What is Electro House Music?

Electro House Music is a subgenre of Electronic Dance music that originated in the 1980's. It is a subgenre of house music influenced by varied genres of music, like 1980's electro music, synthop, tech house, pop and electroclash.


At times, electro house music can resemble the tech house music that retains the elements of original house music along with the electro-influenced synths and samples. Compression, along with the saw waves, is used to create the bass sound in the electro house music.

Many call this bass "dirty bass"...

This too, is a dirty bass

Distortion, and sometimes flanging, also play a role in creating this bass. Drums, keyboard, sampler, sequencer and synthesizer along with a computer are the typical instruments that are used in this.

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