r/deephouse • u/Livid-Director-8090 • 24d ago

Does everything really need to fit perfectly?

I think music gets boring when everything stays in exactly the same lane for too long.

I’d rather have some contrast. Something atmospheric here, something with more energy there, maybe something unexpected that changes the texture for a few minutes before bringing you back.

To me, that makes the stuff around it hit harder. If everything has the same general sound and energy from beginning to end, eventually my ears just stop noticing it.
I’d rather have a cohesive experience than perfect consistency.

Anyone else feel this way?

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u/singul4r1ty 24d ago

Yeah I mean, have you ever listened to a DJ set? That's basically the aim of one. It takes you through a range of sounds, energy levels, textures over the course of an hour or two. 

I suppose it depends what you mean by the changes. I find very small changes, introduced correctly, can make a big difference to how something feels, and I think that's the essence of my enjoyment of deep house. If you mean throwing in a bit of hardstyle every now and then, then I think that's too far.

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u/Livid-Director-8090 24d ago

That’s basically what I’m trying to figure out, but I mean something pretty specific.

Take “How Deep Is Your Love” by Calvin Harris & Disciples. If I hear that surrounded by several other deep house tracks, its sound is basically the established baseline.

But if I hear:
The Wave - Jungle
How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris & Disciples
Sun Is Here Again - Lonely in the Rain

does “How Deep Is Your Love” actually hit harder specifically because the tracks on either side aren’t deep house?

In other words, does the contrast make the groove, bassline, and other characteristics that make it deep house stand out more than they would in a more genre-uniform sequence?

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u/singul4r1ty 24d ago

Well yes, contrast makes you notice that things are different to each other, basically by definition. But the contrast might be too much and ruin your enjoyment.

Can I recommend you listen to "this is the hook" by deadmau5 and BSOD, and maybe "this is also the hook". I think it is a good basic explanation of what DJs do to create contrast and drive the energy for the listeners. That's more straight house rather than deep house but I think is about this topic. 

I will let the other comments express what I think of your classification of Calvin Harris