Tech House

Originating from the fusion of the incredibly underground and insanely heavy genera of Techno which originated in Detroit and the equally funky genre of House originating from the clubs of Chicago, Tech house is the ultimate genera of dance music carrying traits of both of these styles making it highly technical, powerful and very funky. Tech house is not a style well known however it is now spreading throughout clubs in the UK at an alarming rate proving just how irresistible it is.

Typical tracks have huge rolling bass lines with snapping kick and snare drums and complex hi-hat licks. Layered over these sounds are various clicking and industrial sounds played in offbeat arrangements creating an ultimate funk. Along with these sounds come amazing atmospheric and synthetic melodies blending in and out with the underlying beat. Each song has several breaks where the beat drops away and the melody is left to build up.

These moments are when the crowd are brought together all anticipating the climax point where the beat returns with more power than before making the crowd go wild as a sea of people jump up and down as one. From this point on it is the job of the DJ to mix things up intensifying the beat and changing into the next track creating a musical journey changing in both complexity and intensity as the crowd’s enthusiasm increases.

I thoroughly recommend checking this genre of music out as it is already becoming the next big thing in many many clubs across the UK and won’t be long until world domination is looking imminent.

SAM DOWDING