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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Ferreck Dawn

David Penn

Riva Starr

Marco Faraone

Greeko

Andreya Triana

Boys Noize

Jake Shears

Amp Fiddler

Dames Brown

Andrés

Sinden

Leo Moreno

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Junior Jack

Idris Elba

Alex Mills

The Vision

Melé

Phebe Edwards

Lolita Leopard

Steffanie Christi'an

Hilit Kolet

Kay Elizabeth

Jocelyn Brown

Todd Edwards

Clementine Douglas

Bontan

Inner City

Ramona Renea

Jem Cooke

OFFAIAH

DJ Spiller

Glory

Davie

As that well-known saying goes, “it does exactly as it says on the tin”. It's time those well sought-after DJ and production tools were dug out fresh from the Defected vaults. From upfront Ibiza anthems and label classics to straight up house joints and vocal stabs…they’re all here and ready to rock, featuring the accapellas of Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor ‘Groovejet’, Hilit Kolet ‘Techno Disco’, Ferreck Dawn X Jem Cooke ‘Back Tomorrow', Dames Brown featuring Andrés & Amp Fiddler ‘What Would You Do?’, Idris Elba & Inner City featuring Steffanie Christi’an ‘No More Looking Back’ plus much more.


Defected Accapellas Deluxe, Vol. 17

1. The Vision featuring Andreya Triana ‘Heaven’ (Accapella)
Written by Ben Westbeech, Christian Taylor, Andreya Triana, Daniel Von Piekartz & Robert Watson
Produced by Ben Westbeech, Christian Taylor & Andreya Triana
Vocals Performed by Andreya Triana
Backing Vocals by Dames Brown (Athena Johnson, Teresa Marbury & LaRae Starr)
Bass Played by Xander Vrienten
Piano, Rhodes & Synth Played by Daniel von Piekartz
Guitar Played by Lorijn von Piekartz
Mixed by Lance Desardi for Builders of Paradise
Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering
Published by Just Isn't Music, Defected Music, EMI Longitude Music/EMI Music Publishing Ltd & Copyright Control
This composition contains elements from ‘Reachin’ Searchin’’ (Watson). Published by EMI Longitude Music/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
P&C 2019 Defected Records Limited

2. Ferreck Dawn x Jem Cooke ‘Back Tomorrow’ (Accapella)
Written by Freek Coppens & Jemma Cooke
Produced by Ferreck Dawn
All Vocals by Jem Cooke
Vocals Engineered by Jem Cooke
Published by MusicAllStars & Kobalt Music Ltd
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

3. Riva Starr featuring Phebe Edwards ‘Love Divine’ (Accapella)
Written by Stefano Miele, Kenisha Humber, David Whelan & Michael Di Scala
Produced, Performed, Recorded, Mixed & Arranged by Riva Starr in London, UK
Additional Production by David Whelan & Michael Di Scala
Vocals by Phebe Edwards
Programming, Keyboards, Drums & Instruments by Riva Starr
Published by Defected Music & Sony/ATV
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

4. DJ Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor ‘Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)’ (Accapella)
Written by Cristiano Spiller, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Robert Davis, Vincent Montana Jr & Ronald Walker
Produced by Cristiano Spiller at His Studio, Venice
Co-Produced by Boris Dlugosch
Lead Vocals by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Backing Vocals by Sharon Scott
Published by Polygram Music Publishing Ltd (GB)/Universal Music Publishing Limited, Concord Songs Limited, Universal/MCA Music Limited, Montana Vincent Jr Music/EMI Music Publishing Ltd & VMG Worldwide/BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
‘Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)’ contains a sample of ‘Love Is You’ by Carol Williams, P 1976 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC. Licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
P&C 2000 Defected Records Limited

5. Dames Brown featuring Andrés & Amp Fiddler ‘What Would You Do?’ (Accapella)
Written by Athena Johnson, Teresa Marbury, Lisa Cunningham, Joseph Anthony Fiddler, Humberto Hernandez & Willie Pryor
Produced by Andrés & Amp Fiddler
Vocals Performed by Dames Brown (Athena Johnson, Teresa Marbury & LaRae Starr)
Mixed by Mike Chav
Published by Defected Music, Ampliphonic Worldwide, Dust Index (BMI) & Copyright Control
‘What Would You Do’ contains a sample of the recording, and elements of the composition from ‘If Jesus Came’ by Gospel Soul Revivals, courtesy of The Numero Group, Written by Willie Pryor and Published by Dust Index (BMI). Used with permission. All rights reserved.
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

6. DAVIE ‘Testify’ (Accapella)
Written by James David Treadwell
Produced by DAVIE 
Vocals & Drum Programing by DAVIE
Engineered by DAVIE
Recorded at The York Studios in Highland Park, Los Angeles, 2016
Church Samples Recording by DAVIE from Antioch Church in Camden, NJ
Published by KMR Music Royalties II SCSP/Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd
P&C 2017 Defected Records Limited

7. Todd Edwards & Sinden ‘Deeper’ (Accapella)
Written by Gaby Feldman & Roberto Manfredi
Composed & Produced by Todd Edwards & Graeme Sinden
Vocals by Gaby Feldman
Keyboards, Strings, Bass & all other Instrumentation by Todd Edwards & Graeme Sinden
Programming by Todd Edwards & Graeme Sinden
Published by Kobalt Music, Minds on Fire & Copyright Control
P&C 2019 Defected Records Limited

8. The Vision featuring Andreya Triana ‘Home’ (Accapella)
Written by Ben Westbeech, Christian Taylor, Andreya Trianna, Cesar Portillo De La Luz Narciso, Alfred Breckler & Nora Cohen
Produced by Ben Westbeech, Christian Taylor & Andreya Trianna
Vocals Performed by Andreya Trianna
Backing Vocals Performed by Dames Brown (Athena Johnson, Teresa Marbury & LaRae Starr)
Bass Played by Xander Vrienten
Piano, Rhodes & Synth Played by Daniel von Piekartz
Drums Played by Questlove
Mixed by Lance Desardi for Builders of Paradise
Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering
Published by Just Isn't Music, Defected Music & Peermusic (UK) Ltd
P&C 2018 Defected Records Limited

9. Junior Jack presents Glory featuring Jocelyn Brown ‘Hold Me Up’ (Accapella)
Composed by Vito Lucente & Frank De Gryse
Lyrics by Jocelyn Brown, Tammariah Lewis & Clarence Robert Walker
Produced & Arranged by Vito Lucente
Vocals by Jocelyn Brown
Backing Vocals by C. Robert Walker
Mixed by Marc Neuttiens & Vito Lucente at Dada Studio
Executive Producer: Homeworks Sprl
Published by Strictly Confidential, Jocelyn Brown S Music, Universal Music Publishing & EMI Music Publishing Ltd
P&C 2003 Defected Records Limited

10. Ferreck Dawn, Leo Moreno & Alex Mills ‘Selfish Games’ (Accapella)
Written by Freek Coppens, Leo R Melcherts & Alex Mills
Produced by Ferreck Dawn & Leo Moreno
Vocals by Alex Mills
Published by MusicAllStars BV, Copyright Control & MOS Publishing
P&C 2019 Defected Records Limited

11. Hilit Kolet featuring Kay Elizabeth ‘Techno Disco’ (Accapella)
Written & Produced by Hilit Kolet
Vocals by Kay Elizabeth
Additional Vocals by Hilit Kolet
Mixed by Justin Drake
Mastered by Sam Wills at Wired Masters
Published by Defected Music
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

12. Idris Elba & Inner City featuring Steffanie Christi’an ‘No More Looking Back’ (Accapella)
Written by Idris Elba, Nadine Smith, Kevin Saunderson, Dantiez Saunderson, ZebrA OctobrA & Steffanie Mosley
Produced by Idris Elba, Kevin Saunderson, Dantiez Saunderson & Rory Taylor
Vocals by Steffanie Christi’an
Additional Keys by Niko Marks
Mix Engineered by Justin Chachlauskas
Published by Universal, Inner City Publishing/Bucks Music Group & Copyright Control
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited under exclusive licence from 7Wallace Music Limited

13. OFFAIAH ‘Play It By Ear’ (Accapella)
Written & Produced by OFFAIAH
Lyrics Written by Saint Rock
Published by BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd & Copyright Control
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited

14. Marco Faraone & Greeko ‘Armaghetton’ (Accapella)
Written by Marco Faraone & Klaudio Lagji 
Produced by Marco Faraone & Greeko
Published by Defected Music
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited

15. Boys Noize featuring Jake Shears ‘All I Want’ (Accapella)
Written by Alex Ridha & Jason Sellards
Produced by Boys Noize
Vocals by Jake Shears
Additional Vocals by Svenja Malicha Marx
Mixed by Alex Ridha
Mastered by Mike Marsh at Mike Marsh Mastering
Published by Boysnoize Publishing/Kobalt Music Publishing & Kobalt Music Publishing
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited

16. David Penn featuring Ramona Renea ‘Lift Your Hands Up’ (Accapella)
Written by Eric Miller, Arthur Hofrichter & R. Dummit
Produced by David Penn
Vocals by Ramona Renea
Music by David Penn 
Published by Le Smoove Music (ASCAP) & Mia Chi Music Inc (BMI)
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

17. OFFAIAH ‘Private Show’ (Club Re-Edit Accapella)
Written by OFFAIAH, Joe Freimuth & Cat Connors
Produced by OFFAIAH
Mastered by Kevin Grainger at Wired Masters
Published by BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd, AV Music Group & Copyright Control
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited

18. Melé & Bontan featuring Clementine Douglas ‘Take Control’ (Accapella)
Written by Christopher Peers, Andrew Phillips & Clementine Douglas
Produced by Melé & Bontan
Vocals by Clementine Douglas
Published by Defected Music, Ultra Music Publishing & Copyright Control
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

19. Marco Faraone featuring Lolita Leopard ‘My Name’ (Accapella)
Written & Produced by Marco Faraone & Lolita Leopard
Vocals by Lolita Leopard
Recorded at Uncage Music Studio, Ibiza
Published by Electric Ibiza/Black Rock Publishing & Defected Music
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

20. OFFAIAH ‘Soldier’ (Accapella)
Written by OFFAIAH, Alvin Jaid Koumetio & Anissa Largueche
Produced by OFFAIAH
Published by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited & Simon Seize Publishing Limited
P&C 2019 Defected Records Limited

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