{{Short description|Genre of music}} {{for|the buildings in London, England and Kuching, Malaysia|Electra House|Electra House (Malaysia)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox music genre | name = Electro house | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|House|electro|tech house|electroclash|electropop|synth-pop|electronic rock}} | cultural_origins = Mid-Late 1990s | instruments = {{hlist|Drum machine|keyboard|personal computer|sampler|sequencer|synthesizer|vocoder}} | derivatives = {{hlist|Brostep|dembow|jungle terror|moombahton}} | subgenres = {{hlist|Big room|complextro|Dutch house|fidget house|Melbourne bounce}} | fusiongenres = | regional_scenes = | other_topics = {{hlist|Progressive house|Dark electro|Eurodance}} }}

[[File:Porter_Robinson,_Zedd,_and_Skrillex_at_the_2012_SXSW_cropped.jpg | thumb | right | alt=Photograph of three DJs performing a set | Three genre-crossing representatives: Porter Robinson (left), Zedd (center) and Skrillex (right) at a live performance in 2012]] '''Electro house''' is a genre of electronic dance music and a subgenre of house music characterized by heavy bass and a tempo around 125–135 beats per minute.<ref name="Beat Explorers Dance Music Guide">{{cite web|title=Electro House|url=http://thedancemusicguide.com/electro-house|website=Beat Explorers' Dance Music Guide|quote=Electro House rose to prominence in the early to mid 00's as a heavier alternative to other house subgenres that were prevalent at the time. [...] Electro House usually sits somewhere between 125–135 bpm and tracks are arranged in a way that gives a large focus on the climax or drop. This usually contains a heavy bassline, and frequently includes melodic elements to help establish cohesion within the track.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150615061216/http://thedancemusicguide.com/electro-house|archive-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> The term has been used to describe the music of many ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs, including Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, and Deadmau5.<ref name="DJ Mag Top 100 Skrillex 2014">{{cite web|url=http://djmag.com/djmag.com/content/top100djs/2014/Skrillex|title=Skrillex|last1=Edwards|first1=Owen|website=DJ Mag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523062719/http://djmag.com/djmag.com/content/top100djs/2014/Skrillex|archive-date=23 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Guardian New Band Skrillex">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/01/new-band-skrillex|title=Skrillex (No 1,096)|last=Lester|first=Paul|date=1 September 2011|work=New band of the day|access-date=25 August 2012|publisher=The Guardian|location=London|quote=... Skrillex, a 23-year-old electro-house/dubstep producer ...}}</ref><ref name="DJ Mag Top 100 Steve Aoki 2013">{{cite web|last1=Roullier|first1=Ian|title=Steve Aoki|url=http://djmag.com/content/steve-aoki|website=DJ Mag|quote=Steve Aoki’s stock has risen once again over the past 12 months as he continues to perform the biggest, most audacious EDM sets across the globe and pump out his stomping, strutting electro house productions.|access-date=5 June 2015|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604021507/https://djmag.com/content/steve-aoki|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Characteristics== Simon Reynolds described electro house, as a style attributed to artists like Zedd, Erol Alkan and Bloody Beetroots.<ref name="reynolds" /> Electro-house is typified by its heavy bass.<ref name="DI Electro House">{{cite web |title=Electro House |url=http://www.di.fm/electro/ |website=DI Radio |publisher=Digitally Imported |quote=Buzzing basslines, huge kicks, party rocking drops. House music packed full of gigantic bass and massive synths.}}</ref> This is often in the form of buzzing basslines,<ref name="DI Electro House" /> such as those created with sawtooth waves and distortion.<ref name="How To Create Electro House Style Bass">{{cite journal | title = How To Create Electro House Style Bass | journal = How to Make Electronic Music | date = 11 October 2011 | first = Petri | last = Suhonen| url = http://howtomakeelectronicmusic.com/how-to-create-electro-house-style-bass-with-3xosc | access-date = 17 August 2012}}</ref> It is also often in the form of large bass drum sounds<ref name="DI Electro House" /> in a four-on-the-floor pattern.<ref name="How To Create Electro House Style Bass" /> The tempo of electro house is usually between 125 and 135 beats per minute.<ref name="Beat Explorers Dance Music Guide" /> Electro house sometimes resembles tech house,<ref name="3345 DJ Cyclopedia House music styles">{{cite web|title=Music Definitions – House music : styles|url=http://3345.com.au/cyclopedia/lev3_music_house_styles.htm|work=DJ Cyclopedia|publisher=3345|quote=Electro house : Sometimes resembles tech house, but often influenced by the 'electro' sound of the early 1980s, a.k.a. breakdancing music, via samples or just synthesizer usage.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050710131821/http://3345.com.au/cyclopedia/lev3_music_house_styles.htm|archive-date=10 July 2005}}</ref> but it can contain melodic elements<ref name="Beat Explorers Dance Music Guide" /> and electro-influenced samples and synths.<ref name="3345 DJ Cyclopedia House music styles" /> In contrast, Reynolds stated the genre had "little relationship with either house or electro".<ref name="reynolds">{{cite book|title=Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|publisher=Faber & Faber|edition=New and Revised|author-link=Simon Reynolds|year=2013|isbn=978-0571289141}}</ref>

==History== Reynolds described the sound as being influenced by ''Discovery'' by Daft Punk and further developed by Justice and Digitalism.<ref name="reynolds" /> The sound was popularized in the United States by deadmau5 and noted the style's distinct style had a "dirty bass" with "grinding and whirring sawtooth b-lines".<ref name="reynolds" />

By 2011, the word "electro" had come to be seen as an adjective denoting "hard electronic dance music".<ref name="USA Today EDM glossary">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2011-12-13/electronic-music-glossary/51863490/1|title=Electronic dance music glossary|last=Lopez|first=Korina|date=13 December 2011|access-date=17 May 2012|publisher=USA Today|quote=Electro: 'It's meant so many things in the last 30 years. Originally, it meant futuristic electronic music and was used to describe Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa. Now, it means hard electronic dance music.' Electro can be used as an adjective, such as electro-house and electro-pop.|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041512/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2011-12-13/electronic-music-glossary/51863490/1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Early songs that have been labelled retroactively as electro house include "Dark Invader" (1996) by Arrivers and "Raw S*it" (1997) by Basement Jaxx.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electro House|url=http://www.beatport.com/genre/electro-house/17/tracks?perPage=50&sortBy=publishDate+ASC%2C+releaseId+ASC|publisher=Beatport|access-date=15 December 2012|archive-date=17 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117204151/http://www.beatport.com/genre/electro-house/17/tracks?perPage=50&sortBy=publishDate+ASC,+releaseId+ASC|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mr. Oizo's "Flat Beat" (1999) has also been considered an early example of the genre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flat Beat|url=http://www.beatport.com/release/flat-beat/20300|publisher=Beatport|access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref>

Andy Kellman of AllMusic described "Satisfaction" (2002) by Italian DJ Benny Benassi as being a precursor to electro-house.<ref name="HubPages Style Music">{{cite web|title=Electro House of Style Music|last=music2electro|publisher=HubPages|quote=Many people want to find out exactly where did this style of music emerge from. There isn't any factual evidence to prove anything. As with most music history, it isn't certain. ... It is noted that about ten years ago there was a large revolutionary time in electro music being mixed with pop. At the same time tech house was gaining popularity. When the two were mixed that is when Electro House came to be the way it is now.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/benny-benassi-mn0000791609/biography|title=Benny Benassi|author=David Jeffries|work=AllMusic|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref> By the mid-2000s, electro house saw an increase in popularity.<ref name="Beat Explorers Dance Music Guide" /> In November 2006, electro house tracks "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" by Fedde Le Grand and the D. Ramirez remix of "Yeah Yeah" by Bodyrox and Luciana held the number one and number two spots, respectively, in the UK Top 40 singles charts.<ref name=everyHit>{{cite web|title=UK Top 40 Hit Database|url=http://www.everyhit.com/|publisher=everyHit.com|access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> Since then, electro house producers such as Feed Me, Knife Party, The M Machine, Porter Robinson, Yasutaka Nakata<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bounce.com/article/article.php/4045/ALL/|title=Perfume Interview|publisher=bounce.com|date=7 February 2008|access-date=2 June 2009|language = ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209084048/http://www.bounce.com/article/article.php/4045/ALL/|archive-date=9 December 2008}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20081209084048%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.bounce.com%2Farticle%2Farticle.php%2F4045%2FALL%2F English translation])</ref> and Dada Life have emerged. {{Clear}}

==Subgenres== ===Big room=== {{Main|Big room house}} In the early 2010s, a type of electro house known as '''big room''' began to develop, thanks to artists like Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Martin Garrix, Blasterjaxx, Bassjackers, Hardwell, Ummet Ozcan and W&W, particularly gaining popularity through EDM-oriented events and festivals like Tomorrowland and Ultra. Big room songs resemble Dutch house, often incorporating drops, minimalist percussion, regular beats, sub-bass layered kicks, simple melodies and synth-driven breakdowns.<ref name="spin-mashleg">{{cite web|title=Swedish DJs Daleri Mock EDM Cliche With Hilarious Viral Mini-Mix 'Epic Mashleg'|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/07/daleri-epic-mashleg-interview/|work=Spin|date=15 July 2013 |access-date=20 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="mixmag-bored">{{cite web|url=http://www.mixmag.net/music/the-blog/edm-will-eat-itself-big-room-stars-are-getting-bored|title=EDM Will Eat Itself: Big Room stars are getting bored|work=Mixmag|access-date=20 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118085704/http://www.mixmag.net/music/the-blog/edm-will-eat-itself-big-room-stars-are-getting-bored|archive-date=18 January 2014}}</ref> The layout of a big room track is very similar to the layout of a typical electro house song.

===Complextro=== {{Infobox music genre | name = Complextro | cultural_origins = Late 2000s – early 2010s, United States | instruments = {{hlist|Music sequencer|sampler|synthesizer|keyboard instrument|digital audio workstation}} | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|Electro house|glitch hop|dubstep|chiptune|brostep}} }}

'''Complextro''' is typified by glitchy, intricate basslines and textures created by sharply cutting between instruments in quick succession.<ref name="Yahoo! What is Complextro?">{{cite web|last=Barboza|first=Trenton|title=What is Complextro? An Emerging Genre Explained|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/what-complextro-emerging-genre-explained-9452941.html|work=Voices|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=25 June 2012|quote=The genre's name is a combination of the words 'Complex' and 'Electro' creating 'Complextro.' Producing this form of music is incredibly intricate and often requires a large amount of instruments that are layered close to each other within a piece of music sequencing software. This often results in a glitch, giving the genre its unique feel. ... Complextro is slowly gaining worldwide popularity due to high profile electronic producers such as Skrillex, Porter Robinson, and Crookers.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209202919/http://voices.yahoo.com/what-complextro-emerging-genre-explained-9452941.html|archive-date=9 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="Electronic Music Boulder Weekly">{{cite web|last=Nutting|first=P.J.|title=Electronic Music... through 18-year-old eyes|url=http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-5382-electronic-music.html|publisher=Boulder Weekly|access-date=25 June 2012|date=21 April 2011|quote=It is said to have elements of dubstep and fidget house.Like conducting for a punchy electro orchestra, each 'instrument' gets a moment of focus before leaping to another, uniting them all in a compelling way. YouTube generation musicologists have dubbed this sound 'complextro' (a mash-up of 'complex' and 'electro') ...|archive-date=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404041150/http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-5382-electronic-music.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The term, a portmanteau of the words "complex" and "electro",<ref name="Yahoo! What is Complextro?" /><ref name="Electronic Music Boulder Weekly" /><ref name="Porter Robinson tweet">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PorterRobinson/statuses/100706347779235840|title=Tweet by Porter Robinson|quote=when i made [the word 'complextro'], i wanted a portmanteau to describe my sound. complex+electro=complextro. it has since become the name of the style}}</ref> was coined by Porter Robinson to describe the music he was making in 2010.<ref name="Porter Robinson tweet" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9COhwJ18ZVw | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211108/9COhwJ18ZVw| archive-date=2021-11-08 | url-status=live|title=Porter Robinson: Skrillex's Best Advice – Lollapalooza 2012 �� YouTube |publisher=YouTube|access-date=5 December 2012|date=6 August 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has cited video game sounds, or chiptunes, as an influence on his music along with 1980s analog synth music.<ref name="nashville_complextro">{{cite web|last=Hurt|first=Edd|title=Electro wunderkind and self-described 'complextro' Porter Robinson recognizes no technological constraints|url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/electro-wunderkind-and-self-described-complextro-porter-robinson-recognizes-no-technological-constraints/Content?oid=2911857|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129115329/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/electro-wunderkind-and-self-described-complextro-porter-robinson-recognizes-no-technological-constraints/Content?oid=2911857|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2013|work=Nashville Scene|access-date=28 July 2012|date=28 June 2012}}</ref> Other producers of the genre include Adventure Club, Kill the Noise, Feed Me, Knife Party, The M Machine, Madeon,<ref name="Yahoo! What is Complextro?" /> Mord Fustang, Savant, Virtual Riot, Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner.

===Dutch house=== {{Infobox music genre | name = Dutch house | cultural_origins = Late 2000s, Netherlands | instruments = {{hlist|Music sequencer|sampler|synthesizer|drum machine}} | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|Electro house|tech house|latin house|hip hop|Detroit techno|synth-pop|fidget house}} }} '''Dutch house''', sometimes referred to as 'Dirty Dutch', is a style of electro house that originated in the Netherlands and found prominence by 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchhousemusic.ru/ |title=Dutch House Music |access-date=19 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826094057/http://www.dutchhousemusic.ru/ |archive-date=26 August 2012 }}</ref> mainly pioneered by producers like Sidney Samson, Vato Gonzalez, Afrojack, The Partysquad, Alvaro, Hardwell and DJ Chuckie. It is primarily defined by complex rhythms made from Latin-influenced drum kits, a lower emphasis on basslines and squeaky, high-pitched lead synths. Influences on the subgenre include Detroit techno, hip hop and other urban styles of music.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dirty-dutch.com/content/dirty-dutch-moves-rai-ziggo-dome-october-19-during-amsterdam-dance-event | title = Dirty Dutch moves from RAI to Ziggo Dome | access-date = 3 August 2012 | author = Dirty Dutch | date = 17 July 2012 | quote = Known for their fusion of musical genres such as house, hip-hop, electro, urban and techno showcasing both Dutch and internationally acclaimed artists alike, the Dirty Dutch events have escalated to accommodate the huge demand, consistently selling out to tens of thousands of partygoers. | archive-date = 3 June 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190603194701/http://www.dirty-dutch.com/content/dirty-dutch-moves-rai-ziggo-dome-october-19-during-amsterdam-dance-event | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Fidget house=== {{Infobox music genre | name = Fidget house | cultural_origins = Mid 2000s, Europe | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|Electro house|Chicago house|Detroit techno|kuduro|Baltimore club|hip hop}} | instruments = {{hlist|Synthesizer|drum machine|Music sequencer|sampler}} }} '''Fidget house''', or '''fidget''', is "defined by snatched vocal snippets, pitch-bent dirty basslines and rave-style synth stabs over glitchy 4/4 beats."<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|last=McDonnell|first=John|title=Welcome to the fidget house|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/sep/08/welcometofidgethouse|work=Music Blog|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=26 June 2012|date=8 September 2008|quote=... fidget house – a joke term made up a few years ago by Switch and Jesse Rose... Fidget producers like to think of themselves as global music connoisseurs, hand-picking bits from genres such as Chicago house, rave, UK garage, US hip-hop, Baltimore club, Kuduro and other "authentic" world music genres.|location=London}}</ref> It contains influences from Chicago house, Detroit techno, Baltimore club, Kuduro and hip hop.<ref name="guardian" /> Purveyors of the genre include Sinden, AC Slater, Danger, Hervé, Jack Beats and Switch. The term fidget house was coined by DJs/producers Jesse Rose and Switch, "as a joke, which has now gone a little too far."<ref name="guardian" />

===Melbourne bounce=== {{Infobox music genre | name = Melbourne bounce | cultural_origins = Early 2010s, Australia | instruments = {{hlist|Music sequencer|sampler|synthesizer|keyboard instrument|digital audio workstation}} | stylistic_origins = <!--list only sourced in text-->{{hlist| |Electro house |Dutch house |tech trance |scouse house |acid house |psytrance }} }}

'''Melbourne bounce''' is a subgenre of electro house originating in Melbourne, Australia, characterized by the progression from the uptempo, horn-infused Dutch house style, tech trance synths, electro house stabs, and scouse house-influenced bass lines,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2013/11/14/10-melbourne-bounce-tracks-to-listen-to/|title=10 Melbourne Bounce Tracks To Listen To|last=Stevo|date=14 November 2013|website=EDM Sauce|language=en-US|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> sometimes also including elements of acid house or psytrance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/melbourne-house-djs/|title=10 Melbourne Bounce DJs You Need to Know|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> The genre is generally characterized by a standard 128 bpm, although in some cases up to 150 bpm. The term has been used to describe the 2012 to 2016 music of some DJ/producers, including Deorro, Joel Fletcher, Will Sparks, Vinai, and TJR. It is composed of bouncy offbeat bass, whiny vocal cut/saw{{clarify|date=July 2020}} lead, raucous horns, 8-bar snare fills before the drop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bassgorilla.com/did-melbourne-bounce-really-start-in-melbourne/|title=Did Melbourne Bounce Really Start In Melbourne?|last=bgboss|date=28 May 2015|website=BassGorilla.com|language=en-US|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> It often features a repetitive beat structure with some amount of build-ups and mild drops throughout. It started as a cross between elements, and underground Melbourne house/minimal style. Melbourne bounce gained popularity around mid to late 2012 and had a steady rise from 2013. In 2014, productions of Joel Fletcher, Will Sparks, and Uberjak'd were playing both domestically and internationally, and influencing the EDM style of Steve Aoki, TJR, and more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stoneyroads.com/2017/05/why-melbourne-bounce-could-have-survived-and-thrived/|title=Why Melbourne Bounce Could Have Survived And Thrived|website=Stoney Roads|language=en|access-date=8 May 2019|archive-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508061641/http://stoneyroads.com/2017/05/why-melbourne-bounce-could-have-survived-and-thrived/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Further development== ===Jungle terror=== '''Jungle terror''' is a music genre that developed in the 2010s. It is often described as a "chaotic" mix of house with grime and drum 'n' bass rhythms.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7400364/weird-dance-music-genres|title=Jungle Terror? Dark Disco? The Weird World of Dance Subgenres|magazine=Billboard|date=9 June 2016|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> There are also animal noises as well as vocal cuts and percussions. The Dutch DJ and music producer Wiwek is named as the founder of the genre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/17/11254422/wiwek-producer-interview-sxsw|title=A conversation with Wiwek, the Dutch producer who invented 'jungle terror'|last=Plaugic|first=Lizzie|date=17 March 2016|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> who made the style popular in the EDM scene between 2013 and 2016. Skrillex, Diplo and KURA are also associated with the genre.

===Moombahton=== {{Main|Moombahton}} Moombahton came as a mixture of slowed-down Dutch house and reggaeton.<ref name="The Record Moombahton">{{cite web|last=Yenigun|first=Sami|title=Moombahton: Born In D.C., Bred Worldwide|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/03/19/134661427/moombahton-born-in-d-c-bred-worldwide|work=The Record|publisher=NPR Music|access-date=25 August 2012|date=18 March 2011|quote=... Moombahton is a cross between Dutch house music and reggaeton.}}</ref> Its identifying characteristics include "a thick, spread-out bass line; some dramatic builds; and a two-step pulse, with quick drum fills",<ref name="Washington City Paper: Moombahton">{{cite web|last=Fischer |first=Jonathan L. |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/40191/our-year-in-moombahton/ |title=Our Year in Moombahton: How a local DJ created a genre, and why D.C.'s ascendant dance scene couldn't contain it |publisher=Washington City Paper |date=24 December 2010 |access-date=17 November 2011|quote=The sound has a few basic identifying characteristics: A thick, spread-out bass line; some dramatic builds; and a two-step pulse, with quick drum fills.}}</ref> but it has "no real rules beyond working within a 108 bpm range."<ref name="Spin Moombahton">{{cite web|last=Patel|first=Puja|title=Hot New Sound: Moombahton Goes Boom!|url=http://www.spin.com/node/90428|work=Spin|access-date=16 February 2012|quote=Nada says Moombahton has 'no real rules beyond working within a 108 bpm range.' ... Munchi, a 21-year-old Dutchman who released heavily club-influenced Moombahton tracks ...}}</ref> A portmanteau of "moombah" and "reggaeton", moombahton was created by DJ Dave Nada when he slowed down the tempo of the Afrojack remix of the Silvio Ecomo & Chuckie song "Moombah" to please party-goers with tastes in reggaeton.<ref name="Washington City Paper: Moombahton"/> Other producers of the genre include Dillon Francis, Diplo and Munchi.<ref name="Spin Moombahton"/>

''Moombahcore'' is a style of moombahton with elements of breakcore, dubstep, techstep and newstyle hardcore.<ref>{{cite web|title=EDM king Dillon Francis is MTV's latest Artist to Watch.|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2305323/artist-to-watch-dillon-francis/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202003727/http://www.mtv.com/news/2305323/artist-to-watch-dillon-francis/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2017|work=Rachel Brodsky|publisher=MTV News|access-date=21 January 2017|quote=Yep, Dillon remixes ultra-famous songs (uh, hello Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie"!), DJs, creates original work, helped found two little movements called "moombahton" (a fusion of house and reggaeton) and "moombahcore" (a variation of moombahton only infusing other weird phrases like gabber (newstyle hardcore), breakcore, techstep, and brostep), and he was our special correspondent at last spring's Hangout Fest! }}</ref><ref name="Freaky Loops Moombahton"/> Characteristics of the genre include chopped vocals, dubstep-influenced bass sounds and extensive build-ups.<ref name="Freaky Loops Moombahton">{{cite web|title=Moombahcore|url=http://www.loopmasters.com/product/details/1159|work=Freaky Loops|publisher=Loopmasters|access-date=25 August 2012|quote=The sound proved irresistible on the dance floor – slow and sexy like reggaeton, but hard-edged like electro house even dubstep at the same time. ... Characteristics of the Moombahcore; chopped vocals, monster dubstep basses, extended and enhanced build-ups and the introduction of fat kicks and percussion elements.}}</ref> Artists who have produced moombahcore include Delta Heavy, Dillon Francis, Feed Me, Knife Party, and Noisia.

== See also == * List of electro house artists * List of electronic music genres * List of electronic dance music genres {{Clear}}

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