Electro house music
Electro house is a
fusion genre of several
electronic dance music subgenres that came into prominence in the 2000 decade. Stylistically, it combines the
minimal-processed
four to the floor beats commonly found in
house music with harmonically rich
analogue or digital basslines derived from
electrotech. The tempo is predominant of house music, meaning that it usually ranges from 125 to 140
BPM, while the song structure pertains to
trance-like progression.
Roots
The most obvious precursor to the modern electro house scene is the electroclash movement of the early 2000s. Electroclash fused the lyrical stylings and melodic feel of early 1980s
synth pop from the UK with the harder rhythmic grooves of electronic dance music that came out of America during the same period:
electro-funk and
freestyle music.
[1] Some artists associated with the electroclash movement, such as
Felix da Housecat, noticeably used elements of house in their music at the time and have since come to be seen as highly influential.
At the same time, tech house was becoming prominent in the late 1990s mainstream, with help from DJs like
Satoshi Tomiie and
Steve Lawler, who also incorporated elements of the original electro music into their sound dating back in 1989
[3]. As it started being played in Europe by 2000—01, European DJs often used tubular distortion straight to the basslines of their tracks (
Zombie Nation's "KernKraft 400" or
Sono's "Keep Control"), where the sound samples came out pre-synthesized similarly to
TB-303.
Style development
The first DJ to have directly experimented with the fusion of both styles was
Benny Benassi. His single "Satisfaction" successfully incorporates sounds found in electroclash into a melodic 4-to-4 beat featuring tech house irregularity. In 2003, another sound was created by Benassi's "Illusion" and influenced directly German and Austrian electrotech (a term coined by them) producers such as the
Royal Gigolos and
Global Deejays, who established it as a mainstream genre. By 2004—05, electrotech mixed with heavy elements of
tribal house, to eventually settle into a more serious atmosphere. Early examples of such sound include "I Want You" by
Paris Avenue and "This World" by
Slam.
Original artwork for ready for the weekend
This is what the original front cover looks like for the ready for the weekend single, this cover was designed by Calvin harris himself, because he wanted it to match his music video for ready for the weekend. So he had his own idea for the cover, and as you can see it works quite well.
Ready for the Weekend Lyrics
[Calvin Harris]Counterfeit, counterfeitThat's what you're, shouting at me,I could run but I'd sooner have this,And I make her bleed,Lick the blood stain from your finger,Say what do you see?,Remind you that whatever you get is,What you want it to be,(You want it to be)
You get a feeling, that's what you choose,And I was told there's not a minute to lose,So if you're waiting jump out your skin,To find a cure for whatever state your in,I tell my good friends get out the way,Of all the lightning hitting the trees today,We get a thrill from clapping our hands,We find the nearest girl,(and ask her to dance)
[Mary Pearce]Oooh, I put on my shoes and I'm ready for the weekend (x4)Weekend, weekend, weekend
[Calvin Harris]Coming back, coming back,To a place where, I never knew,Pushing knobs, pushing faders,But I, don't know what they do,This reflection in my mirror, reminds me of you,When I tilt it towards the sunlight,You fall out of view,(You fall out of view)
You get a feeling, that's what you choose,Calvin Harris Ready For The Weekend And I was told there's not a minute to lose,So if you're waiting jump out your skin,To find a cure for whatever state your in,I tell my good friends get out the way,Of all the lightning hitting the trees today,We get a thrill from clapping our hands,We find the nearest girl,(and ask her to dance.)
[mary pearce](ooh) I put on my shoes and i'm ready for the weekend (4x)Weekend, weekend, weekend
[calvin harris]Coming back coming backTo a place where, I never knewPushing knobs, pushing fadersBut I don't know what they doThis reflection in my mirror, reminds me of you.When I tilt it towards the sunlight, you fall out of viewYou fall out of view!
You get a feeling, that's what you choose.And I was told there was not a minute to loseSo if you're waiting, jump out your skinTo find a cure for whatever state your inI tell my good friends get out the way!Of all the lightning hitting the trees todayWe get a thrill from clappin our handsWe find the nearest girl(and ask her to dance)
[mary pearce](ooh) I put on my shoes and i'm ready for the weekend (4x)Weekend, weekend, weekend...Oooh!
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