Electro house (often shortened to electro and written as elektro to avoid confusion with other electronic subgenres) is a subgenre of house music that rose to become one of the most prominent genres of electronic dance music today. Tech house, like Progressive house, represents a fusion of house and Techno. Electroclash is a style of Music that fuses Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an A music sequencer (also MIDI sequencer or just sequencer) is software or hardware designed to create and manage computer-generated music A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. A laptop computer, also known as a notebook computer, is a small Personal computer designed for mobile use. A vocoder, ˈvoʊkoʊdər (a Portmanteau of vox/voc ( voice) and encoder) is an analysis / synthesis system mostly used for speech in which the input is House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Synonyms Since around the mid-1980s electronic dance music has enjoyed popularity in many Nightclubs and as of 2006 is the predominant type of music played in Stylistically, it combines the four to the floor beats commonly found in House music with harmonically rich analogue basslines, abrasive high-pitched leads and the occasional piano or string riff. "Four to the Floor" is a hit single by the band Starsailor. An analog synthesizer is a Synthesizer that uses analog circuits and Analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically The tempo of electro house ranges approximately from 120 to 130 bpm. Beats per minute ( BPM) is a unit typically used as either a measure of Tempo in music or a measure of one's Heart rate. Dirty house is a derivative of electro, which is often much more commercial in its appeal and in general features more vocals. Electrotech is a darker variation of electro house mixed with the sound of tech house. Tech house, like Progressive house, represents a fusion of house and Techno.

The use of the word "electro" to describe this style of modern house music is contentious, and creates an ambiguity between electro house and the 1980s electro movement, by which it was influenced. Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk ^[1]

History

Roots

The most obvious precursor to the modern electro house scene is the electroclash movement of the early 2000s; largely a re-run of the early 1980s synth pop sound, but deliberately made cruder and more raw-sounding than the primitive records on which it was based. Electroclash is a style of Music that fuses Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument ^[2] More recently, some of the artists and labels involved with the sound, such as Crosstown Rebels, have found a new direction in electro house. ^[3] Some artists associated with the electroclash movement, such as Felix da Housecat, noticeably used elements of house in their music at the time and have since come to be seen as highly influential. Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr on August 27, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois ^[4] French electro, such as Mr. Oizo, has also been considered an influence. Mr Oizo (pronounced Mister Wah-zoh is the Pseudonym of French Music producer Quentin Dupieux. ^[5]

Previously and concurrent to electroclash, tech house was developing. Tech house, like Progressive house, represents a fusion of house and Techno. Traditionally, the most noticeable influences of tech house were from Detroit techno, such as sweeping strings and 909 beats, but it developed a dirtier sound in the early 2000s, owing largely to a trend of acid house revival,^[2] shown by artists such as David Duriez and the Brique Rouge label. Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in 1980s The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer is a partially analog, partially sample-based Drum machine built by the Japanese Roland Corporation Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics ^[6] Another profound house artist from the past, Satoshi Tomiie, has helped to shape the typical sound of electro house by adding his own blend of NY-groove styled musical elements to further influence and enhance the musical sound of this genre. His influence on electro house begins back in the 1989 with the affiliation to the famous high-society DJ Frankie Knuckles and Satoshi Tomiie is still currently playing a substantial role in the composition of the electro house sound.

In 2003 some tribal house DJs such as Steve Lawler, while previously associated with the darker-hued sounds of progressive house, began to use analogue basslines, starting a sound dubbed 'dirty tribal'. Tribal house is a form of Electronic dance music derived from House music but being highly drum-centric and often without a core melody Steve Lawler is a British House music producer and DJ born in Birmingham, England. ^[7] Concurrently, the breakbeat scene was creating similar sounds with the popular tech-funk style. Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub- genres of Electronic music, usually characterized It was around this time that electro house properly began to emerge.

Electro house today

French electro house duo Justice

The sound became steadily more popular throughout 2006. Justice is a Grammy -nominated French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé (b Bodyrox's single "Yeah Yeah" featuring Luciana was labelled by several BBC Radio 1 DJs "the biggest tune of the summer of 2006", and the remix by D. Bodyrox is the name for English house music DJ duo Jon Pearn and Nick Bridges " Yeah Yeah " is a song by Bodyrox. It was popularised in clubs by the D Luciana (born Luciana Caporaso in 1977 in London) is a English pop Singer and Rapper. Ramirez gained worldwide popularity, particularly in the Ibiza clubbing scene. Ibiza (Eivissa is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea about 80 km off the coast of Spain ^[8][9] Another key point was when Tocadisco's remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg gained significant media coverage after being featured on a television advertisement for the Citroën C4. DJ Tocadisco is a German DJ and producer. Tocadisco (Spanish for 'turntable' was born Roman Boër on 8 June, 1974, and grew up Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand The Citroën C4 is a Small family car produced by French automaker Citroën since autumn 2004 A mashup of the track with "Love Don't Let Me Go" by David Guetta was also later released as a single, which reached #1 in the charts in Spain and #3 in the UK. A mashup or bootleg (also mash up and mash-up) is a song or composition created from the combination of the music from one song with the A cappella " Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away " was released as a mash-up of Tocadisco's remix of The Egg 's single "Walking Away" with the vocals from David Guetta (born November 7 1967 in Paris) is a French DJ. Guetta began mixing his first vinyls at home at age 13 and Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

As of 2007, the sound has been recognised as one of the most dominant movements in house music, surpassing funky house in popularity,^[10] with a large range of DJs and producers finding an interest in its dancefloor sensibilities and sense of fun, such as Dave Seaman from the progressive house scene;^[11] Tiefschwarz^[12] and Ben Watt who previously played deep house,^[13] Steve Lawler from the tribal sound, and popular Ibiza club DJ Lisa Lashes who is most known for her work in hard dance. Funky house is a loose definition for a commercially orientated Disco influenced subgenre of House music. Dave Seaman (born April 29 1968) went to school in Garforth West Yorkshire is a British Dance music DJ and Record producer Tiefschwarz is an Electro house group comprising brothers Alexander "Ali" ( June 7 1967 - and Sebastian "Basti" ( December Ben Watt (born 6 December 1962, Barnes, London) is a UK Musician, DJ, and Record producer, best known Deep house is a style of House music which fuses elements of Chicago house 80's soul jazz-funk and Detroit techno Lisa Lashes (born 1971 Lisa Dawn Rose-Wyatt in Holbrooks, Coventry, England) is a leading English Hard dance DJ ^[14] Dave Spoon and Lisa Maffia also proved electro house could be well received by the mainstream audience with the song "Bad Girl at Night". Lisa Maffia (born 16 June 1979, South London) is an English Model, Presenter, Singer-songwriter and " Bad Girl At Night " is the 4th single from Lisa Maffia. Electro house has also introduced electronic music to the indie rock scene through its links to the new rave and disco-punk movement. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene New Rave (sometimes labelled Nu Rave or Neu Rave) is a term applied to several types of music that go from fusing elements of electronic, rock Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk, punk-funk and indie-dance) is a Music ^[15] Artists such as Digitalism, The Presets, Justice,^[16] and MSTRKRFT have pioneered a new sound in electro house which crosses over with new rave and alternative and indie rock, as well as its electroclash roots. Digitalism is a German Electro house duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg, Germany, consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail The Presets are a Sydney -based Australian electronic duo consisting of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes. Justice is a Grammy -nominated French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé (b MSTRKRFT (read as "Master-kraft" is an Electronic music group from Toronto ( The Beaches) Ontario, Canada who are Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of

Samples

Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah (D.Ramirez Dub Mix) (2006)

Excerpt from the instrumental (dub) remix of "Yeah Yeah", by Bodyrox. An electro house track which had massive success worldwide in 2006.

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M.A.N.D.Y vs. Booka Shade - Body Language (Tocadisco Remix) (2006)

Excerpt from Tocadisco's remix of "Body Language. " This track is a representation of the more subtle sound in electro house, more closely related to electro than house.

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Erick Morillo - Dancin' (Fuzzy Hair Remix) (2003)

Excerpt from Fuzzy Hair's remix of "Dancin'", by Erick Morillo. This track is an example of an influential predecessor to the genre which is described as electro house today, despite the label not being used when it was released.

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See also

• Electro (music)
• Electroclash
• Tech house
• List of electronic music genres

External links

• FWD - Electro house podcast
• DI.fm Electro House - Electro House streaming radio channel

References