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'''Progressive house''' is a subgenre of [[house music]] which emerged in the early 1990s and is characterized mostly by its complex electronic structure, bearing emphasis to melody and sound effects. It developed initially in the [[United Kingdom]] as a merger of [[acid house|acid]]/[[diva house]] and underground [[trance music]], hence the occasional use of the "progressive trance" appellation for this genre in the 1990s.
'''Progressive house''' is a subgenre of [[house music]] which emerged in the early 1990s and is characterized mostly by its complex electronic structure, bearing emphasis to melody and sound effects. It developed initially in the [[United Kingdom]] as a merger of [[acid house|acid]]/[[diva house]] and underground [[trance music]], hence the occasional use of the "progressive trance" appellation for this genre in the 1990s.


Progressive house became mainstream worldwide by 1995 and slowly faded around 2000-2002, in scope of such styles as [[tech house]] and [[jumpstyle]]. It was then revived in the late 2000s by American DJs [[Kaskade]] and [[deadmau5]] who used melody riffs reminiscent of early 1990s sound fused with irregular beats, electro "saw" basses and abrasive lead.
Progressive house became mainstream worldwide by 1995 and slowly faded around 2000-2002, in scope of such styles as [[tech house]] and [[jumpstyle]]. It was then revived in the late 2000s by American DJ [[Kaskade]] and Canadian [[Electro House]] music producer [[deadmau5]] who used melody riffs reminiscent of early 1990s sound fused with irregular beats, electro "saw" basses and abrasive lead.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Progressive house
Stylistic originsHouse
Techno
Balearic beat
Cultural origins1990-1992 Europe
Typical instrumentsSynthesizer, drum machine, sequencer, sampler, electronic keyboard, personal computer, keyboard
Other topics
Electro house, French house, Uplifting trance, Psytrance

Progressive house is a subgenre of house music which emerged in the early 1990s and is characterized mostly by its complex electronic structure, bearing emphasis to melody and sound effects. It developed initially in the United Kingdom as a merger of acid/diva house and underground trance music, hence the occasional use of the "progressive trance" appellation for this genre in the 1990s.

Progressive house became mainstream worldwide by 1995 and slowly faded around 2000-2002, in scope of such styles as tech house and jumpstyle. It was then revived in the late 2000s by American DJ Kaskade and Canadian Electro House music producer deadmau5 who used melody riffs reminiscent of early 1990s sound fused with irregular beats, electro "saw" basses and abrasive lead.

Etymology

In electronic dance music (EDM)[1] the term progressive is often used to denote a stylistic sub-genre within a specific genre of dance music.[citation needed] According to the DJ and producer Carl Craig, the term "progressive" was used in Detroit in the early 80s in reference to Italo Disco.[2] The music was dubbed "progressive" because it drew upon the influence of Giorgio Moroder's Eurodisco rather than the Disco inspired by the symphonic sound of Philadelphia soul.[3] In Detroit, prior to the emergence of Techno, artists like Alexander Robotnik, Klein and MBO, and Capricorn filled a vacancy left after disco's demise in America.[4][5] In the late 1980s UK music journalist Simon Reynolds introduced the term "progressive dance" to describe album oriented acts such as 808 State, The Orb, Bomb the Bass, and The Shamen.[citation needed] Between 1990 to 1992, the term progressive referred to the short-form buzz word for the house music sub-genre progressive house.[6]

History

The roots of progressive house can be traced back to the early 1990s rave and club scenes in the UK, Europe, and Northern America. A combination of US house, UK house, Italian house, German house, and techno largely influenced one another during this era. [6] The term was used mainly as a marketing label to differentiate new rave house from traditional American house. [6] The buzz word emerged out of the rave scene around 1990 to 1992, describing a new sound of house that broke away from its American roots.[6] The label progressive house was often used interchangeably with trance in the early years. [6]

Earliest tracks were purely instrumental and featured dub-influenced basslines of house mixed with high-energy Roland TB-303 riffs, at various points, and superimposed over the regular 4-to-4 beat rhythm.[citation needed]

Popularized in Great Britain, progressive house met considerable success in nightclubs in France and Germany starting 1993. Upon becoming widespread in Western Europe, sound contrasted analogue instrumental melody (mostly violin or piano) with regularized basslines, with effort from such producers as Robert Miles and Nylon Moon. Miles has even defined the result as "dream dance" (often dubbed "dream house" or "dream trance" today), which is considered to be the first of the subgenres of progressive house to reach mainstream popularity.[citation needed] By 1994, it gained attention from worldwide DJs, and also fused with other prominent dance genres, notably breakbeat, drum'n'bass and techno.[citation needed]

1993–1995 is considered to be the first peak of progressive house.[by whom?] Many electronica compositions produced around that time featured some progressive house sounds.[citation needed] Examples of this can be found in Luna Park's Space Melody (1998) and AnnaGrace's Castles In The Sky (2001). A second peak occurred in 1999-2001 evident when DJs Sasha and John Digweed rose to the top of the DJ polls. By 2002 the progressive house style was generally re-branded as Trance evident when Tiesto rose to the top poll position of the DJ Mag Top 100 Popularity Poll. Tiesto was a presenter of the progressive house sound since 1998. Tech house ultimately started influencing the progressive scene in 2004 evident when Bedrock Records, an influential label (emerging during 2nd Wave) of the genre, started a shift towards Tech House releases.[7]

Another stylistic buzz-word, being progressive trance, emerged in the mid-1990s.[citation needed] The faulty term appeared on the May 18th 1996 event flyer for Flashpoint, a Universe Tribal Gathering progressive house event.[citation needed] The term Progressive Trance is a misnomer labelling of the trance house style.[citation needed] The trance house style was nicknamed trouse.[citation needed]

Notable early productions

In June 1992 Mixmag published a list that contained what the magazine viewed as the top progressive house tracks at that time.[6]

  • 1. Leftfield - Not Forgotten (Outer Rhythm)
  • 2. Slam/Rejuvination - IBO/Eterna (Soma Quality Recordings)
  • 3. React 2 Rhythm - Whatever You Dream (Guerilla)
  • 4. Soundclash Republic - Cool Lemon EP (Junk Rock Records)
  • 5. DOP - Musicians of the Mind EP (Guerilla)
  • 6. Gat Decor - Passion (Effective Records)
  • 7. The Sandals - A Profound Gas (Acid Jazz)
  • 8. Herbal Infusion - The Hunter (Zoom Records)
  • 9. Smells Like Heaven - Londres Strut (Deconstruction)
  • 10. Spooky - Don't Panic (Guerilla)
  • 11. Andronicus - Make You Whole (Hooj Choons)

Notable DJs

Notable DJs include:

Notable record labels

Record labels that have released progressive house include:

References

  1. ^ According to Butler (2006:33) use of the term EDM "has become increasingly common among fans in recent years. During the 1980s, the most common catchall term for EDM was house music, while techno became more prevalent during the first half of the 1990s. As EDM has become more diverse, however, these terms have come to refer to specific genres. Another word, electronica, has been widely used in mainstream journalism since 1997, but most fans view this term with suspicion as a marketing label devised by the music industry".
  2. ^ Reynolds, S., Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture, Routledge, New York 1999, (p. 16).
  3. ^ Reynolds, S., Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture, Routledge, New York 1999, (p. 16).
  4. ^ Reynolds, S., Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture, Routledge, New York 1999, (p. 16).
  5. ^ Reynolds 1999:22
  6. ^ a b c d e f Phillips, Dom, Trance-Mission, Mixmag, June 1992
  7. ^ Gerber, Guy (2004). "Stoppage Time". Bedrock Records Catalog# BED 55. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

See also

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