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| A <b>house</b> in its most general sense is a ] erected structure, consisting of enclosing ]s and having a ]. A house generally have at least one entrance, usually in the form of a ] or a ], and may have any number of ]s. | A <b>house</b> in its most general sense is a ] erected structure, consisting of enclosing ]s and having a ]. A house generally have at least one entrance, usually in the form of a ] or a ], and may have any number of ]s. | ||
| Houses have been used as living quarters for humans since prehistoric times, and construction materials, styles and methods of construction have varied wildly over time. | Houses have been used as living quarters for humans since prehistoric times, and construction materials, styles and methods of construction have varied wildly over time. | ||
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| <b>House</b> also refers to a subgenre of ]; see ]. | |||
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| <b>House</b> may refer to a certain genre of dance music. The genre is split into a bewildering number of styles, some of which are described here. | |||
| ==== Acid house ==== | |||
| A Chicago derivative built around the ] bassline machine. Hard, uncompromising, tweaking samples produce a hypnotic effect. | |||
| ==== Ambient House ==== | |||
| Mixing the moody atmospheric sounds of ] and ] music with pulsating house beats. | |||
| ==== Chicago House ==== | |||
| Simple basslines, driving four-on-the-floor percussion and textured keyboard lines are the elements of the original house sound. | |||
| ==== Epic House ==== | |||
| A variant of ] house featuring lush synth-fills and dramatic beat breakdowns. | |||
| ==== Garage ==== | |||
| New York's version of deep house, named after legendary club the Paradise Garage. May also be called the Jersey Sound due to the close connection many of its artists and producers have with New Jersey. | |||
| ==== Hip House ==== | |||
| The simple fusion of rap rhymes with house beats. | |||
| ==== Italo House ==== | |||
| Slick production techniques, catchy melodies, rousing piano lines and American vocal styling typifies the Italian House sound. | |||
| ==== New York ==== | |||
| Club New York's uptempo dance music, referred to simply as club music by some. | |||
| ==== Pop House ==== | |||
| The use of house production styles to make traditional pop artists more acceptable on the dancefloor results in the pop house phenomenum. | |||
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Revision as of 13:58, 11 October 2001
A house in its most general sense is a human erected structure, consisting of enclosing walls and having a roof. A house generally have at least one entrance, usually in the form of a door or a portal, and may have any number of windows.
Houses have been used as living quarters for humans since prehistoric times, and construction materials, styles and methods of construction have varied wildly over time.
House also refers to a subgenre of electronic music; see house music.
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