Deep house

Deep house is a style of house music. It is loosely defined by the following characteristics that distinguish it from most other forms of house music:

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• relatively slow tempo (110–125 bpm);
• de-emphasized percussion, including:
• simpler drum machine programming;
• gentle transitions and fewer "build-ups";
• less "thumpy" bass drum sound;
• less pronounced hi-hats on the off-beat;
• sustained chords or other tonal elements that span multiple bars;
• increased use of reverb, delay, and filter effects;
• a featured solo R&B vocalist, often male, exhibiting soul, jazz, and/or gospel influences;
• jazz influences or samples in the instrumentation.

Not all of these need to be present or fully satisfied in order for house music to be called "deep house"; fans of the style typically just identify it by its subjective "feel" rather than by the presence or absence of specific elements.

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The term "deep house" first appeared in the music press in the late 1980s, usually in reference to the music of Larry Heard.

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