Introduction to House

House Definition:
House music refers to a collection of styles of electronic dance music, the earliest forms beginning in the early- to mid- 1980s. The common element of most house music is a 4/4 beat generated by a drum machine, together with a solid (usually also electronically generated) bassline. Upon this foundation are added electronically generated sounds and samples) of music such as jazz, blues and synth pop.


First House Music
Two tunes are arguably the first House music, each arriving in early 1984. The tune that was chronologically first was Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles' "Your Love", a huge hit in the clubs, but only available on tape copies. The second, "On And On" by Jesse Saunders was later but on vinyl.

(Above Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles-Your Love on vinyl)