Genre LensWhat is House?
The foundation of most dance music. A steady four-on-the-floor kick on every beat, an off-beat hi-hat "tss" between kicks, and a warm, looping, soulful groove. If it feels like a club at midnight and you can nod your head on every kick, it is house.
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Identify my track- four-on-the-floor kick
- open hi-hat on the off-beat
- swung shaker or clap on 2 and 4
- looped vocal or piano stab
Anchors rather than an exhaustive canon — if your track sits near these, this is probably the right label.
Usual tempo 118–128 BPM. Sitting outside that range does not disqualify a track; it just makes the tells matter more.
The nearest neighbours in Electronic, by tempo. If House does not quite fit, one of these usually does.
- IDM / Experimental80–170 BPM
"Intelligent Dance Music" — electronic music made for headphones rather than dancefloors. Irregular, intricately programmed drums, odd time feels, unusual synthesis, and structures that refuse to repeat predictably.
- Deep House118–125 BPM
House with the lights turned down. Softer kicks, lush jazzy or gospel chords (lots of 7th and 9th chords), muffled basslines and a mellow, late-night, slightly melancholy mood. Less "hands up", more "eyes closed".
- Indie Dance / Nu Disco115–125 BPM
Dance music with a live-band, disco or indie-rock heart. Funky electric bass, real-sounding drums, disco strings or guitar, often with an actual sung vocal and song structure.
- Tech House122–128 BPM
House rhythm crossed with techno's coldness. Stripped back, punchy and percussive — tight rolling basslines, minimal melody, chopped vocal snippets. Built for sound systems, not for singing along.