Bass House
House · 2015 · 126 to 132 BPM · also known as G-House, Bass House EDM
The meeting of house music with the bass sound design inherited from dubstep, formalized in the mid-2010s: a four-on-the-floor house structure carrying modulated, metallic basslines that are played like dubstep drops rather than continuous riffs. The style now rules the big festival stages and the North American club scene, sitting somewhere between G-house and the drier, more clipped current of UK bass music.
12 reference tracks
- Jauz: Feel the Volume (2015)
- Malaa: Notorious (2015)
- AC Slater: Fly Kicks (2016)
- Joyryde: Hot Drum (2017)
- Skrillex and Habstrakt: Chicken Soup (2018)
- Chris Lorenzo: California Dreamin' (2019)
- Habstrakt: The One
- Habstrakt: Real
- JOYRYDE: AGEN WIDA
- JOYRYDE: ON FIRE
- Curbi: Flying
- Chris Lorenzo: In This Bih'
At a glance
- Tempo: 126 to 132 BPM
- First appeared: around 2015
- Machines: Xfer Serum, Ableton Live, Native Instruments Massive
- The sound: Basses growl modulées, Kicks courts et compressés, Vocal chops
- Labels: Confession, Dirtybird, Night Bass, Box of Cats, Insomniac Records, Monstercat
- Key artists: Jauz, AC Slater, Joyryde, Chris Lake, Habstrakt
Producing Bass House
Work between 125 and 130 BPM, like the electro house it descends from, but treat the bass like a dubstep drop, played in heavy quarter and eighth notes with rests and accents rather than a continuous riff, with no swing and a short, hard sidechain. Structure the track in 16-bar sections with a drop around bar 33 or 65, building like a piece of bass music: rise, drop, and a second, different drop. Keep the kick short and heavily compressed with a sharp click and little sustain, layer a snappy clap on 2 and 4, and closed hats or metallic percussion with accents, adding noise-fueled snare rolls before each drop.
The full production course, in French: tempo, drums, bass, sounds, arrangement, mix, plugins and machines, and a step by step start.
Frequently asked
What is Bass House?
The meeting of house music with the bass sound design inherited from dubstep, formalized in the mid-2010s: a four-on-the-floor house structure carrying modulated, metallic basslines that are played like dubstep drops rather than continuous riffs. The style now rules the big festival stages and the…
What tempo is Bass House played at?
Between 126 and 132 BPM.
Who are the key Bass House artists?
Jauz, AC Slater, Joyryde, Chris Lake, Habstrakt.
