Tech House

Tech house is a House subgenre that emerged around the mid-1990s in the UK. Before morphing into a genre, it simply referred to an approach to DJing that tried to find a middle ground between house and Techno. The underground scene was found in London parties, most notably The Wiggle and The End, and was partially born as a reaction to rave music going in Hardcore [EDM] direction and commercialized house trends like Diva House. Instead, tech house was inspired by the original atmosphere of Detroit Techno and Chicago House. The term was spread by Swag Records store, which played a fundamental role in establishing and popularizing the genre by the late 1990s. The Wiggle Hosts - Eddie Richards, Terry Francis, and Nathan Coles - became the pioneers, releasing arguably the first tech house records under Housey Doingz, with other notable early artists including Silverlining and The Timewriter. Tech house was defined by minimalistic and repetitive melodies, focus on the bassline, and constant groove set in the 120-130 BPM range, recognizable by very prominent off-beat hi-hats.