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Deep house
Stylistic origins	Soul, house, funk, jazz, Chicago house
Cultural origins	Late 1980s, United States
Typical instruments	Synthesizer, Keyboard, Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler
Derivative forms	Tech house, tribal house
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Regional scenes
Toronto, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, Europe, Ibiza, Sydney & Japan
Other topics
Funky house

Deep house is a subgenre of house music that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. Later deep house tracks (1993—94) were also heavily influenced by disco and even merged into a disputable disco house genre. Modern deep house (post-2000) often shares features with the related genre of tech house but tends to focus on musical complexity where tech house focuses on simplicity.

It is known for complex melody, hard driving beats, complex chords underlying most sequences, and a soul, ambient, or lounge vibe to the vocals (if any). In the early compositions (1988—89), influences of jazz music were most frequently brought out by using more complex chords than simple triads (7ths, 9ths, 13ths, suspensions, alterations) which are held for many bars and give compositions a slightly dissonant feel. The use of vocals became more common in deep house than in many other forms of house music. Sonic qualities include soulful vocals (if vocals are included), slow and concentrated dissonant melodies, smooth, stylish, and chic demeanor.

Deep house music rarely reaches a climax, but lingers on as a comfortable relaxing sound.

Artists, DJs and record labels

Deep house artists, DJs and producers include:

Record labels of the genre include Naked Music, Om Records, and Peacefrog Records. Examples of deep house albums from artists known from other genres include 1990's The Martyr Mantras and 1998's Modernism: A New Decade from The Style Council.

Artists, DJs and record labels

See also