House

Originating Location: New York, Chicago, UK

Originating Era: 1980s

Key Artists

 * Frankie Knuckles
 * Chip E
 * Paul Oakenfold
 * Derrick May
 * M/A/R/R/S

Key Albums

 * Derrick May - Strings Of Life
 * Daft Punk - Daft Punk

Genre Description
A type of dance music, typically played in raves and clubs. It is a bit of a combination of disco and electropop. House is typically based around a pounding 4/4 beat and a simple bassline, over which there may be played samples or higher-register riffs, though typically with a lot of air between the samples/riffs, so there are stretches where the bass and drums are the prominent instruments. There are loads of different subgenres, including techno.

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