Genre of music
Electro house
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Stylistic origins
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Typical instruments
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- Big room
- complextro
- Dutch house
- fidget house
- Melbourne bounce
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Electro house
is a
genre
of
electronic dance music
and a subgenre of
house music
characterized by heavy
bass
and a
tempo
around 125?135 beats per minute.
[1]
The term has been used to describe the music of many
DJ Mag
Top 100 DJs
, including
Benny Benassi
,
Skrillex
,
Steve Aoki
, and
Deadmau5
.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Characteristics
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Simon Reynolds
described electro house, as a style attributed to artists like
Zedd
,
Erol Alkan
and
Bloody Beetroots
.
[5]
Electro-house is typified by its heavy
bass
.
[6]
This is often in the form of buzzing
basslines
,
[6]
such as those created with
sawtooth waves
and
distortion
.
[7]
It is also often in the form of large
bass drum
sounds
[6]
in a
four-on-the-floor
pattern.
[7]
The
tempo
of electro house is usually between 125 and 135 beats per minute.
[1]
Electro house sometimes resembles
tech house
,
[8]
but it can contain melodic elements
[1]
and
electro
-influenced
samples
and
synths
.
[8]
In contrast, Reynolds stated the genre had "little relationship with either
house
or
electro
".
[5]
History
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Reynolds described the sound as being influenced by
Discovery
by
Daft Punk
and further developed by
Justice
and
Digitalism
.
[5]
The sound was popularized in the United States by
deadmau5
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 an
adjective
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) by
Basement Jaxx
.
[10]
Mr. Oizo
's "
Flat Beat
" (1999) has also been considered an early example of the genre.
[11]
Andy Kellman of
AllMusic
described "
Satisfaction
" (2002) by Italian DJ
Benny 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
" by
Fedde Le Grand
and the
D. Ramirez
remix of "
Yeah Yeah
" by
Bodyrox
and
Luciana
held the number one and number two spots, respectively, in the
UK Top 40 singles charts
.
[14]
Since then, electro house producers such as
Feed Me
,
Knife Party
,
The M Machine
,
Porter Robinson
,
Yasutaka Nakata
[15]
and
Dada Life
have emerged.
Subgenres
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Big room
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In the early 2010s, a type of electro house known as
big room
began to develop, particularly gaining popularity through
EDM
-oriented events and festivals. Big room songs resemble
Dutch house
, often incorporating
drops
, minimalist percussion, regular beats,
sub-bass
layered
kicks
, simple
melodies
and
synth
-driven
breakdowns
.
[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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Complextro
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Stylistic origins
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Cultural origins
| Late 2000s ? early 2010s, United States
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Typical instruments
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Complextro
is typified by
glitchy
, intricate
basslines
and textures created by sharply cutting between instruments in quick succession.
[18]
[19]
The term, a
portmanteau
of the words "complex" and "electro",
[18]
[19]
was coined by
Porter Robinson
to describe the music he was making in 2010.
[21]
He has cited
video game sounds
, or
chiptunes
, as an influence on his music along with 1980s
analog synth
music.
[22]
Other producers of the genre include
Adventure Club
,
Kill the Noise
,
Feed Me
,
Knife Party
,
The M Machine
,
Madeon
,
[18]
Mord Fustang
,
Savant
,
Virtual Riot
,
Deadmau5
and
Wolfgang Gartner
.
Dutch house
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Dutch house
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Stylistic origins
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Cultural origins
| Late 2000s,
Netherlands
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Typical instruments
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Dutch house
, sometimes referred to as 'Dirty Dutch', is a style of electro house that originated in the
Netherlands
and found prominence by 2009,
[23]
mainly pioneered by
Vato Gonzalez
, Afrojack and
DJ 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 include
Detroit techno
,
hip hop
and other urban styles of music.
[24]
Fidget house
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Fidget house
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Stylistic origins
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Cultural origins
| Mid 2000s, Europe
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Typical instruments
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Fidget house
, or
fidget
, is "defined by snatched vocal snippets, pitch-bent dirty basslines and rave-style synth stabs over glitchy 4/4 beats."
[25]
It contains influences from
Chicago house
,
Detroit techno
,
Baltimore club
,
Kuduro
and
hip hop
.
[25]
Purveyors of the genre include
The Bloody Beetroots
,
AC Slater
,
Danger
,
Herve
,
Jack Beats
and
Switch
. 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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Melbourne bounce
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Stylistic origins
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Cultural origins
| Early 2010s, Australia
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Typical instruments
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Melbourne bounce
is a subgenre of electro house originating in
Melbourne
, Australia, characterized by the progression from the
uptempo
, horn-infused Dutch house style,
tech trance
synths, electro house
stabs
, and
scouse house
-influenced bass lines,
[26]
sometimes also including elements of
acid house
,
psytrance
.
[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, including
Deorro
,
Joel Fletcher
,
Will Sparks
,
Vinai
, and
TJR
. 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 of
Joel Fletcher
,
Will Sparks
, and Uberjak'd were playing both domestically and internationally, and influencing the EDM style of
Steve Aoki
,
TJR
, and more.
[29]
Further development
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Jungle terror
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Jungle terror
is a music genre that developed in the 2010s. It is often described as a "chaotic" mix of house with
grime
and
drum 'n' bass
rhythms.
[30]
There are also animal noises as well as vocal cuts and percussions. The Dutch DJ and music producer
Wiwek
is named
[
by whom?
]
as the founder of the genre,
[31]
who made the style popular in the EDM scene between 2013 and 2016.
Skrillex
,
Diplo
and
KURA
are also associated with the genre.
Moombahton
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Moombahton came as a mixture of slowed-down Dutch house and
reggaeton
.
[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 108
bpm
range."
[34]
A
portmanteau
of "moombah" and "reggaeton", moombahton was created by DJ
Dave Nada
when he slowed down the tempo of the
Afrojack
remix of the Silvio Ecomo &
Chuckie
song "Moombah" to please party-goers with tastes in reggaeton.
[33]
Other producers of the genre include
Dillon Francis
,
Diplo
and
Munchi
.
[34]
Moombahcore
is a style of moombahton with elements of
breakcore
,
dubstep
,
techstep
and
newstyle hardcore
.
[35]
[36]
Characteristics of the genre include chopped vocals,
dubstep
-influenced bass sounds and extensive build-ups.
[36]
Artists who have produced moombahcore include
Delta Heavy
,
Dillon Francis
,
Feed Me
,
Knife Party
, and
Noisia
.
See also
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Notes and references
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"Electro House"
.
Beat Explorers' Dance Music Guide
. Archived from
the original
on 15 June 2015.
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.
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Edwards, Owen.
"Skrillex"
.
DJ Mag
. Archived from
the original
on 23 May 2015.
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Lester, Paul (1 September 2011).
"Skrillex (No 1,096)"
.
New band of the day
. London: The Guardian
. Retrieved
25 August
2012
.
... Skrillex, a 23-year-old electro-house/dubstep producer ...
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Roullier, Ian.
"Steve Aoki"
.
DJ Mag
. Archived from
the original
on 4 June 2019
. Retrieved
5 June
2015
.
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.
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a
b
c
d
Reynolds, Simon
(2013).
Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture
(New and Revised ed.). Faber & Faber.
ISBN
978-0571289141
.
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a
b
c
"Electro House"
.
DI Radio
. Digitally Imported.
Buzzing basslines, huge kicks, party rocking drops. House music packed full of gigantic bass and massive synths.
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a
b
Suhonen, Petri (11 October 2011).
"How To Create Electro House Style Bass"
.
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. Retrieved
17 August
2012
.
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a
b
"Music Definitions ? House music : styles"
.
DJ Cyclopedia
. 3345. Archived from
the original
on 10 July 2005.
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.
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Lopez, Korina (13 December 2011).
"Electronic dance music glossary"
. USA Today. Archived from
the original
on 4 March 2016
. Retrieved
17 May
2012
.
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.
- ^
"Electro House"
. Beatport. Archived from
the original
on 17 January 2013
. Retrieved
15 December
2012
.
- ^
"Flat Beat"
. Beatport
. Retrieved
10 June
2012
.
- ^
music2electro. "Electro House of Style Music". HubPages.
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.
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David Jeffries.
"Benny Benassi"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
29 October
2021
.
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"UK Top 40 Hit Database"
. everyHit.com
. Retrieved
25 August
2012
.
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"Perfume Interview"
(in Japanese). bounce.com. 7 February 2008. Archived from
the original
on 9 December 2008
. Retrieved
2 June
2009
.
(
English translation
)
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"Swedish DJs Daleri Mock EDM Cliche With Hilarious Viral Mini-Mix 'Epic Mashleg'
"
.
Spin
. Retrieved
20 January
2014
.
- ^
"EDM Will Eat Itself: Big Room stars are getting bored"
.
Mixmag
. Archived from
the original
on 18 January 2014
. Retrieved
20 January
2014
.
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a
b
c
Barboza, Trenton.
"What is Complextro? An Emerging Genre Explained"
.
Voices
. Yahoo!. Archived from
the original
on 9 February 2013
. Retrieved
25 June
2012
.
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.
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a
b
Nutting, P.J. (21 April 2011).
"Electronic Music... through 18-year-old eyes"
. Boulder Weekly
. Retrieved
25 June
2012
.
It is said to have elements of
dubstep
and
fidget 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') ...
- ^
"Porter Robinson: Skrillex's Best Advice ? Lollapalooza 2012 ? YouTube"
. YouTube. 6 August 2012.
Archived
from the original on 8 November 2021
. Retrieved
5 December
2012
.
- ^
Hurt, Edd (28 June 2012).
"Electro wunderkind and self-described 'complextro' Porter Robinson recognizes no technological constraints"
.
Nashville Scene
. Retrieved
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2012
.
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permanent dead link
]
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"Dutch House Music"
. Archived from
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on 26 August 2012
. Retrieved
19 August
2012
.
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Dirty Dutch (17 July 2012).
"Dirty Dutch moves from RAI to Ziggo Dome"
. Archived from
the original
on 3 June 2019
. Retrieved
3 August
2012
.
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.
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a
b
c
McDonnell, John (8 September 2008).
"Welcome to the fidget house"
.
Music Blog
. London: The Guardian
. Retrieved
26 June
2012
.
... 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.
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Stevo (14 November 2013).
"10 Melbourne Bounce Tracks To Listen To"
.
EDM Sauce
. Retrieved
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.
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"10 Melbourne Bounce DJs You Need to Know"
.
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. Retrieved
8 May
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.
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bgboss (28 May 2015).
"Did Melbourne Bounce Really Start In Melbourne?"
.
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.
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"Why Melbourne Bounce Could Have Survived And Thrived"
.
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.
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"Jungle Terror? Dark Disco? The Weird World of Dance Subgenres"
.
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.
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Plaugic, Lizzie (17 March 2016).
"A conversation with Wiwek, the Dutch producer who invented 'jungle terror'
"
.
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.
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Yenigun, Sami (18 March 2011).
"Moombahton: Born In D.C., Bred Worldwide"
.
The Record
. NPR Music
. Retrieved
25 August
2012
.
... Moombahton is a cross between Dutch house music and reggaeton.
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a
b
Fischer, Jonathan L. (24 December 2010).
"Our Year in Moombahton: How a local DJ created a genre, and why D.C.'s ascendant dance scene couldn't contain it"
. Washington City Paper
. Retrieved
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2011
.
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.
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a
b
Patel, Puja.
"Hot New Sound: Moombahton Goes Boom!"
.
Spin
. Retrieved
16 February
2012
.
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 ...
- ^
"EDM king Dillon Francis is MTV's latest Artist to Watch"
.
Rachel Brodsky
. MTV News
. Retrieved
21 January
2017
.
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!
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a
b
"Moombahcore"
.
Freaky Loops
. Loopmasters
. Retrieved
25 August
2012
.
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.