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Soulful house Soulful house is a genre characterised by smooth and soulful vocals, relaxed atmosphere and melodic structure, as well as by influences from soul, jazz and funk. Tracks are distinguished by slower tempos (122 to 127 bpm), keyboards that give a deep sound, similar to the one from chill-out and lounge. House rhythms are often ...
This is a list of artists who have been involved with house music, a genre of electronic dance music. This includes artists who have either been very important to the house music genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one who has been on a major label). This list does not include little-known local artists. Groups are listed by the first letter in the group ...
House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. [11] It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture that consisted of Black gay men and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat.
Dance music veteran Larry Levan's mix, recorded in 1991 [17] and comprising fourteen different tracks, was one of the most sought after recordings from the venue, [17] and is said to showcase Levan's aesthetic perfectly: "heaps of soulful vocals and melodic chords proving the strong bond between soul, R&B, gospel and house in his sets."
Masters at Work is the American garage house production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. The duo has produced music together under the names MAW, KenLou, Sole Fusion, Hardrive, and Nuyorican Soul. [1] They have been referred to as one of the most influential artists in the history of house music. [2]
Deep house is a subgenre of house music [1] [3] [4] that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with the lush chords of 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. Its origins are attributed to the early recordings of Larry Heard (aka Mr. Fingers), including his influential track " Can You Feel It ".
In 2015, LA Weekly ranked it number one on its "The 20 Best EDM and Dance Music Tracks in History", [22] while Time Out's 2015 list of "The 20 Best House Tracks Ever" included it at number 12. [ 23 ] In 2022, Rolling Stone placed "Strings of Life" number 33 in its list of "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".
Garage house (originally known as "garage"; [2] local terms include "New York house" [3] and New Jersey sound) is a dance music style [4] that was developed alongside Chicago house music. [5] The genre was popular in the 1980s in the United States and the 1990s in the United Kingdom, where it developed into UK garage and speed garage .