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| cultural_origins = Post-1986, [[UK]] and [[United States]] {{small|(mainly [[Detroit]], [[Chicago]] and [[Ibiza, Spain]])}} | | cultural_origins = Post-1986, [[UK]] and [[United States]] {{small|(mainly [[Detroit]], [[Chicago]] and [[Ibiza, Spain]])}} | ||
| subgenres = * Desert house<ref name=deshou>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Johnny |title=Bedouin are the bridge between deep tech and desert house |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/bedouin-are-the-bridge-between-deep-tech-and-desert-house |website=Mixmag |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="viceplaya">{{cite web |last1=Garber |first1=David |title=Music Wasn't Meant to Be Part of Burning Man—So What's This Genre Called Playa Tech? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/burning-man-playa-tech-robot-heat-lee-burridge-sunrise-feature/ |website=Vice |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> | | subgenres = * Desert house<ref name=deshou>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Johnny |title=Bedouin are the bridge between deep tech and desert house |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/bedouin-are-the-bridge-between-deep-tech-and-desert-house |website=Mixmag |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="viceplaya">{{cite web |last1=Garber |first1=David |title=Music Wasn't Meant to Be Part of Burning Man—So What's This Genre Called Playa Tech? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/burning-man-playa-tech-robot-heat-lee-burridge-sunrise-feature/ |website=Vice |date=30 August 2016 |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
* Deep tech<ref name="thegdeep">{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Dominic |title=How deep tech became clubbing's biggest success story |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/30/how-deep-tech-became-clubbings-biggest-success-story |website=The Guardian |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> | * Deep tech<ref name="thegdeep">{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Dominic |title=How deep tech became clubbing's biggest success story |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/30/how-deep-tech-became-clubbings-biggest-success-story |website=The Guardian |date=30 December 2014 |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
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'''Tech house''' is a | '''Tech house''' is a [[house music]] subgenre that prominently incorporates stylistic features from [[Techno music|techno]]. The term ''tech house'' developed as a shorthand [[record store]] name for a category of [[electronic dance music]] that combined [[musical aspect]]s of techno, such as "rugged [[bassline]]s" and "steely [[beat (music)|beats]]", with the [[harmony|harmonies]] and [[groove (music)|grooves]] of [[progressive house]].<ref name="Spin">Aaron, Charles (2000), "Whose House? Tech-house and the quest for dance music's post-rave soul, ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]],'' October 2000.</ref><ref name="Bogdanov">Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001), ''All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music,'' Backbeat Books, UK; 4th Revised edition, (page xiv).</ref> Tech house originally featured the clean and minimal [[musical production|production style]] associated with techno from [[Detroit techno|Detroit]] and the UK.<ref name="Bogdanov" /> | ||
In the mid to late 1990s, a scene developed in England around club nights such as The Drop run by the former [[The Shamen|Shamen]] rapper [[Mr C]] (Richard West) & Paul "Rip" Stone (co-founder with West of Plink Plonk),<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/label/1558-Plink-Plonk Plink Plonk] profile on [[Discogs]]</ref> Heart & Soul and Wiggle run by [[Terry Francis]] and [[Nathan Coles]].<ref name="Spin" /> Other DJs and artists associated with the sound at that time included [[Charles Webster (musician)|Charles Webster]], Pure Science, [[Bushwacka!]], Cuartero, [[Dave Angel]], [[Matthew Herbert|Herbert]], Terry Lee Brown Jr., Funk D'Void, Ian O'Brien, [[Derrick Carter]] and [[Stacey Pullen]].<ref name="Spin" /><ref name="Bogdanov"/> By the late 1990s, London nightclub [[The End (club)|The End]], owned by Mr C and Layo Paskin, was considered the home of tech house in the UK.<ref name="Spin" /> On the other side of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], one of the earliest innovators in the genre was Lucas Rodenbush, (E.B.E), who was releasing records on the [[West Coast of the United States]] from 1995 onwards. | In the mid to late 1990s, a tech house scene developed in England around club nights such as The Drop run by the former [[The Shamen|Shamen]] rapper [[Mr C]] (Richard West) & Paul "Rip" Stone (co-founder with West of Plink Plonk),<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/label/1558-Plink-Plonk Plink Plonk] profile on [[Discogs]]</ref> Heart & Soul and Wiggle run by [[Terry Francis]] and [[Nathan Coles]].<ref name="Spin" /> Other DJs and artists associated with the sound at that time included [[Charles Webster (musician)|Charles Webster]], Pure Science, [[Bushwacka!]], Cuartero, [[Dave Angel]], [[Matthew Herbert|Herbert]], Terry Lee Brown Jr., Funk D'Void, Ian O'Brien, [[Derrick Carter]] and [[Stacey Pullen]].<ref name="Spin" /><ref name="Bogdanov"/> By the late 1990s, London nightclub [[The End (club)|The End]], owned by Mr C and Layo Paskin, was considered the home of tech house in the UK.<ref name="Spin" /> On the other side of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], one of the earliest innovators in the genre was Lucas Rodenbush, (E.B.E), who was releasing records on the [[West Coast of the United States]] from 1995 onwards. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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=== Modern resurgence === | === Modern resurgence === | ||
Tech house has become a highly popular form of dance music. As of September 2018, the [[Beatport]] top 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/top-100|title=Beatport Top 100 Songs & DJ Tracks|website=www.beatport.com|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref> is filled with tracks by artists like [[Green Velvet]], [[Hot Since 82]], [[Fisher (musician)|Fisher]], Solardo, MDNTMVMT,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electronica.org.uk/blog/mdntmvmts-nothing-compares-to-the-music-a-dancefloor-journey/|title=MDNTMVMT's 'Nothing Compares to the Music': A Dancefloor Journey|website=www.electronica.org.uk/blog/mdntmvmts-nothing-compares-to-the-music-a-dancefloor-journey/|access-date=2024-01-31}}</ref> [[Bedouin (DJ)|Bedouin]], [[Patrick Topping]], and [[Jamie Jones (DJ)|Jamie Jones]], all of whom incorporate elements of tech house into their work. This resurgence in tech house can be ascribed to the recent surge in popularity of analog synth sounds, as well as the popularization of tech house artists in the [[United States]], through labels like [[Dirtybird Records|Dirtybird]] and the booking of multiple tech house DJs at festivals like [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] and CRSSD. | Tech house has become a highly popular form of dance music. As of September 2018, the [[Beatport]] top 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/top-100|title=Beatport Top 100 Songs & DJ Tracks|website=www.beatport.com|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref> is filled with tracks by artists like [[Green Velvet]], [[Hot Since 82]], [[Fisher (musician)|Fisher]], Solardo, MDNTMVMT,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electronica.org.uk/blog/mdntmvmts-nothing-compares-to-the-music-a-dancefloor-journey/|title=MDNTMVMT's 'Nothing Compares to the Music': A Dancefloor Journey|website=www.electronica.org.uk/blog/mdntmvmts-nothing-compares-to-the-music-a-dancefloor-journey/|date=16 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-31}}</ref> [[Bedouin (DJ)|Bedouin]], [[Patrick Topping]], and [[Jamie Jones (DJ)|Jamie Jones]], all of whom incorporate elements of tech house into their work. This resurgence in tech house can be ascribed to the recent surge in popularity of analog synth sounds, as well as the popularization of tech house artists in the [[United States]], through labels like [[Dirtybird Records|Dirtybird]] and the booking of multiple tech house DJs at festivals like [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] and CRSSD. | ||
[[Fisher (musician)|Fisher]]'s 2018 track '[[Losing It (song)|Losing It]]' is considered one of the first tech house tracks to break into mainstream popularity, as well as being credited as a major milestone in establishing the tech house sound within the realm of electronic dance music.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fisher-losing-biggest-dance-hits-of-the-decade-8546793/|title=How Fisher's 'Losing It' Became One of the Biggest Dance Hits of the Decade|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=2024-03-04}}</ref> In subsequent years, other tech house artists were able to achieve similar or even greater mainstream success, including Acraze with his 2021 track '[[Do It To It#Acraze featuring Cherish version|Do It To It]]', or Meduza with their 2019 tracks 'Piece Of Your Heart' & 'Lose Control'. | [[Fisher (musician)|Fisher]]'s 2018 track '[[Losing It (song)|Losing It]]' is considered one of the first tech house tracks to break into mainstream popularity, as well as being credited as a major milestone in establishing the tech house sound within the realm of electronic dance music.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fisher-losing-biggest-dance-hits-of-the-decade-8546793/|title=How Fisher's 'Losing It' Became One of the Biggest Dance Hits of the Decade|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=2024-03-04}}</ref> In subsequent years, other tech house artists were able to achieve similar or even greater mainstream success, including Acraze with his 2021 track '[[Do It To It#Acraze featuring Cherish version|Do It To It]]', or Meduza with their 2019 tracks 'Piece Of Your Heart' & 'Lose Control'. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Styles of house music]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Tech house is a house music subgenre that prominently incorporates stylistic features from techno. The term tech house developed as a shorthand record store name for a category of electronic dance music that combined musical aspects of techno, such as "rugged basslines" and "steely beats", with the harmonies and grooves of progressive house.[1][2] Tech house originally featured the clean and minimal production style associated with techno from Detroit and the UK.[2]
In the mid to late 1990s, a tech house scene developed in England around club nights such as The Drop run by the former Shamen rapper Mr C (Richard West) & Paul "Rip" Stone (co-founder with West of Plink Plonk),[3] Heart & Soul and Wiggle run by Terry Francis and Nathan Coles.[1] Other DJs and artists associated with the sound at that time included Charles Webster, Pure Science, Bushwacka!, Cuartero, Dave Angel, Herbert, Terry Lee Brown Jr., Funk D'Void, Ian O'Brien, Derrick Carter and Stacey Pullen.[1][2] By the late 1990s, London nightclub The End, owned by Mr C and Layo Paskin, was considered the home of tech house in the UK.[1] On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, one of the earliest innovators in the genre was Lucas Rodenbush, (E.B.E), who was releasing records on the West Coast of the United States from 1995 onwards.
Characteristics
As a mixing style, tech-house often brings together deep or minimal techno music, the soulful and jazzy end of house, some minimal and very often some dub elements. There is some overlap with progressive house, which too can contain deep, soulful, dub and techno elements; this is especially true since the turn of the millennium, as progressive-house mixes have themselves often become deeper and sometimes more minimal. However, the typical progressive-house mix has more energy than tech-house, which tends to have a more "laid-back" feel. Tech house fans tend to appreciate subtlety, as well as the "middle ground" that adds a "splash of color to steel techno beats" and eschews the "banging" of house music for intricate rhythms.
Musical structure
As a musical (as opposed to a mixing) style, tech-house uses the same basic structure as house. However, elements of the house 'sound' such as realistic jazz sounds (in deep house) and booming kick drums are replaced with elements from techno such as shorter, deeper, darker and often distorted kicks, smaller, quicker hi-hats, noisier snares and more synthetic or acid sounding synth melodies from the TB-303, including raw electronic noises from distorted sawtooth and square wave oscillators.
Some producers also add soulful vocals and elements (David Chambers), and equally as much raw electronic sounds in their music. However, a rich techno-like kick and bassline seems to be a consistency amongst tech house music.
History
Since the early 2000s, tech house has spread in Europe. Although it has long remained in the shadow of techno music (propelled by artists such as Adam Beyer or Richie Hawtin in northern Europe such as Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden), tech house has a huge success in Spain. Indeed, thanks to the expansion of new DJs such as Marc Maya, Oscar Aguilera or Raul Mezcolanza (all resident DJs of a box in Barcelona: the ROW14), tech house can compete with other styles of electro festivals like the Monegros Desert Festival or the Awakenings Festival. However, the highlight of tech house is also due to the promotion of this style of music by other DJs such as Carl Cox or Joris Voorn.
Modern resurgence
Tech house has become a highly popular form of dance music. As of September 2018, the Beatport top 100[4] is filled with tracks by artists like Green Velvet, Hot Since 82, Fisher, Solardo, MDNTMVMT,[5] Bedouin, Patrick Topping, and Jamie Jones, all of whom incorporate elements of tech house into their work. This resurgence in tech house can be ascribed to the recent surge in popularity of analog synth sounds, as well as the popularization of tech house artists in the United States, through labels like Dirtybird and the booking of multiple tech house DJs at festivals like Coachella and CRSSD.
Fisher's 2018 track 'Losing It' is considered one of the first tech house tracks to break into mainstream popularity, as well as being credited as a major milestone in establishing the tech house sound within the realm of electronic dance music.[6] In subsequent years, other tech house artists were able to achieve similar or even greater mainstream success, including Acraze with his 2021 track 'Do It To It', or Meduza with their 2019 tracks 'Piece Of Your Heart' & 'Lose Control'.
See also
References
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- ↑ a b c d Aaron, Charles (2000), "Whose House? Tech-house and the quest for dance music's post-rave soul, Spin, October 2000.
- ↑ a b c Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001), All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music, Backbeat Books, UK; 4th Revised edition, (page xiv).
- ↑ Plink Plonk profile on Discogs
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