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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Bob Sinclar

The Groove Foundation

David Penn

DJ Chus

ATFC

Karizma

DJ Spen

Derrick Carter

Marc Evans

Henrik Schwarz

DJ Gregory

Blaze

Dennis Ferrer

Afterlife

Chocolate Puma

Masters at Work

Danny Clark

Erro

Osunlade

LaTrece

Human Life

Code 718

Song Williamson

SuSu Bobien

Palmer Brown

Jay ‘Sinister’ Sealee

Meshell Ndegeocello

Funky People

Louie Vega

Copyright

Julien Jabre

Intruder (A Murk Production)

Jay Benham

Roach Motel

Charles Webster

Cathy Battistessa

Director's Cut

Julie McKnight

April Morgan

Kenny Dope

Lisa Millett

Miguel Migs

Joey Negro

Cassio Ware

Kings Of Tomorrow

Through the House Masters series, Defected Records has played host to house and electronic music artists of undisputed heritage and pedigree from around the world. Now with twenty four editions in the series the list of artists reads like the definitive House Music hall of fame including Frankie Knuckles, Masters at Work, MK, Murk, Osunlade, Dennis Ferrer, Derrick Carter, Blaze, Sandy Rivera, DJ Gregory, Henrik Schwarz, Joey Negro, Bob Sinclar, DJ Spen, Karizma, DJ Gregory and more, as well as individual House Masters releases for both Masters at Work, Louie Vega and Kenny Dope.

The series presents a comprehensive collection of the finest productions and remixes of an artist’s career in a celebration of their work. All tracks are 100% un-edited and un-mixed with the DJ in mind.

With the first House Masters - The Editions release, the label curates a bespoke collection of tracks & remixes from each artist included in the series to date. From bona fide house classics such as Erro ‘Change For Me’ (Joey Negro Club Mix), the Masters at Work remix of ‘Funky People’, Louie Vega’s ‘Diamond Life’ and Henrik Schwarz’s unique take on Danny Tenaglia’s Code 718 ‘Equinox’ through to chart topping hits such as ATFC’s ‘Bad Habit’ and  underground anthems like Dennis Ferrer’s ‘Sinfonia Della Notte’, MK’s mix of LaTrece ‘I Want To Thank You’, DJ Gregory ‘Attend 1’ and ‘Amame’ by Intruder (aka MURK).


Defected presents House Masters - The Editions

1. blaze ‘Breathe’ (Original)
Written by Kevin William Hedge & Joshua Alexander Milan
Produced by blaze
Vocals by Philip Bailey
Horns by Collectively Chops Horn Section (Sax Solo by Dave Watson, Horn Solo & Trumpet by Joe Romano, Trombone by Jett Dieterle)
Horn Arrangement by Daryl Dixon
Guitar by Dwayne Potts
All Vocal Arrangements & Other Instruments by Blaze
Published by Music of Nia Songs (BMI)/Haripa Music Publishing
P&C 2002 Defected Records Limited dba Slip 'n' Slide

2. Funky People featuring Cassio Ware ‘Funky People’ (Masters At Work Main Mix)
Written & Arranged by Cassio Ware, Kevin William Hedge & Joshua Alexander Milan
Produced by Funky People
Mixed by Tee Alford for Funky People Productions
Vocals by Cassio Ware
Reconstructed by 'Little' Louie Vega & Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez for Masters at Work Productions Inc
Background Vocals by Ana Martins
Mix & Recording Engineer Dave Darlington
Assistant Engineer Barton Chew
Recorded & Mixed at Axis Studios, NYC
Published by Warner Chappell North America Limited
P&C 1997 Defected Records Limited dba Slip 'n' Slide

3. DJ Gregory ‘Tropical Soundclash’ (K-Dope Remix)
Written by Gregory Darsa
Produced by Dj Gregory 4 Faya Combo
Engineered by P.Weiss at Studio Davout, Paris
Guitar by Jeff
Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NYC
Remixed by Kenny Dope for Masters At Work Productions Inc. at Pulse Studios, Staten Island
Keyboards by Salan Lerner
Protools Engineer: Steve Barkan
Assistant Engineer: Yas Inoue
Published by Faya Combo Music
P&C 2002 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from Faya Combo, France

4. Louie Vega & Jay ‘Sinister’ Sealee starring Julie McKnight ‘Diamond Life’ (Dance Ritual Mix)
Written by L. Vega, J. Sealee & Frankie Feliciano
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by Louie Vega & Jay ‘Sinister’ Sealee
Vocals by Julie McKnight
Published by That Boy Music (ASCAP), Jason Sealee music (ASCAP) & Copyright Control
P&C 2002 Defected Records Limited

5. Miguel Migs featuring Meshell Ndegeocello ‘What Do You Want’ (Migs Salted Vocal)
Written by M. Steward & M. Ndegeocello
Produced, Arranged & Mixed by Miguel Migs @ The Salted Lab
Vocals Performed by Meshel Ndegeocello
Published by Deluxe Tempo Music (ASCAP) & Revolutionary Jazz Giant (BMI)
P&C 2015 Soul Heaven Records

6. Code 718 ‘Equinox’ (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
Written by D. Tenaglia
Produced, Programmed & Mixed by Danny Tenaglia
Acoustic Piano Solo by Peter Daou (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
Engineered by Dana Vleck
Assistant Engineer: Steve Neat
Executive Producer: G. Pizarro
Remix & Additional Production by Henrik Schwarz
Published by Tenaglia Music (BMI)/ New York House Music (BMI)
P&C 2008 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

7. Dennis Ferrer ‘Sinfonia Della Notte’
Written, Produced & Arranged by Dennis Ferrer
Drum Programming & Keyboards by Dennis Ferrer
Published by Sfere Music (BMI)
P&C 2009 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

8. Human Life ‘In It Together’ (Director's Cut Signature Togetherness)
Written & Produced by Human Life
Mixed by Mark Needham at the Ballroom Studios, Los Angeles, CA 
Assistant Mix Engineer: Will Brierre
Human Life is Matt Wasley, Rachael Starr & Joshua Collins
www.humanlifemusic.com
Management: Roo Farndon @ Rood Media (roo@roodmedia.com)
Bookings: Coda in association with Who's Ya Mama (roman@codaagency.com)
Mix Produced by Director's Cut (Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper)
Published by Defected Music
P&C 2011 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from LIFEX Recordings

9. LaTrece ‘I Want To Thank You’ (MK Mix)
Written by Kevin McCord
Produced & Mixed by MK for MCT
Additional Production by Kenny Dickerson
Published by Perks Music (BMI)
P&C 1993 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from Marc Kinchen

10. Erro ‘Don’t Change’ (Joey Negro Club Mix)
Written by Osunlade & Eric Roberson 
Produced by Osunlade & Mike Dankner 
Recorded at the Sanctuary, NYC, The Blue Room, NJ & The Studio, Philadelphia
Remix & Additional Production by Dave Lee for Z Productions
Keys & Guitar by Michele Chiavrini
Bass by Julian Crampton
Extra Vocals by Taka Boom & Weston Foster
Engineered by John O’Donnell
Published by Yoruba People’s Music (ASCAP) / Sony ATV Music & Blue Erro Music (ASCAP)
P&C 2004 Yoruba Records

11. Blaze featuring Palmer Brown ‘Do You Remember House’ (Bob Sinclar Remix)
Written by Kevin William Hedge & Joshua Alexander Milan
Produced by Blaze
Vocals by Palmer Brown
Vocal Arrangements & Instruments by Blaze
Remix & Additional Production by Bob Sinclar for Yellow Productions
Published by Music Of Nia Songs/Haripa Music Publishing
P&C 2002 Defected Records Limited dba Slip 'n' Slide

12. Osunlade ‘Envision’ (Yoruba Soul Mix)
Written, Produced & Arranged by Osunlade for Yoruba People’s Music
Drum Programming, Muted Vibes, Fingersnaps, Mini Moog, Shakers & Vocals by Osunlade
Recorded & Mixed @ The I’lle, Toronto
Published by Yoruba Peoples Music (ASCAP) / Sony ATV Music 
P&C 2011 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from Yoruba Records

13. Blaze featuring Palmer Brown ‘My Beat’ (Derrick Carter's Disco Circus Mix)
Written by Kevin William Hedge & Joshua Alexander Milan
Produced & Arranged by Blaze
Vocals by Palmer Brown
Reproduced & Such by Derrick Carter at Nike Town for Red Nail Ltd & Incredible Artists
Published by Music Of Nia Songs/Haripa Music Publishing
P&C 1998 Defected Records Limited dba Slip 'n' Slide

14. DJ Gregory ‘Attend 1’
Written by Gregory Darsa
Produced by DJ Gregory 4 Faya Combo
Mixed by Julien Jabre
Published by Faya Editions
P&C 2002 Faya Combo

15. Julien Jabre ‘War’
Written by Julien Jabre
Produced by Julien Jabre for Elias Music
All Instruments & Programming Performed by Julien Jabre
Mixed @ Defrey Studio, Paris
Published by Elias Backyard
P&C 2004 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from Elias Music

16. Marc Evans ‘The Way U Love Me’ (DJ Spen's Killer Klub Mix)
Written by Ron Hall, Marc Evans, Sean Spencer, Irvin Madden, Gary Hudgins & Gary Ahrens
Produced by DJ Spen & The MuthaFunkaz
Lead Vocals by Marc Evans
Additional Background Vocals by Jada Davis & Kelly Tribble Spencer
Keyboards & String Arrangements by Gary Hudgins
Bass & Guitars by Irvin Madden
Mix & Rhythm Tracks by Ron Hall & Dj Spen
Remixed, Re-Imagined & Re-Produced by Dj Spen for Code Red Recordings
Published by Pavement Productions (BMI) & ASCAP Publishers (ASCAP)
P&C 2008 Defected Records Limited

17. Kings Of Tomorrow featuring April ‘Fall For You’ (Sandy Rivera's Classic Mix)
Written by Sandy Rivera & April Morgan
Produced by Sandy Rivera for Kings Of Tomorrow Productions
Keys by Sandy Rivera
Vocals Performed by April Morgan
Mixed by Sandy Rivera
Mastered by Kevin Grainger @ Wired Masters
Published by Defected Music & Copyright Control
P&C 2013 Defected Records Limited

18. Intruder (A Murk Production) featuring Jei ‘Amame’ (Long Ass Mix)
Written by Oscar Gaetan & Ralph Falcon
Produced by Murk
Vocals by Jei
Published by Cuban Homeboy administered by Talpa & House Music administered by Talpa
P&C 2011 Defected Records Limited under exclusive from Murk Records Productions Inc

19. Karizma ‘Ride’ 
Written, Produced, Mixed & Arranged by Karizma (C. Clayton) for Kohesive Productions
Keys by Krystofer
Bass by Klayton
Drum Programming by The K-Man
Published by Defected Music
P&C 2004 Defected Records Limited

20. Copyright featuring Song Williamson ‘He Is’ (Classic Mix) 
Written by Sam Holt, Gavin Face Mills, Song Williamson & Dennis Ferrer
Produced by Sam Holt & Gavin Face Mills for Copyright Productions
Vocal by Song Williamson
Keys & Guitar by Basho
Background Vocals by Tasita D'Mour
Published by Defected Music Publishing, In Your Face Music, Copyright Control & Sfere Music (BMI)
P&C 2006 Defected Records Limited

21. Chocolate Puma ‘Tonco Tone’
Written & Produced by DJ Zki & Dobre
www.chocolatepuma.com
Published by Zmac Publishing / Ugh Me Caveboy! adm. by Universal Music Publishing
P&C 2010 Defected Records Limited

22. DJ Chus presents The Groove Foundation ‘That Feeling’ (Original Stereo Mix)
Written by Chus L. Esteban & J. Pablo Ceballos
Produced by DJ Chus & Pablo Ceballos for Stereo Productions, Spain  
Vocals by Darren J. Bell 
Guitar by Kevin Toco
Latin Percussion by El Maestro Paquito Baeza
Recorded at Stereo Studios, Madrid
Published by PeerMusic Espanola, S.A.
P&C 2002 Defected Records Limited under license from Stereo Productions, Spain

23. Afterlife featuring Cathy Battistessa ‘Let It Go’ (Charles Webster Remix)
Written by Steve Miller & Cathy Battistessa  
Produced by Steve Miller in the Delta Quadrant
Additional Remixing, Production & Fiddling Around by Charles Webster for www.misorecords.com
Published by Copyright Control            
P&C 2008 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from Subatomic UK

24. ATFC featuring Lisa Millett ‘Bad Habit’ (ATFC Club Mix)
Produced with Love by Aydin The Funki Chile for Onephatdeeva Productions
Lead vocals by Lisa Millett
Mixed @ Fluid Ounce Studios, London
Mix Engineer Neil Combstock 
This work is a medley containing the works of 'Bad Habits' & 'I Know You - I Live You'
'Bad Habits' Written by Fred McFarlane / Alan George
Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
'I Know You - I Live You' Written by Chaka Khan / Arif Mardin
Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
P&C 2000 Defected Records Limited

25. Danny Clark & Jay Benham featuring SuSu Bobien ‘Wondrous’ (David Penn Remix)
Track Written, Arranged & Produced by Danny Clark & Jay Benham 
Co-Produced by Dewey Cioffi 
Lyrics, Melody & Vocal Arrangements by Dewey Cioffi
Additional Lyrics by SuSu Bobien 
Keys Performed by Jay Benham 
Bass & Guitars Performed by Ben Epstein 
Recorded at soundanswers.com Studio – London
Special thanks to Lisa Moody & Jerome Hicks!
Additional Remix by David Penn
Published by Code Red Publishing administered by Defected Music Ltd & Jessica Michael Music (ASCAP)
P&C 2008 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

26. Roach Motel ‘Movin On’ (Correct House Mix)
Written & Produced by Terry Farley & Pete Heller
Keyboards & Programming by Pete Heller
Engineered by Gary Wilkinson
Published by Metrophonic Music & Bucks Music
P&C 1993 Defected Records Limited

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