Tropical house

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Tropical house
Other names
  • Trop house
  • melodic house
Stylistic origins

Tropical house, also known as trop house,

Are You With Me
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The term "Tropical House" began as a joke by Australian producer Thomas Jack, but has since gone on to gain popularity among listeners.[2][7] The term "trouse" should not be confused with tropical house, as "trouse" is a genre that instead combines the feeling of trance and the beats of progressive house, using electro synths.[8]

Characteristics

Tropical house is a derivation of

bongos.[10] Tropical house does not make use of the build-ups and drops seen in EDM, instead featuring calming melodies and soft vocals that are easy to listen to in any setting.[1][11] It aims to create a laid-back atmosphere evoking the paradisical imagery of an island holiday, typically associated with the tropics.[10]
Producers frequently follow up the vocal delivery of the hook with an instrumental break highlighting the melody. Lyrically, songs often talk about happiness, love, relationships, break-ups, and sadness.

While EDM happens mainly in clubs, tropical house is more associated with online platforms as well as outdoor festivals, beach parties and boat raves. Successful producers typically break through on SoundCloud or YouTube where their remixes of mainstream tracks in the tropical style can gather tens of millions of views before they are signed to a commercial label and start producing original singles in the genre.[10]

History

In the mid and late 2000s,

highest streamed song on Spotify.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Shah, Neil (2015-12-08). "A Beginner's Guide to Tropical House, the Breakout Music Genre of 2015". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  2. ^ a b Guarino, Nick (19 May 2014). "World Premiere: Thomas Jack Presents Tropical House Vol. 3 Bakermat Guest Mix + Exclusive Interview". Thissongissick. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Kygo – Bringing Tropical House to Center Stage". EDM Exclusives. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Rihanna Was Making 'Tropical House' Before Justin Bieber — It's Called Dancehall". Spin. 27 January 2016.
  5. ^ Benrubi, William (3 September 2014). "Interview: Melodic House DJ/Producer Bakermat Talks Jazz, Soul, & What He's Got Planned on the Horizon". Casulin. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ Orlov, Piotr (26 May 2016). "Kygo on Birth of Tropical House, Billy Joel Fandom". Rolling Stone.
  7. ^ a b Festival Sherpa (2016). "Genre Discovery : Tropical House".
  8. ^ "The Future Is Trouse". Miami Music Week. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Everything you need to know about Tropical House". House of Tracks. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Speed, Margot (2016-01-11). "You may not know what tropical house is – and that really doesn't matter". Varsity. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  11. ^ Purkrabek, Sarah (2015-04-23). "Tropical house is hot now, but will it last?". LA Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  12. ^ Cheslaw, Louis (2015-03-04). "What the hell is tropical house?". GQ. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  13. ^ "How Justin Bieber, OMI and More Helped Tropical House Heat Up in 2015". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Tropical Pop". Universal Production Music.
  15. ^ McIntyre, Hugh. "Ed Sheeran's 'Shape Of You' Is Tied As The Fourth Longest-Running No. 1 Hit Ever". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  16. ^ Brown, D'Shonda (2023-10-12). "Most-streamed Songs on Spotify: Ed Sheeran, Drake & More". Boardroom. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
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