Electro House
House · 2002 · 125 to 132 BPM
The 2000s house sound that swapped disco samples for saturated synthetic basslines played like riffs. The sound is aggressive, compressed and built for big rooms, from fidget to the Dutch style. It forms the bridge between late French touch and American festival EDM, the moment house became chart music again, trading the sample culture of the 1990s for the synthesizer as a lead voice.
10 reference tracks
- Daniel Diamond: Champu (2002)
- Who Da Funk feat Jessica Eve: Shiny Disco Balls (2002)
- Memory Boy: (There Is No) Electricity (2002)
- Justice: D.A.N.C.E. (2007)
- Justice: Genesis (2007)
- David Guetta Feat Sia: Titanium (David Guetta & Morten Future Rave Remix) (2021)
- Hardwell: Young Again / Follow Me (2022)
- Justice: Generator (2024)
- You & I: Suitcase Stories (2024)
- COBRAH: Record Deal (2024)
At a glance
- Tempo: 125 to 132 BPM
- First appeared: around 2002
- Machines: LennarDigital Sylenth1, Native Instruments Massive
- The sound: Basses sawtooth saturées, Sidechain très appuyé
- Labels: Ed Banger Records, Fool's Gold Records, Dim Mak Records, Boys Noize Records
- Key artists: Justice, Boys Noize, Deadmau5 (débuts), MSTRKRFT, Wolfgang Gartner
Producing Electro House
Sit between 125 and 130 bpm, faster than the French touch it grew from, with an aggressive, swing-free feel: the bassline plays riffs like a guitar over 1 or 2 bar phrases, structured like a rock song, verse, riff, break, riff. Build the kick from a short, compressed 909 with a bright click and saturation, layered claps on 2 and 4, bright hats, and a sampled rock snare on the drops with rising rolls before each one. For bass, layer detuned saws, low-pass 500Hz to 2kHz with light resonance, then heavy distortion and compression, played as a riff with passing notes and octave jumps, backed by a clean sub sine, with a heavy, short sidechain on the kick.
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 Electro House?
The 2000s house sound that swapped disco samples for saturated synthetic basslines played like riffs. The sound is aggressive, compressed and built for big rooms, from fidget to the Dutch style. It forms the bridge between late French touch and American festival EDM, the moment house became chart…
What tempo is Electro House played at?
Between 125 and 132 BPM.
Who are the key Electro House artists?
Justice, Boys Noize, Deadmau5 (débuts), MSTRKRFT, Wolfgang Gartner.
In the same family
- Chicago House
- Acid House
- Garage House
- Deep House
- Soulful House
- Lo-Fi House
- Hip House
- UK House
- Italo House
- Hard House
- Progressive House
- Disco House
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