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The picture above is of Burberry and Chanel model, Cara Delevingne, photographed by NYC photographer, Jacqueline Harriet. It is just an example of the beautiful women you will see as you listen to an exciting new musical genre called "Deep House" on YouTube.
Well, there might be some argument about the name. Actually Deep House is a genre that originated in the 80s in Chicago and featured re-mixed tunes with an ensemble of chords and beats not found on the original recordings. The aim was to create a mood and to appreciate the original tunes in a unique and more emotional way.
Since then the technique of re-mixing music has been super-charged with computers and electronic manipulation to where it is an art unto itself. Lyrics are lifted from celebs like Rhianna and even old movies, like Psycho, and combined with a dance beat that is highly addictive.
One of the best, in my opinion, is a collection called "The Sound You Need" and you can check them out at thesoundyouneed.net. But there are many more if you touch down on YouTube at any of the linked songs in this article.
Look for a link to a play list. Each tune usually is accompanied by a photo of a hot model... so you know. It's a treat for the senses.
Some playlists have 40 or 50 songs in them. Often you have to listen to an annoying ad that plays before every other tune but if you save the tunes to your iPod or iTunes you can avoid the distraction.
What? You don't know how to save a tune from YouTube? It's so easy now. You just ad two lowercase latters, "ss" in front of the "youtube" and hit enter. Once at the new location you can decide whether to save the video as MP3 or a variety of other formats.
Back to the music...
I'll start you off with one of my favorites. I mentioned the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film, Psycho, and this tune has some memorable dialog masterly combined with recordings taken off the London quartet's film-inspired mixtape, Other People's Heartache, Pt. 2.
"No Angels" opens with and incorporates lines from the movie that remind you how the mentally deranged Norman Bates (played by Anthony Perkins) was more a victim than an evil psychopath.
You will obviously have your own fav tunes. I am going to point you in the direction of some of mine but, by all means, explore this yourself. I recommend that you get some external speakers to enjoy to the max. There is a deep bass that accompanies most of these sounds and built in speakers just don't cut it.
Maybe, like me, you will be disappointed that most external speakers for computers are small and lame. The best sounds I have heard are when someone has figured out how to connect their sound output to some powerful sub-woofs. But for now, you can enjoy with what you have.
Here is Henry Krinkle -- Stay
See how they modified the vocals from Rihanna? Very cool. Maybe you want to listen to something a bit more moody? OK. No problem... here is High For This... from another DJ named Majestic:
I will leave you now with a couple of bonus tracks I found from artists who were new to me anyway. They are not part of this re-mix genre but worth of mentioning. The first is John Newman singing Love Me Again. It has a whopping 58-million views already. How did I miss this for so long?
Next up is Lykke Li singing Get Some. This is the perfect tune to leave you with until next time. As always, write if you have something to say. (I hope you Get Some).
Reader's Comments
Awesome, Dude! Thanks for the heads up. I've spent the last couple of hours listening to this stuff. Thanks.
KN
Kind of like techno but with more feeling. Good background music for whatever. TX
Some of these tunes have like 20 million views already! Is this maybe a european thing? Also, most of the DJs doing the remixing are very young 18-24 years old!
Here is the video/song that goes with the model, Cara:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZHwu0uut3k
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deep house is known for complex melody, use of unrelated chromatic chords underlying most sequences, and a soul, ambient, or lounge vibe to the vocals (if any). In the early compositions (1988-89), influences of jazz music were most frequently brought out by using more complex chords than simple triads (7ths, 9ths, 13ths, suspensions, alterations) which are held for many bars and give compositions a slightly dissonant feel. The use of vocals became more common in deep house than in many other forms of house music. Sonic qualities include soulful vocals (if vocals are included), slow and concentrated dissonant melodies, smooth, stylish, and chic demeanor. Deep house music rarely reaches a climax, but lingers on as a comfortable relaxing sound.
History
Deep house was largely pioneered by Chicago producers such as Marshall Jefferson (On The House) and Larry Heard (Mr. Fingers) and with tracks such as "Mystery of Love" (1985) and "Can You Feel It?" and (1986); the latter had a similar impact on deep house as Derrick May's "Strings Of Life" (1987) did on Detroit techno. Heard's deep house sound moved house music away from its posthuman tendencies back towards the lush soulful sound of early disco music (particularly that of old Philadelphia International and Salsoul records).
Later period deep house tracks (1993-94) were more heavily influenced by disco and even merged into a disputable disco house genre. Modern deep house (post-2000) often shares features with the related genre of tech house but tends to focus on musical complexity where tech house focuses on simplicity.
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