Genres · House & disco
Deep house
House turned down: softer, jazzier, made for sundowns and swaying while you talk.
- Tempo, BPM
- 118–124
- Where it started
- Chicago and New Jersey, mid 1980s
What it sounds like
The same steady kick as house, but softer and slower, with jazzy chords, warm bass and soulful vocals. It's more mood than peak: the music for early in the night, or a rooftop at sunset.
Hear it
Kerri Chandler, “Rain”
Rolling bass, soft chords and a voice drifting in and out. Deep house at its best.
1998 · Posted by Kerri Chandler · Open on YouTube
Listen for
- Rounded, warm bass you feel more than hear
- Jazzy keys and chords that sound a little melancholy
- Long builds with no big drop
Go if
You want to talk, drink and sway, more than jump.
Hear it this week
1 night
Nights with a DJ who plays deep house, from the venues' posts.
DJs who play it
1Close cousins
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