Afro House is a sub-genre of house music that originated in South Africa and incorporates African elements and rhythms into the electronic dance music framework. Sub-genres: Afro Tech, Afro Deep, Afro Soulful, Afro Tribal, Afro Funk, Afro Latin, Kwaito, Gqom, Amapiano.

Afro House

Amapiano

Bass House is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes heavy basslines and hard-hitting beats. Here's a list of some of these styles: UK Bass House, Future House, Wobble House, Garage House, Breaks-infused Bass House, Dark Bass House.

Bass House / Future House

Rhythmic, beat-driven electronic music with syncopated patterns.	Sub-genres: Big Beat, Nu Skool Breaks, Progressive Breaks, Florida Breaks, Atmospheric Breaks.

Breaks / Breakbeat

Dance / Pop

A soulful, melodic variant of house music with smooth chords. Sub-Genres: Tribal Deep House, Afro Deep House, Deep Tech House.

Deep House

Tracks or elements designed for DJs to use in live performances. Acapellas, Loops, Samples, DJ Intros/Outros.

DJ Tools

Fast-paced electronic music with breakbeats and heavy basslines. Liquid, Neurofunk, Jump Up, Jungle, Techstep, Darkstep, Drumfunk, Atmospheric DnB, Dancefloor DnB.

Drum and Bass

Electronic music with heavy basslines, and syncopated rhythms. Sub-genres: Brostep, Riddim, Chillstep, Melodic Dubstep, Wonky, Deathstep, Glitchstep, Deep Dubstep.

Dubstep / Bass / Grime

An early form of electronic dance music with futuristic themes. Detroit Techno, Electro Funk, Electro Breaks, Electroclash.

Electro (Classic / Detroit)

Energetic, hard-hitting dance music with heavy basslines. Sub-Genres: Progressive Electro House, Complextro, Dutch House, Fidget House, Dirty Dutch, Melbourne Bounce.

Electro House / Big Room

Diverse, experimental electronic music with various influences: IDM, Ambient, Downtempo, Glitch, Trip Hop, Breakcore, Experimental, Soundscapes.

Electronica

Upbeat house music with disco, funk, and soul elements. Sub-Genres: Disco House, French House, Filter House, Glitch House, Chicago House.

Funky / Jackin' House

High-energy electronic music with aggressive beats and tempo. Happy Hardcore, Gabber, Hardstyle, UK Hardcore, J-core, Powerstomp, Speedcore, Terrorcore, Breakcore.

Hardcore / Hard Dance

Intense techno variant with faster tempos and heavier beats. Sub-Genres: Schranz, Industrial Techno, Dark Techno, Power Noise.

Hard Techno

Electronic dance music with 4/4 beats and repetitive rhythms. Classic House, Acid House, Vocal House, Chicago House, New York House, Swing House.

House

Electronic music with indie, alternative, and disco influences. Sub-Genres: Synthwave, Italo Disco, Coldwave, Dark Wave, New Wave, EBM.

Indie Dance / Dark Disco

Experimental, unconventional electronic music. Sub-Genres: Leftfield Bass, Leftfield House & Techno, Avant-garde, Musique Concrète, Drone Music.

Leftfield

Relaxing, downtempo electronic music for casual listening. Ambient House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Balearic, Lo-fi, Nu Jazz.

Lounge / Chill Out

A blend of house and techno with strong melodies and harmonies.	Sub-Genres: Progressive Melodic House, Deep Melodic Techno, Uplifting Melodic Techno.

Melodic House / Techno

Minimalist house music with intricate, glitchy sounds. Minimal Techno, RoMinimal, Clicks & Cuts, Glitch House, Intelligent Dance Music (IDM)

Microhouse

Sparse, stripped-down electronic music with repetitive patterns. Sub-Genres: Minimal House, Microhouse, RoMinimal, Glitch, Ambient Techno

Minimal / Deep Tech

Modern disco and funk-inspired electronic music. Disco House, Funky House, Re-edits, Modern Funk, Boogie, Future Funk, Electro Funk.

Nu-Disco / Soul / Funk

House music with natural, organic sounds and world music elements. Downtempo, Ethnic House, World Electronica, Afro House, Tribal House

Organic House / Downtempo

Evolving, melodic house music with long builds and breakdowns. Sub-Genres: Dream Progressive House, Dark Progressive House, Progressive Trance, Progressive Breaks.

Progressive House

Psy-Trance

House music with a strong soul, gospel, and jazz influences. Sub-Genres: Gospel House, Vocal Soulful House, Jazzy House, Latin House.

Soulful House

Electronic-infused soul, R&B, and hip-hop tracks. Neo-Soul, Future R&B, Instrumental Hip-Hop, Alternative R&B, Trap, Trip Hop, and Grime.

Soul / R&B / Hip-Hop

A fusion of house and techno with an emphasis on percussion. Sub-Genres: Tribal Tech House, Deep Tech House, Minimal Tech House, Acid Tech House, Dub Tech House.

Tech House

Energetic techno with driving beats and strong rhythmic elements. Hard Techno, Detroit Techno, Minimal Techno, Acid Techno, Rave Techno.

Techno (Peak Time)

More stripped-down, atmospheric, and dub-influenced techno. Sub-Genres: Dub Techno, Hypnotic Techno, Ambient Techno, Deep Techno, Experimental Techno.

Techno (Raw, Deep, Dub)

Melodic, uplifting electronic dance music with a fast tempo. Progressive Trance, Uplifting Trance, Psytrance, Vocal Trance, Hard Trance, Tech Trance, Goa Trance.

Trance

A fusion of house, R&B, and jungle, characterized by syncopated beats. Sub-Genres: 2-Step, Speed Garage, Grime, UK Funky, Future Garage, Bassline, Breakstep.

UK Garage / 2-Step

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Hidden Memory

After  living  in  Caracas (Venezuela),  Barcelona (Spain),  and  more  recently  Santiago  de  Chile,  Venezuelan  electronic  music  artist Emmerson  Hernández relocated  to  the  Netherlands  just  in  time  to  unleash  Hidden  Memory,  a  new  musical  adventure  through  which  he  goes  deep  into  his  own  roots  to  enhance  his  futuristic  vision.  

The  sounds  of  Africa  and  its  diaspora,  which  crosses  the  Atlantic  all  the  way  to  Venezuela,  are  the  main  ingredients  of  his  debut  EP  Dark  Rhythms,  a  club  music  cocktail  formed  by  four  original  tracks  and  two  remixes,  serving  as  a  bridge  between  his  home  country’s  black  folklore  and  the  newest  electronic  music.

Kicking  off  the  EP,  “Caly”  borrows  patterns  from  the  southern  Venezuelan  variant  of  calypso  and  crossbreeds  them  with  echoes  of  Afro-house  and  grime,  creating  a  contagious,  syncopated  beat.  

A  mysterious  aura  surrounds  “Elemento,”  clearly  referencing  South  African  Gqom  and  UK  Bass  music,  and  its  rumbling  low  end  shakes  the  ground.  “Ritmo  Oscuro”  is  also  built  on  a  Gqom  foundation,  but  its  use  of  coastal  Afro-Venezuelan drums and  nods  to  Changa  Tuky  are  trance-inducing.  Although  it  sounds  dark  and  unsettling  at  first,  “Puya”  dazzles  at  the  center  of  the  EP  with  its  melodic  lines,  providing  the  most  dynamic  moment  on  Dark  Rhythms  thanks  to  Hernández’s  expert  manipulation  of  rhythms  from  his  country’s  Caribbean  coast.

Dark  Rhythms  is  completed  with  two  remixes  done  by  two  international  club  music  scene  protagonists.  Tomás  Urquieta,  from  the  Infinite  Machine  imprint,  shreds “Caly” to  pieces  with  his  industrial  machinery,  turning  the  track  into  a  body  punishment  with  metallic  and  distorted  textures  and  a  punching  beat.  On  the  other  hand,  Night  Slugs  co-founder Bok  Bok infecting  “Elemento”  with  mutant  synths  which  squirm  on  top  of  the  rhythm  he  embellished  himself,  closing  the  EP  with  a  euphoric  discharge.

With  Dark  Rhythms,  besides  debuting  his  own  HDDN  label,  Hidden  Memory  presents  himself  to  his  audience  with  a  unique  and  defined  personality,  injecting  worldwide  dance  floors  with  the  vitality  of  Afro-Venezuelan  rhythms,  largely  unexplored  on  electronic  dance  music,  and  with  his  hunger  for  genre  hybridization  to  generate  exciting  music.

Written,  Produced  &  Mixed  by  Emmerson  Hernández  @  Catara  Estudios,  Santiago  de  Chile.  

Afro-Venezuelan  Drums  on  tracks  "Ritmo  Oscuro"  and  "Puya"  by  Norman  Miranda.  

Mastering:  Mastered  by  Sam  @  Precise  Mastering,  London,  UK.

Art  direction:  José  Luis  Hernández.

Thanks  for  the  love  and  support  to  Andrea  Chehade,  Luis  Espinoza  (Catara  Estudios),  JoséLuis  Hernández,  Norman  Miranda,  Tomás  Urquieta,  Alex Sushon (Bok  Bok),  David  Riopelle.

Dark Rhythms EP

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