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Explore deep house music, from its Chicago roots and Larry Heard’s pioneering recordings to its rich chords, expressive basslines, production techniques, and international scenes.
Explore Chicago House Music, from its early 1980s club roots to its classic drum machine sound, influential artists, and worldwide legacy.
Explore the Chicago foundations, global development, and eleven distinctive genres of the House Music Family.
Explore Amapiano Music, from its South African township roots and piano-led grooves to distinctive log drum basslines, regional styles, and global dance culture.
Discover Acid House Music, from Chicago's pioneering TB-303 experiments to the UK's late-1980s rave culture and its enduring electronic influence.
Explore Bass House Music, an Electro House Music subgenre rooted in the early-2010s UK scene, known for heavy distorted bass, wobbling basslines, and house grooves.
Discover what House Music is, how it developed in Chicago, what gives it its unmistakable groove, and why it remains one of the most influential forms of electronic dance music.
Explore 15 electronic music families, their genres and subgenres, and the rhythms, sounds, and production techniques that connect them.
I hooked a digitized fruit fly connectome to an evolutionary music engine. What came out wasn't random noise; and it offers a glimpse into the future of biological computational substrates.
A clear, practical guide to understanding BPM, beat, and tempo in music, including how they relate to each other and why they matter when listening, playing, producing, or mixing music.
A simple guide to understanding BPM, beats, bars, tempo, and measures in music, with clear examples and practical ways to count rhythm.
Explore the House Music Family's 11 genres and 34 subgenres, from Chicago, Deep, and Disco House to Afro House, Amapiano, Electro House, and progressive grooves.
A practical guide to typical BPM ranges across electronic music genres, what the numbers mean, and why tempo alone cannot define a style.