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|stylistic_origins = [[Acid house]]{{cn|date=July 2012}} <br/> [[Alternative dance]] <br/> [[EBM]]{{cn|date=July 2012}} <br/> [[Electro (music)|Electro]] <br/> [[Electroclash]] <br/> [[French house]] <br/> [[Hi-NRG]] <br/> [[House music]] <br/> [[Pop music]] <br/> [[Progressive house]] <br/> [[Synthpop]] <br/> [[Tech house]]
|stylistic_origins = [[Acid house|Acid&nbsp;house]] {{cn|date=July 2012}} • [[Electro (music)|Electro]] • [[Electroclash]] • [[French&nbsp;house]] • [[Hi-NRG]] • [[House music|House]] • [[Pop music|Pop]] • [[Synthpop]] • [[Tech&nbsp;house]]
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|instruments = [[Drum machine]] <br/> [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]] <br/> [[Personal computer]] <br/> [[Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]] <br/> [[Music sequencer|Sequencer]] <br/> [[Synthesizer]]
|instruments = [[Drum machine]], [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]], [[Personal&nbsp;computer]], [[Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]], [[Music sequencer|Sequencer]], [[Synthesizer]]
|popularity = Mid 2000s to present
|popularity = Mid 2000s to present
|derivatives = [[Electro house#Subgenres|Complextro]] <br/> [[Dutch house]] <br/> [[Fidget house]] <br/> [[Moombahton]]
|derivatives = [[Electro house#Subgenres|Complextro]] • [[Dutch&nbsp;house]] • [[Fidget&nbsp;house]] • [[Moombahton]]
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== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==
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Electro house, sometimes resembling [[tech house]], typically retains elements of [[house music]] and can incorporate [[electro (music)|electro]]-influenced [[synth|synths]] and [[sampling (music)|samples]].<ref name="3345 DJ Cyclopedia House music styles"/> Common in the genre is a dark, stabbing bass-line that evolved from [[electroclash]] but doesn't have its '80s sound. It often has a "dirty" bass sound created from a [[Sawtooth wave|saw wave]] with [[Dynamic range compression|compression]], [[Distortion (music)|distortion]], and/or [[flanging]].<ref>{{cite journal | title = How To Create Electro… Lead? Bass? | journal = How to Make Electronic Music | date = 2011-10-11 | first = Petri | last = Suhonen| id = | url = http://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/how-to-create-electro-lead-bass | accessdate = 2012-06-11}}</ref>
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{{Listen|filename=Electro House Loop.ogg|title=Electro house loop|description=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 resembling [[tech house]], typically retains elements of [[house music]] and can incorporate electro-influenced [[synth|synths]] and [[sampling (music)|samples]].<ref name="3345 DJ Cyclopedia House music styles"/> Common in the genre is a dark, stabbing bass-line that evolved from [[electroclash]] but doesn't have its '80s sound. It often has a "dirty" bass sound created from a [[Sawtooth wave|saw wave]] with [[Dynamic range compression|compression]], [[Distortion (music)|distortion]], and/or [[flanging]].<ref>{{cite journal | title = How To Create Electro… Lead? Bass? | journal = How to Make Electronic Music | date = 2011-10-11 | first = Petri | last = Suhonen| id = | url = http://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/how-to-create-electro-lead-bass | accessdate = 2012-06-11}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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The exact origins of the electro house are uncertain.<ref name="HubPages Style Music"/> The genre has sometimes been seen as a [[fusion genre]] of electro and house,<ref name="oXidant Electro House">{{cite web|title=Electro House|url=http://www.oxidant.ru/genre/4579_1.htm|publisher=oXidant|accessdate=5 June 2012|language=Russian|quote=Electro House - это смесь двух стилей Electro и House.}}</ref> or a term created from using "electro" as an adjective (meaning "futuristic" or "hard") for "house".<ref name="USA Today EDM glossary"/> Another claim is that it comes from a mix of electro, [[pop music|pop]], and tech house,<ref name="HubPages Style Music"/> or [[electroclash]], [[synthpop]], and tech house.<ref name="da-housemusic Tumblr"/> [[French house]], by artists such as [[Justice (band)|Justice]] and especially [[Daft Punk]], has also been considered a strong influence.


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{{Listen|filename=Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (Isak Original Edit).ogg|title=Benny Benassi - "Satisfaction" (2002)|description=Short sample of [[Benny Benassi]]'s "[[Satisfaction (Benny Benassi song)|Satisfaction]]", an influential example of the electro house genre.|post-right}}

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The exact origins of the electro house are uncertain.<ref name="HubPages Style Music"/> The genre has sometimes been seen as a [[fusion genre]] of electro and house,<ref name="oXidant Electro House">{{cite web|title=Electro House|url=http://www.oxidant.ru/genre/4579_1.htm|publisher=oXidant|accessdate=5 June 2012|language=Russian|quote=Electro House - это смесь двух стилей Electro и House.}}</ref> or a term created from using "electro" as an adjective (meaning "futuristic" or "hard") for "house".<ref name="USA Today EDM glossary"/> Another claim is that it comes from a mix of electro, [[pop music|pop]], and tech house,<ref name="HubPages Style Music"/> or [[electroclash]], [[synthpop]], and tech house.<ref name="da-housemusic Tumblr"/> [[French house]], by artists such as [[Justice (band)|Justice]] and especially [[Daft Punk]], has also been considered a strong influence.


Use of the term dates to at least as far back as 1998, when it was used to refer to tracks with both electro and house influences by artists such as [[Afrika Bambaataa]] and [[Jason Nevins]].<ref name="Eurodance Hits Polystar Electro House">{{cite web|title=Electro House|url=http://www.eurodancehits.com/music/electrohouse.htm|work=Polystar|publisher=Eurodance Hits|accessdate=5 June 2012}}</ref> Earlier tracks by bands such as Sublime in 1993,<ref>{{cite web|title=Transamerican|url=http://www.beatport.com/release/transamerican/278308|publisher=Beatport|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> Arrivers in 1996,<ref>{{cite web|title=Arrivers - Dark Invader|url=http://www.beatport.com/release/arrivers-dark-invader/50014|publisher=Beatport|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> and [[Basement Jaxx]] in 1997<ref>{{cite web|title=The Urban Haze EP|url=http://www.beatport.com/release/the-urban-haze-ep/290111|publisher=Beatport|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> have also been retroactively labelled as electro house.
Use of the term dates to at least as far back as 1998, when it was used to refer to tracks with both electro and house influences by artists such as [[Afrika Bambaataa]] and [[Jason Nevins]].<ref name="Eurodance Hits Polystar Electro House">{{cite web|title=Electro House|url=http://www.eurodancehits.com/music/electrohouse.htm|work=Polystar|publisher=Eurodance Hits|accessdate=5 June 2012}}</ref> Earlier tracks by bands such as Sublime in 1993,<ref>{{cite web|title=Transamerican|url=http://www.beatport.com/release/transamerican/278308|publisher=Beatport|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> Arrivers in 1996,<ref>{{cite web|title=Arrivers - Dark Invader|url=http://www.beatport.com/release/arrivers-dark-invader/50014|publisher=Beatport|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> and [[Basement Jaxx]] in 1997<ref>{{cite web|title=The Urban Haze EP|url=http://www.beatport.com/release/the-urban-haze-ep/290111|publisher=Beatport|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> have also been retroactively labelled as electro house.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of electro house artists]]
* [[List of electro house artists]]
* [[Chiptune]] and [[Grime (music)|Grime]], which use similarly "dirty" bass sounds


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 11:47, 27 July 2012

Electro house
Stylistic originsAcid house [citation needed] • Electro • Electroclash • French house • Hi-NRG • House • Pop • Synthpop • Tech house
Typical instrumentsDrum machine, Keyboard, Personal computer, Sampler, Sequencer, Synthesizer
Derivative formsComplextro • Dutch house • Fidget house • Moombahton

Electro house is a subgenre of house music influenced by 1980s music.[1][2] Its origins are obscure, with different sources claiming it was influenced by 1980s-electro,[2] electroclash,[3] pop,[4] synthpop,[3][5] or tech house.[3][4][5] It has subsequently become a hard form of house music.[6] The term has been used to describe the music of many of the world's top DJs, such as David Guetta, deadmau5, and Tiësto.[7]

Characteristics

Electro house loop
This short loop demonstrates the style of a modern electro house track, including a house beat and "dirty" bass.
Problems playing this file? See media help.

Electro house, sometimes resembling tech house, typically retains elements of house music and can incorporate electro-influenced synths and samples.[2] Common in the genre is a dark, stabbing bass-line that evolved from electroclash but doesn't have its '80s sound. It often has a "dirty" bass sound created from a saw wave with compression, distortion, and/or flanging.[8]

History

The exact origins of the electro house are uncertain.[4] The genre has sometimes been seen as a fusion genre of electro and house,[9] or a term created from using "electro" as an adjective (meaning "futuristic" or "hard") for "house".[6] Another claim is that it comes from a mix of electro, pop, and tech house,[4] or electroclash, synthpop, and tech house.[3] French house, by artists such as Justice and especially Daft Punk, has also been considered a strong influence.

Benny Benassi - "Satisfaction" (2002)
Short sample of Benny Benassi's "Satisfaction", an influential example of the electro house genre.
Problems playing this file? See media help.

Use of the term dates to at least as far back as 1998, when it was used to refer to tracks with both electro and house influences by artists such as Afrika Bambaataa and Jason Nevins.[10] Earlier tracks by bands such as Sublime in 1993,[11] Arrivers in 1996,[12] and Basement Jaxx in 1997[13] have also been retroactively labelled as electro house.

Mr. Oizo's 1999 hit "Flat Beat" has also been considered an early example of the genre,[14] along with "Satisfaction" in 2002 by Benny Benassi,[15] the latter of whom is seen as a forerunner of the genre who brought it to the mainstream.[3][4] By 2005, electro house saw an increase in popularity.[1] Since then, electro house producers such as Avicii, David Guetta, deadmau5, Knife Party, Skrillex and Yasutaka Nakata[16] have emerged and become increasingly popular.

Subgenres

Complextro

Complextro is a portmanteau of the words "complex" and "electro".[17][18][19] The term was coined by Porter Robinson to describe the sound of his music.[18] It is typified by the use of glitchy, intricate bass-lines and synth leads created with many instruments in quick succession.[17][19][20] Prominent producers of the genre include Crookers,[17] Skrillex,[17] Uppermost,[20] and Wolfgang Gartner.[20]

Fidget house

Fidget house, or fidget, is "defined by snatched vocal snippets, pitch-bent dirty basslines and rave-style synth stabs over glitchy 4/4 beats."[21] It contains influences from Chicago house, rave, UK garage, bassline, US hip hop, Baltimore club, Kuduro and other "authentic" world music genres.[21] Prominent artists include The Bloody Beetroots, Crookers, Hervé, Sinden, 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."[21][22]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b angry. "Eric Prydz - Eric Prydz presents Pryda". inthemix. Retrieved 5 June 2012. But even more defining was the '80s aesthetic, one of the key inspirations behind the explosion of electro house in 2005.
  2. ^ a b c "Music Definitions - House music : styles". DJ Cyclopedia. 3345. Electro house : Sometimes resembles tech house, but often influenced by the 'electro' sound of the early 1980's, aka breakdancing music, via samples or just synthesizer usage.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Electro House". Tumblr. Retrieved 12 June 2012. It was in the early 2000s when a big movement of electroclash being mixed with synthpop. Meanwhile, tech house was also becoming more known and gaining some serious buzz. When the two were combined that is when Electro House came to be the way it is now. ... 'Satisfaction' was one of those songs that people would have stuck in their head for days. This song still continues to receive a lot of attention even now. It won world wide rewards as well as make Benny Benassi the father of Electro House.
  4. ^ a b c d e music2electro. "Electro House of Style Music". HubPages. Many people want to 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)
  5. ^ a b Electro Man. "Quick Introduction to Electro House Genre". Electronic Music Blog!. Blogger. Retrieved 12 June 2012. It was in the early 2000s when a big movement of electroclash being mixed with synthpop. At the same time tech house was gaining popularity. With the right events happening at the right times, the two came together [to form electro house].
  6. ^ a b Lopez, Korina. "Electronic dance music glossary". USA Today. 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.
  7. ^ "Top 100 DJs 2011". DJMag.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  8. ^ Suhonen, Petri (2011-10-11). "How To Create Electro… Lead? Bass?". How to Make Electronic Music. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  9. ^ "Electro House" (in Russian). oXidant. Retrieved 5 June 2012. Electro House - это смесь двух стилей Electro и House.
  10. ^ "Electro House". Polystar. Eurodance Hits. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Transamerican". Beatport. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Arrivers - Dark Invader". Beatport. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  13. ^ "The Urban Haze EP". Beatport. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Flat Beat". Beatport. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  15. ^ "Satisfaction". Beatport. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Perfume Interview" (in Japanese). bounce.com. 2008-02-07. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2009-06-02. (English translation)
  17. ^ a b c d Barboza, Trenton. "What is Complextro? An Emerging Genre Explained". Voices. Yahoo!. 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.
  18. ^ a b "Tweet by Porter Robinson". when i made [the word 'complextro'], i wanted a portmanteu to describe my sound. complex+electro=complextro. it has since became the name of the style:)
  19. ^ a b Nutting, P.J. (April 21, 2011). "Electronic Music... through 18-year-old eyes". Boulder Weekly. Retrieved 25 June 2012. 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') ...
  20. ^ a b c "Complextro". Reddit. Retrieved 25 June 2012. This music is complex, hence the name, with artists producing basslines/leads that are very intricate sometimes involving 8+ different synth sounds per 2 bar loop. Artists like Uppermost & Wolfgang Gartner [are] pioneering the genre.
  21. ^ a b c McDonnell, John (September 8, 2008). "Welcome to the fidget house". Music Blog. 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.
  22. ^ "Jesse Rose Interview". DJMag.com. Retrieved 26 June 2012. We came up with 'fidget house' as a joke, which has now gone a little too far.
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