Chicago house

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Chicago house is a subgenre of house music that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s, characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, synthesized basslines, and a strong influence from disco and electronic dance music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf house music subgenre
music genre
cityOfOrigin Chicago NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalOriginContext African-American urban communities
Chicago nightclub scene
LGBTQ+ club culture
derivativeGenre Baltimore club NERFINISHED
French house
UK house
acid house
deep house
footwork
garage house
ghetto house
hip house
juke
progressive house
tech house
etymology named after the city of Chicago and the Warehouse club
genreOriginPeriod early 1980s
influencedGenre European rave music
contemporary EDM
mainstream dance music
musicalCharacteristic drum machine rhythms
looped samples
minimalist arrangements
repetitive vocal hooks
synthesized basslines
use of Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer
use of Roland TR-808 drum machine
use of Roland TR-909 drum machine
notableDJAssociated Chip E. NERFINISHED
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk NERFINISHED
Frankie Knuckles NERFINISHED
Marshall Jefferson NERFINISHED
Ron Hardy NERFINISHED
Steve "Silk" Hurley NERFINISHED
notableTrackAssociated "Jack Your Body" NERFINISHED
"Move Your Body" NERFINISHED
"Your Love" NERFINISHED
notableVenueAssociated Music Box NERFINISHED
The Warehouse NERFINISHED
primaryPerformanceContext dance parties
nightclubs
raves
rhythmicCharacteristic repetitive four-on-the-floor kick drum pattern
stylisticOrigin Hi-NRG
Italo disco NERFINISHED
disco
electro
electronic dance music
funk
post-disco
soul
typicalBeatPattern 4/4 time signature
typicalTempoRangeBPM 118–125

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Mr. Fingers genre Chicago house
DJ Terry Hunter genre Chicago house
subject surface form: Terry Hunter
Mystery of Love hasSubgenre Chicago house
Mr. Fingers influencedGenre Chicago house
Mystery of Love influencedGenre Chicago house