Sub-genres of house: can we get to 100?

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1. Microhouse
2. Deep house
3. Funky house
4. Big gay house

― Wooden (Wooden), Saturday, 18 September 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

5. Tech-House

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Saturday, 18 September 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

6. Haunted house (apparently it exists. I read it somewhere.)

― Wooden (Wooden), Saturday, 18 September 2004 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Booty house.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Saturday, 18 September 2004 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

8. This Old House (very obscure subgenre, caters to Bob Vila fans mostly)

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 18 September 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it sub-genre or subgenre?

― Wooden (Wooden), Saturday, 18 September 2004 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

9. Jazz House
10. Chicago house
11. New York House
12. Disco House
13. Latin House

― jkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, Saturday, 18 September 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it sub-genre or subgenre?
-- Wooden (josephgoode...), September 18th, 2004.

i think 'sub-genre' is correct, i'm just lazy.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 18 September 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

14. Hooligan House
15. Bhouse
16. French House

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Saturday, 18 September 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

17______ Acid House
18______ Trip House
18 1/2__ Out House (very outer spacy)
18 3/4__ Meta-Psuedo-Quasi-Demi-Semi-House

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Saturday, 18 September 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

19. Handbag House

― nader (nader), Saturday, 18 September 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

20. Click House
20.5 Dolphin House

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Saturday, 18 September 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

20. Epic house
21. Freestyle house
22. Garage (adjacent to the house)
23. Hard house
24. Progressive house

― nader (nader), Saturday, 18 September 2004 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)

25. Whore House

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Saturday, 18 September 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd love to see the examples of these. I cannot sift through potential jokes.

― Atnevon (Atnevon), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)

26. Hip House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:23 (twenty-one years ago)

27. Italo House
28. French House
29. Ghetto House
30. Tribal House
31. Ultra House
32. Ambient House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd love to see the examples of these. I cannot sift through potential jokes.

the debates over which tracks belong in which sub-genre would easily help this thread get to 100 posts.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:29 (twenty-one years ago)

33. Dirty House
34. Funk House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

45. Amyl House
46. Proto-house

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

47. Sexy House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

48. Happy House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

49. Future Hard House
50. Oriental House

I'm spent.

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)

51. Minimal House

― Elliot (Elliot), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Good work though, Alba, you got us half way there.

52. Trance house (If there is such a thing)

xpost

― Wooden (Wooden), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait:

53. Hardbag House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:42 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.signprint.co.uk/catalog/images/cartoon22.jpg http://www.signprint.co.uk/catalog/images/cartoon18a.jpg http://www.signprint.co.uk/catalog/images/cartoon19.jpg http://www.signprint.co.uk/catalog/images/cartoon20.jpg

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.signprint.co.uk/catalog/images/cartoon23.jpg

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Of course! How couldn't I have forgotten Dwarf House?

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm surprising myself

54. Anthemic House
55. Stadium House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:48 (twenty-one years ago)

56. Heroin House (maurizio et al)
57. Live House (a la rhinocerose)

― Elliot (Elliot), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:48 (twenty-one years ago)

58. Hispanic House
59. Scottish House
60. Council House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:50 (twenty-one years ago)

61. Vintage House

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:50 (twenty-one years ago)

62. Vocal House

― Elliot (Elliot), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:52 (twenty-one years ago)

63. Electrohouse

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I really think that's it.

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)

As far as I can see, No.8 is the only numbered fictitious one. Quite a few may be synonyms, though.

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:01 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, possibly No.4 too.

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Is council house real?

― Wooden (Wooden), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn.

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:11 (twenty-one years ago)

64. Breakhouse

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Detroit House
Latin House
West Coast House
Tribal House
Proto-House

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Broken Beat

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Jack House

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Tracky House

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Latin House
Tribal House
Proto-House

These three are already gone, for anyone counting.

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

gospel house

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Err, Sorry about the repeats! It is hard to keep track after 50.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

What is 'tracky house'? (I've no idea why I'm picking on this particular one.)

― Alba (Alba), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Speaker of the house.

― Wooden (Wooden), Saturday, 18 September 2004 23:21 (twenty-one years ago)

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I tend to think of house as anything with a four beat, so yeah, probably.

― Wooden (Wooden), Sunday, 19 September 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Alba, I did French House! Sure Latin House and maybe one other were repeated as well.

Did we forget Boompty?

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Sunday, 19 September 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Oops re: French House.

Yeah - Latin House was repeated by Disco Nihilist, but I pointed that out already.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 19 September 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

most of these are tenuous

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 19 September 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Did anyone say Hip-House yet?

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 19 September 2004 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, someone did. nevermind.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 19 September 2004 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

skacid was a type of house weren't it?

― gaz (gaz), Sunday, 19 September 2004 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

what this list needs is examples of each of the subgenres!

― tricky disco (disco stu), Sunday, 19 September 2004 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, and erm, tricky disco was a real thing being written about in about 1999 (supposed to be dubbed, spaced out trippy house from san francisco). Examples include Hardkiss Brothers, mixes by DJ Garth, sometimes Jeno etc.

― paulhw (paulhw), Sunday, 19 September 2004 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Grime house!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Sunday, 19 September 2004 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

paul, this is where i got my pseudonym and dj name.

― tricky disco (disco stu), Sunday, 19 September 2004 23:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I was waiting for someone to get up to number 99 so I could post...

100. Full House!

...as a witty joke. But I missed it. Shame.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 19 September 2004 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

if we've haven't had these :

ambient house
sub-house
gabba house
speed house
(she's a )brickhouse
gangsta house
bangra house
sophisto-house

― piscesboy, Monday, 20 September 2004 00:50 (twenty-one years ago)

6. Haunted house (apparently it exists. I read it somewhere.)
-- Wooden

It does exist, it's great.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Monday, 20 September 2004 01:14 (twenty-one years ago)

the fact that none of you turds mentioned "DIVA HOUSE" is very unsettling.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 20 September 2004 01:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Diva House (x-post)

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Monday, 20 September 2004 01:34 (twenty-one years ago)

my stomach hurts now

― rentboy (rentboy), Monday, 20 September 2004 01:40 (twenty-one years ago)

No-one mentioned Miami House?

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 20 September 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

most of these are tenuous

You don't say!

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:39 (twenty-one years ago)

ronan in po'face shocker

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:42 (twenty-one years ago)

speed garage
uk garage
uk shed
uk car-hole

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:42 (twenty-one years ago)

no-one said 'Smash House' (think Junior Cartier's 'Women Beat Their Men' - link between big beat and leccyclash)

― teh pow! (blueski), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:44 (twenty-one years ago)

uk storage locker

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

school disco

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

after-school job disco

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

whitehouse

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

uk coal hole?
uk kennel?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

microhouse = luomo 'tessio' / swayzak 'make up your mind'
deep house = mood II swing 'i see you dancing'
funky house = tc 1992 'berry/funky guitar'
big gay house = outrage 'tall and handsome'
tech-house = dj q 'optimum thinking'
haunted house = brainbug 'nightmare' (?)
jazz house = roy davis jr 'about love' / global communication 'the groove'
chicago house = nightwriters 'let the music move you'
ny house = the bucketheads 'come and be gone'
disco house = pete heller's big love 'big love'
latin house = river ocean ft india 'love and happiness'
hooligan house = audio bullys 'we don't care'
french house = daft punk 'musique'
acid house = fast eddie 'acid thunder'
trip house/out-house = lfo 'psychodelik'
handbag = kim syms 'too blind to see it'
epic house = sasha 'xpander' / way out west 'domination'
freestyle house = whirlpool productions 'from disco to disco'
garage house = degrees of motion 'do you want it right now'
hard house = new order 'confusion (pump panel mix)'
prog house = paganinni traxx 'zoe/make me come'
hip house = run dmc vs jason nevins 'it's like that'
italo house (original) = gino latino 'welcome'
ghetto house = bizz nizz 'don't miss the party'
tribal house = the goodmen 'give it up' / designer music 'good girls'
ambient house = 808 state 'ancodia'
dirty house = timo maas 'ubik'
amyl house = fatboy slim '10th and crenshaw'
happy house = milky 'just the way you are'

― teh pow! (blueski), Monday, 20 September 2004 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Bleep House = Loose Cannons - 'Handbrake (Out For The Nigh)' Etienne De Crecy's Mainstreamix

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Monday, 20 September 2004 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

i need a better/more accurate example of ghetto house

― teh pow! (blueski), Monday, 20 September 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Er, may I...?

deep house = ce ce rogers 'someday'
chicago house = kenny "jammin" jason & fast eddie smith 'can u dance'
acid house = adonis & the endless poker 'the poke'
handbag = hed boys 'girls and boys'
garage house = simone 'my family depends on me'
hard house = knuckleheadz 'turn that fucking music up'
hip house = tyree 'turn up the bass'
tribal house = danny tenaglia 'elements'

stadium house = u2 'even better than the real thing (perfecto mix)'
tech house = dave angel 'funk music'
proto house = strafe 'set it off'
hardbag house = candy girls 'wham bam'
filter house = salt city orchestra 'the book'
balearic house = sueno latino 'sueno latino'

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 20 September 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

'someday' isn't deep house, too simplistic, vocal and old

― teh pow! (blueski), Monday, 20 September 2004 12:50 (twenty-one years ago)

But early deep house was mostly vocal: Robert Owens, Michael Watford and all... "Tears", "Open Our Eyes", "What About This Love"...? A long way from its later more abstract incarnation, I would agree.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Monday, 20 September 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

true, i just don't think of it as the older anthems as part of that sector - too anthemic for one thing! 'I'll Be Your Friend' is perhaps the best example of the junction-point as that seemed way ahead of most other stuff at the time, Owens one of the only male deep-voiced vocalists committed to the genre.

― teh pow! (blueski), Monday, 20 September 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Ghetto House: DJ Deeon - "Hit it from the back"

― Jacob (Jacob), Monday, 20 September 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Quintessential deep house track: Johnick - "Play the world"

― Jacob (Jacob), Monday, 20 September 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

kick house

― bojan (bojanm), Monday, 20 September 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Jacob is that different from 'Let Me Bang' - how could i forget this when it was a big part of why 'Rubicon' blew me away so much the first time i heard it?!

― teh pow! (blueski), Monday, 20 September 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

(jess you are a curmudgeon)

― tricky disco (disco stu), Monday, 20 September 2004 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

It's different from "Let me bang" in as much as any Deeon track is different from any other Deeon track!

And yeah, that Rubicon edit has bits of both on it, or should I say they both share bits of the same vocal, but "Hit it from the back" is like slower and has a bigger kick. Either that or I'm horribly confused.

― Jacob (Jacob), Monday, 20 September 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

dance music sure be havin' lots of sub genres!

― Po-face Shocka (Ronan), Monday, 20 September 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I blame those queer Europeans and their gay nuanced island existence.

― Po-face Shocka (Ronan), Monday, 20 September 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve, are you suggesting that "Someday" is too anthemic to be deep and "I'll Be Your Friend" isn't?

"Flowerz," "Tears" and "Devotion" are my deep house trinity.

― Rich (Rich), Monday, 20 September 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

None of these are typical of what "deep house" usually means anyhow cos they don't have JAZZY BITS or BONGOS.

I propose Kenlou - "What a sensation" as a suitable replacement based on those criteria...

― Jacob (Jacob), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 01:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Icehouse!

Any subgenre that you can't provide a track for (and an explanation if asked) is disqualified.

Now, the only house song I know is 'The House Song' by The Beta Band which I don't think is house.

So, the onus is on you to describe it to me

― Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 05:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Rich, yes I am - i'm not sure people were even using the term deep house in the way we know it now until around ten years ago? 'Flowerz', 'Tears' and 'Devotion' don't really have the deep sound do they? i think of deep house as having a more dreamy, trance-like feel about it, with more layers of sounds subtly developing throughout, but not to the extent where it can be called progressive.

― teh pow! (blueski), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 08:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha ha more layers of sound subtly developing throughout? Only sometimes.

My favourite deep house track: Powder Productions' "Skyline".

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 08:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmmm... I was taking requests for "deep house" in Autumn 88. Agree that there's an appreciable difference between "Tears"/"Devotion" and Atjazz/Love From San Francisco/Digs & Whoosh, but we seem to be stuck with the one term for both genres, and the latter would probably claim to be working in the tradition of the former.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 08:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, Silk did the Deep House (and definitive) mix of Ten City's "That's the Way Love Is" in, what, '87? '89? No bongos, jazziness, or even subtly developing layers there (since, really, Silk has forged a career out of being as blatant as possible -- and that's exactly why I love him).

I was actually thinking of this very subject (the definition of deep house) when at Guernica on Sunday for the deep house and classics party, which featured a lot of what we're talking about (esp. T-Diva's binary)...really, I think it comes down to murkiness, a darker, thicker stew of sound. That's the way I've always seen it really...back in the day, Kenlou and MK, for example, always struck me as deep, whereas the ID Records peeps (including Silk, who was almost entirely bright and crisp in the '90s) didn't.

― Rich (Rich), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I had forgotten about Ten City's synonomousness with the term. multiple permutations of 'deep house' quite troublesome then clearly.

― teh pow! (blueski), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

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