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Microhouse
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins
late 1990s, Europe, particularly Germany
Typical instruments
Synthesizer, Keyboard, Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler, Music software, Hand-cutting and scratching of electronic devices
Mainstream popularity Low to Medium
Regional scenes
Cologne, Montreal, Paris, Barcelona(DC10)
Other topics
Raves - Nightclubs

Microhouse, Buftech or sometimes just minimal, is a subgenre of house and glitch music. Minimal techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that is considered a minimalist sub- Genre of Techno. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of experimental Electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s Minimalist music is an originally American genre of experimental or Downtown music named in the 1960s based mostly in consonant harmony, steady Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre name invented in the early 1990s by the creators of an American online mailing list The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an A music sequencer (also MIDI sequencer or just sequencer) is software or hardware designed to create and manage computer-generated music A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. DC10 (pronounced DeeSee) is a world-renowned nightclub on the island of Ibiza in the Mediterranean. A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark

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History

Microhouse has its roots in the minimal techno, glitch (both developed in the early 90's), and house (developed in the mid-80's) genres of music. Minimal techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that is considered a minimalist sub- Genre of Techno. Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of experimental Electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s Its first echoes appeared in the glitch album by German experimental artist Oval, in 1993. Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of experimental Electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s Oval is an Electronic music group founded in Germany in 1991. Like many contemporary electronic genres, Microhouse has many influences, most notably techno and the "click and pop" garage house that has emerged from Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass (or "Bleep"), glitch and minimal techno. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass ( Yorkshire Techno) was a short-lived (1989-1991 local musical movement in the cities of Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of experimental Electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s Minimal techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that is considered a minimalist sub- Genre of Techno. Contrasting with tech house, which is often thought of as 'house with techno melodic elements', microhouse is more aptly described as 'housey minimal techno' - a marriage of the funky and groovy backroom house elements with glitch and the driving, repetitive sound of techno. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s

The first microhouse track to gain mainstream popularity by a non-glitch artist was Isolee's 1999 anthem, 'Beau Mot Plage'. However, microhouse did not begin to rapidly build in popularity until the early 2000s with the advent of record labels such as Kompakt, Perlon, Spectral Sound, Fabric, Telegraph and Force Inc. Kompakt is a Cologne -based Electronic music Record label and vinyl/CD distributor owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Perlon is an Electronic music Record label founded in Frankfurt, Germany, based in Berlin, and run by Zip and Spectral Sound is a Record label that was originally an offshoot of the more cerebral Ghostly International, but has since gained similar notoriety thanks to successful Fabric is a Nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest and most popular night clubs in the UK and widely regarded as one of the best The term microhouse is usually credited to music journalist Philip Sherburne, writing for the magazine The Wire in 2001, to describe, according to Stelfox, "the spectral, hypnotic interpretation of classic Chicago grooves emerging on labels such as Perlon, Kompakt, Playhouse, Ongaku, Klang Elektronik and the Mille Plateaux family of imprints-most notably Force Tracks and Force Inc- at the turn of the millennium. Philip Sherburne is an American journalist musician and DJ based in Barcelona. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. "[1]

Musicology

Microhouse strips house music down to a more minimal and sparse aesthetic, in the same vein as tech house. Tech house, like Progressive house, represents a fusion of house and Techno. Its relationship to house and tech house music can be compared to the relationship between minimal techno and the harder techno genres. Minimal techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that is considered a minimalist sub- Genre of Techno. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Like house and techno, microhouse is built around a 4/4 time signature. A noticeable difference between microhouse and house is the replacement of typical house kick drums, hi-hats and other drum machine samples with clicks, static, glitches, and small bits of noise. A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. A hi-hat, or hihat, is a type of Cymbal and stand used as a typical part of a Drum kit by percussionists in R&B, hip-hop, Disco Microhouse artists often experiment with different forms of sampling to achieve this effect. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording

One characteristic feature of microhouse is the use of sampling: extremely short ('micro') samples of the human voice, musical instruments, everyday noises and computer created wave patterns are arranged to form complex melodies (such as can be heard in Akufen's "Deck the House"). Akufen is the musical Pseudonym of Montreal, Canada based artist Marc Leclair Vocals in microhouse are often simplistic, nonsensical, and monotone in nature, although some artists, such as Matthew Dear, combine singing with microhouse production. Matthew Dear is an American music producer DJ and electronic avant-pop artist

Microhouse is somewhat obscure when compared to other genres of house and techno, but several cities including Cologne, Paris, Montreal, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago and Portland have budding scenes, and with the minimal techno boom of the mid-00s, is now gaining great popularity in German, Canadian, Italian and Spanish clubs. Mainstream tech house records and CDs will occasionally have microhouse or minimal reworks of tracks. On top of this, several tracks have become major club hits over the years, and a few others have even gained European radioplay.

Notable Microhouse Records

1999

The very first microhouse record to reach the club charts. Isolée is Microhouse artist Rajko Müller Isolée is a minimalist house producer whose music is reminisent of Indie electronic Pop music of the early Isolee's 1999 album, Rest, containing the hit, was arguably the first microhouse full-length.
An early record by an artist who would later become one of the microhouse genre's (very small number of) superstar DJs. Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German Electronic music producer and DJ.

2000

Another charting microhouse record, this time bridging the gap between microhouse and traditional house.

2001

A minimal response of the genere.

2002

A nostalgic piecework from a talquinian talent music.
One of the Kompakt label's first forays into microhouse, which they would later bring (in a form) to European pop radio, and turn into one of Europe's major club genres. Michael Mayer is one of the key figures of Cologne Germany 's Electronic music scene Kompakt is a Cologne -based Electronic music Record label and vinyl/CD distributor owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and
One of the first microhouse records to be made by a minimal techno artist. Dettinger is a German Record producer on Cologne, Germany's based Kompakt label
The first microhouse album to introduce elements of pop music to the genre, which eventually gave birth to a popular subgenre of microhouse, known as micropop. Vladislav Delay is one of the pseudonyms of Sasu Ripatti (born 1976) a Finnish Electronic musician He has also recorded as Luomo

2001

The first microhouse track to gain (European) radioplay.
One of Kompakt's largest and most played microhouse records. Aksel Schaufler better known by his Stage name Superpitcher, is a German producer affliated with Cologne 's Kompakt music label
With this record, Farben crafted a more rubbery, liquid sound, a bizarre contrast to most of microhouse's (up to that point) precision. Jan Jelinek is a German electronic musician who also operates under the names of Farben Gramm & The Exposures.

2002

Another microhouse club anthem, notable through its extreme use of radio sampling. Akufen is the musical Pseudonym of Montreal, Canada based artist Marc Leclair This was the precursor to Akufen's critically-acclaimed album "My Way", throughout which over 2000 different radio samples are used. My Way is an album and song by Akufen, an alias of electronic musician Marc Leclair
One of the most critically-acclaimed microhouse albums ever released. Jan Jelinek is a German electronic musician who also operates under the names of Farben Gramm & The Exposures. With this record, Farben continued the sound developed with his groundbreaking record "The Videoage. "
While not groundbreaking, this is considered by many to be one of the strongest "ambient microhouse" tracks ever created.
This track brought microhouse to the "indie rock" community, as the vocals were provided by Death Cab for Cutie's singer, Ben Gibbard. Aksel Schaufler better known by his Stage name Superpitcher, is a German producer affliated with Cologne 's Kompakt music label Kompakt is a Cologne -based Electronic music Record label and vinyl/CD distributor owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and James Scott Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel, is an Electronic music artist Death Cab for Cutie is an American Indie rock band formed in Bellingham, The style quickly becomes an underground favorite, and albums begin getting reviews in indie rock magazines and websites, such as Pitchfork, Stylus, and PopMatters. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002 PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture Also considered by many to be the absolute masterpiece of micropop.
Microhouse's most famous and arguably strongest DJ mix album.

2003

Again, while not groundbreaking, this club charting track is considered by many to be the ultimate perfection of club microhouse, and is quite notable regardless. Matthew Dear is an American music producer DJ and electronic avant-pop artist
Luomo creates the first entirely "micropop" styled microhouse album. Vladislav Delay is one of the pseudonyms of Sasu Ripatti (born 1976) a Finnish Electronic musician He has also recorded as Luomo Vladislav Delay is one of the pseudonyms of Sasu Ripatti (born 1976) a Finnish Electronic musician He has also recorded as Luomo Every track is vocal, and many even feature verses and choruses.
With this record, the rave genre's aesthetic was applied to microhouse for the first time. A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events

2004

With this album, Ricardo Villalobos generated a completely new subgenre of microhouse, now known as ketamine house, or ketaminimal, which has become a driving force in the "minimal" community. Thé Au Harem D'Archimède is a 2004 album by Ricardo Villalobos. Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German Electronic music producer and DJ.

2005

The first ketamine house dominated mix compilation to gain wide release. Dominik Eulberg, born in 1978 in Westerwald, Germany is an Electronic music artist and DJ who has released numerous singles as well as full-length
One of ketamine house's first club hits. The Triola (  listen) is a children's musical instrument a hand-tuned single tone wind Harmonica.
Ricardo Villalobos furthers his (now much copied) "ketamine house" aesthetic. Achso is an EP by Ricardo Villalobos. It was released by Cadenza on double LP vinyl in December 2005 Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German Electronic music producer and DJ.
The first ketamine house track to reach the club charts. John Tejada (born April 21 1974 in Vienna Austria) is an Electronic music artist Music producer, DJ, and record label
A more trance music influenced sound is introduced to microhouse. The Field is a Techno artist based in Stockholm Sweden. "The Field" is the moniker of writer and composer Axel Willner. Trance is a style of Electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s
The first microhouse record to sample a minimalist composer. Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German Electronic music producer and DJ. Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design especially Visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features While not incredibly groundbreaking, this is a beautifully circular innovation, as the stylistic roots (if traced far enough back) of microhouse are found in the orchestral form of minimalism. (The track samples Philip Glass's opera Einstein on the Beach, and his soundtrack to Koyaanisqatsi)

Notable microhouse record labels

The following record labels release microhouse almost exclusively:

The following labels generally release minimal techno or other genres but also release microhouse:

Notable artists

Notes

  1. ^ Stelfox, Dave (2002). Matthew Herbert (1972 -) also known by the anonyms Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr Michael Mayer is one of the key figures of Cologne Germany 's Electronic music scene Mossa ( Slovenian: Moš) is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German Electronic music producer and DJ. Aksel Schaufler better known by his Stage name Superpitcher, is a German producer affliated with Cologne 's Kompakt music label See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Clicky Disco: Microhouse's Forward March.

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