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Feb 17, 2013
lectro house
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Electro house
Stylistic origins Chiptune • Electro • Electroclash • French house • House • Pop • Synthpop • Tech house
Cultural origins Late 1990s–early 2000s,
worldwide
Typical instruments Drum machine, Keyboard, Personal computer, Sampler, Sequencer, Synthesizer
Derivative forms Complextro • Dutch house • Fidget house • Moombahton
Electro house is a subgenre of house music. Its origins are obscure, with varying influence attributed to 1980s-electro,[1] electroclash,[2] pop,[3] synthpop,[2][4] and tech house.[2][3][4] A hard form of house music,[5] electro house found mainstream popularity around 2005. The term has been used to describe the music of many of the world's top DJs (as voted in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll) such as Deadmau5, David Guetta and Tiësto.[6]
Contents [hide]
1 Characteristics
2 History
3 Subgenres
3.1 Complextro
3.2 Dutch house
3.3 Fidget house
3.4 Moombahton
4 See also
5 Notes
[edit]Characteristics
Electro house loop
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This short loop demonstrates the style of a modern electro house track, including a house beat and "dirty" bass.
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Electro house sometimes contains elements of tech house[1] such as prominent basslines, short and high-pitched riffs, and minimal to medium amounts of percussion. Unlike tech house, however, it can include abrasive, electro-influenced synths and vocal or instrumental samples.[1] The tempo is usually around 128 to 130 BPM. Recent compositions tend to feature a "dirty" bass sound created from saw waves with compression and distortion.[7]
[edit]History
The genre has been described as a fusion genre of house and electro,[8] either in its original form or as fused with synthpop and techno in its late-1990s revival, electroclash.[2] It has also been seen as a term created from using "electro" as an adjective (meaning "futuristic" or "hard") for "house".[5] French house by artists such as Daft Punk has also been considered a strong influence on electro house.
Benny Benassi - "Satisfaction" (2002)
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Short sample of Benny Benassi's "Satisfaction", an influential example of the electro house genre.
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Early songs that have been labelled retroactively as electro house include "Transamerican" by Sublime in 1993, "Dark Invader" and "The Arival" by Arrivers in 1996, and "Raw S*it" by Basement Jaxx in 1997.[9] Mr. Oizo's 1999 hit "Flat Beat" has also been considered an early example of the genre.[10]
Benny Benassi, with his track "Satisfaction" released in 2002,[11] is seen as the forerunner of electro house who brought it to the mainstream.[2][3] In the early 2000s, the genre saw the emergence of new producers such as David Guetta and Yasutaka Nakata.[12] In 2005, electro house saw an increase in popularity.[13] In November 2006, electro house tracks "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" by Fedde Le Grand and "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, and Skrillex[15] have emerged and become increasingly popular.
[edit]Subgenres
[edit]Complextro
Wolfgang Gartner - "Fire Power" (2009)
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An example of the Complextro subgenre.
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Complextro is typified by glitchy, intricate bass-lines and synth leads created with many instruments in quick succession.[17] The term, a portmanteau of the words "complex" and "electro",[16][17][18] was coined by Porter Robinson to describe the sound of his music.[19][18] He has cited video game sounds, or chiptunes, as an influence on his style of music along with 1980s analog synth music.[20] Other producers of
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