths.
Electro house : Sometimes resembles tech house, but often influenced by the 'electro' sound of the early 1980s, a.k.a. breakdancing music, via samples or just synthesizer usage.
Electro: 'It's meant so many things in the last 30 years. Originally, it meant futuristic electronic music and was used to describe Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa. Now, it means hard electronic dance music.' Electro can be used as an adjective, such as electro-house and electro-pop.
Many people want to find out exactly where did this style of music emerge from. There isn't any factual evidence to prove anything. As with most music history, it isn't certain. ... It is noted that about ten years ago there was a large revolutionary time in electro music being mixed with pop. At the same time tech house was gaining popularity. When the two were mixed that is when Electro House came to be the way it is now.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)The genre's name is a combination of the words 'Complex' and 'Electro' creating 'Complextro.' Producing this form of music is incredibly intricate and often requires a large amount of instruments that are layered close to each other within a piece of music sequencing software. This often results in a glitch, giving the genre its unique feel. ... Complextro is slowly gaining worldwide popularity due to high profile electronic producers such as Skrillex, Porter Robinson, and Crookers.
It is said to have elements ofdubstep andfidget house.Like conducting for a punchy electro orchestra, each 'instrument' gets a moment of focus before leaping to another, uniting them all in a compelling way. YouTube generation musicologists have dubbed this sound 'complextro' (a mash-up of 'complex' and 'electro') ...
when i made [the word 'complextro'], i wanted a portmanteau to describe my sound. complex+electro=complextro. it has since become the name of the style
Known for their fusion of musical genres such as house, hip-hop, electro, urban and techno showcasing both Dutch and internationally acclaimed artists alike, the Dirty Dutch events have escalated to accommodate the huge demand, consistently selling out to tens of thousands of partygoers.
... fidget house – a joke term made up a few years ago by Switch and Jesse Rose... Fidget producers like to think of themselves as global music connoisseurs, hand-picking bits from genres such as Chicago house, rave, UK garage, US hip-hop, Baltimore club, Kuduro and other "authentic" world music genres.
... Moombahton is a cross between Dutch house music and reggaeton.
The sound has a few basic identifying characteristics: A thick, spread-out bass line; some dramatic builds; and a two-step pulse, with quick drum fills.
Nada says Moombahton has 'no real rules beyond working within a 108 bpm range.' ... Munchi, a 21-year-old Dutchman who released heavily club-influenced Moombahton tracks ...
Yep, Dillon remixes ultra-famous songs (uh, hello Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie"!), DJs, creates original work, helped found two little movements called "moombahton" (a fusion of house and reggaeton) and "moombahcore" (a variation of moombahton only infusing other weird phrases like gabber (newstyle hardcore), breakcore, techstep, and brostep), and he was our special correspondent at last spring's Hangout Fest!
The sound proved irresistible on the dance floor – slow and sexy like reggaeton, but hard-edged like electro house even dubstep at the same time. ... Characteristics of the Moombahcore; chopped vocals, monster dubstep basses, extended and enhanced build-ups and the introduction of fat kicks and percussion elements.