Definitions of Electronica (HOUSE)

Been in love with this genre of music for a few years now... Rock is DEAD to me, Pop songs is as good as the sound when u blow a slippery condom until it bursts. I hate Hip Hip and R'n'B go stand 1 side please. Retro? Do i have to comment?

So i will slowly post the definition of the many sub-genres of electronica in my blog. First to start off? HOUSE!!! Below are taken from the ministry of sound website

What is House?THE SOUND: The common element of house music is a prominent 4/4 beat (a prominent kick drum on every beat, also known as four-on-the-floor) generated by a drum machine or other electronic means (such as a sampler), together with a continuous, repeating (usually also electronically generated) bassline.
Typically added to this foundation are electronically generated sounds and samples of music such as jazz, blues and synth pop, as well as additional percussion. As new recordings adhering to this general style emerged, the house genre divided into a number of subcategories, some of which are described below.
THE HISTORY: House music is a style of electronic dance music, the earliest forms of which originated in the United States in the early- to mid-1980s. The name is said to derive from the Warehouse nightclub in Chicago, where the resident DJ, Frankie Knuckles, mixed classic disco and European synthpop recordings.
Club regulars referred to his selection of music as house music. However, since Frankie was not creating new music at that time, it has been argued that Chip E. in his early recording "It's House" defined this new form of electronic music and gave it the name house music. However, Chip E himself claims the name came from methods of labelling records at the Importes Etc record store he worked at in the early eighties. People would come in looking for music Knuckles played at the Warehouse, so eventually a sign was put up that said "As Heard At The Warehouse". Eventually it was shortened to simply "The House", and the name became the vernacular.
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