Deep House / Techno (~120BPM-127BPM)
Typical artists: John Digweed, Todd Terry, Nick Warren)
对一些喜欢把所有乐种都分得清清楚楚的纯化论者来说,deep house和techno应该区分开来才对。但为了能简便概述,我们把这两个同根同源的乐种归在一起。
To purists, these two should be kept separate. However, for the sake of brevity, we’ll include them together as they have many of the same influences and origins.
Deep house像techno一样,是house music最早衍生出的乐种。它们发源于芝加哥和底特律这样的工业城市,是高度机械化生活的一种艺术反映。Deep house和techno从80年代一直存活到现在,甚至能追溯到Kraftwerk和Vangelis这样的老牌艺人。这种音乐比轻柔的tropical house节奏快得多,特点是缓慢递进的音乐材质和较长的格式——一些deep house有十二分钟甚至更长。典型的deep house声音是:缓慢演变的和弦合成器或者合成打击鼓、洗脑且重复的旋律,以及围绕着鼓点进行的,具有韵律感的模拟低音线。
Deep house, like techno, is one of the earliest forms of house music, originating in industrial cities like Chicago and Detroit as a reflection of increasingly mechanized, robotized life. It has survived from the 80s until now, with roots going back to artists like Kraftwerk and even Vangelis. Today it’s got a faster tempo than the chilled-out tropical house, and it involves slowly evolving textures and long-format songs, with some songs lasting 12 minutes or more. Typical sounds are: slowly evolving synth chords (or “pads”), hypnotic, repetitive rhythms, and a groovy analogue basslines working around the kick drum.