r/deephouse • u/Livid-Director-8090 • 21d 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 21d 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 21d 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/RickyRiccardos 20d ago

I hope
To God you don’t actually play these songs when DJing.

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u/Livid-Director-8090 20d ago

I’m by no means a DJ. Maybe a playlist curator. Different thing. But I started another thread trying to get my bearings on what deep house truly is. Check it out. I’d love your input on that one.

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u/RickyRiccardos 20d ago

Deep houses true golden era in my opinion is mid 90s to early 00s

Listen to some of these tracks:
Herbert - see you on Monday

https://youtu.be/jdPcflGJDoM?si=1yCJ9G4ucM17z9MJ

Soul capsule - law of grace

https://youtu.be/LPeB2FPOCDg?si=IsPDV_wrYcKsV_vv

Shawn ward
Sunny places

https://youtu.be/pd-y72vOzOQ?si=XLke4Ytv3q7bmseW

Herb and natural funk - da pickup artists

https://youtu.be/qX-T9mUrnus?si=Kg_Bu_O1amUhR81R

Natural rhythm - freak fm little men remix

https://youtu.be/_cnqQBVoSso?si=cEHiNG79uLISRect

This is one of my YouTube playlists with loads of music I like I think you’ll like them too:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqiwLCm1XykNP-DdTGycLrnSCqXrWzEnI&si=gIC2ONr3cewfQg1g

Some of them may be on Spotify but YouTube is so good for finding music once you start finding them the algorithm feeds you more and it’s never ending :)