Tropical house

Tropical house, also known as trop house, is a subgenre of deep house,[1][2] with elements of dancehall and balearic house.[3] Artists of the genre are often featured at various summer festivals such as Tomorrowland.[4]

The name of the genre itself started off as a kind of joke by Thomas Jack, but has since been gaining popularity among listeners.[1] The term "trouse" should not be confused with trop house as "trouse" is used as the name of the genre that instead combines the feeling of trance and the beats of progressive house, utilising electro synths.[5] The genre was popularized by artists like Kygo, Thomas Jack, Matoma, Lost Frequencies, and Klingande.

History

In the mid and late 2000s, Bob Sinclar and Yves Larock created international hits which had many characteristics of tropical house. In 2010, Edward Maya's Stereo Love was also a tropical house hit and in 2011, Drake and Rihanna's Take Care had a tropical house soundtrack created by Jamie xx. In 2012, Unicorn Kid had created a faster form of what would become known as tropical house called tropical rave. However it was not until 2013 with Klangkarussell's Sun Don't Shine and the emergence of producers such as Kygo and Robin Schulz that tropical house became a dance music trend. During 2014 and 2015 producers such as Lost Frequencies, Felix Jaehn, Alex Adair, Sam Feldt, Bakermat, Klingande and Faul and Wad Ad would join them with big tropical house hits.

2015 saw tropical house enter the mainstream, with Kygo becoming the fastest artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify with hits such as "Firestone" and "Stole the Show" and Felix Jaehn's "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" and his remix of OMI's "Cheerleader".

Characteristics

Tropical house is a subgenre of deep house, which is itself a subgenre of house music. Thus, it possesses typical house music characteristics, including synthesizer instrumentation, and a 4/4 kick drum pattern. Tropical house differentiates itself from deep house, which can often have a very dark sound, whereas tropical house can be described as having a more uplifting, and relaxing sound.[6] The tempo of tropical house songs is a little slower than deep house. Tropical house does not use the pumping compression effect of "big room" electro house. It usually includes some tropical instruments such as steel drums, marimba, or even pan flute,[7] like dancehall.[3]

Artists and producers

Tropical house producers include:

See also

References

[8] [9] [10]

  1. 1 2 Guarino, Nick (19 May 2014). "World Premiere: Thomas Jack Presents Tropical House Vol. 3 Bakermat Guest Mix + Exclusive Interview". Thissongissick. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kygo – Bringing Tropical House to Center Stage". EDM Exclusives. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 http://www.spin.com/2016/01/rihanna-tropical-house-dancehall-kygo-charlie-puth-justin-bieber-selena-gomez/
  4. ↑ Benrubi, William (3 September 2014). "Interview: Melodic House DJ/Producer Bakermat Talks Jazz, Soul, & What He’s Got Planned on the Horizon". Casulin. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Future Is Trouse". Miami Music Week. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tropical House Is Hot Now, But Will It Last?".
  7. ↑ "What the hell is tropical house?".
  8. ↑ http://www.magneticmag.com/2015/02/top-10-tropical-house-chill-tracks-2-27-15-chart/
  9. ↑ http://www.vosters.co/dj/2015/03/04/best-tropical-house-djs/
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/dancingastronaut/posts/892230670821886


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