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Old 15th February 2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jbrat2219 View Post
Am I getting "house" confused with "dance music"? House is a totally separate genre right? None of the remixes Ayu has done so far is considered "house" (I'm assuming because "house" was never in the title). And a lot of the electro stuff you hear from Gaga or the radio is not really house but may be a more dancey version of it?
Electronic Dance Music is a very complicated and very broad genre. Ayu has had house remixes before, "house" does not have to be in the title to define it. HEAVEN (House Mix) is one I truly do love, but to me it doesn't sound as "housey" as other "house" remixes that do not have "house" in the remix title. It used to be "house" was a more "funky" genre - had influences from disco. But now with electro house, it's become harder to define. For me, house = monotonous. Less life. Less creativity. Less emotion. That's what I get from it and that's how I characterize it. Hard to describe, you just know when you hear it.

And yes, the HOUSE Megamix on LOVEppears Disc 2 included a lot of "house" remixes. Most of which I hated but some of the mixes they used I actually started to like.

Last edited by Zeke.; 15th February 2011 at 06:03 PM.