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Chicago house: jack, acid and Trax Records

The originators — Frankie Knuckles, Phuture, Mr. Fingers and the raw jacking tracks that started it all.

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02

Deep and soulful vocal house

Warm keys, gospel-tinged vocals and New Jersey/garage swing from the 90s and 2000s.

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03

Trip-hop and the Bristol sound

Smoky breakbeats, dub bass and haunted vocals from Massive Attack outward.

2
04

Italo disco and Euro synth romance

Arpeggiated 80s continental dancefloor pop, all neon melodies and accented vocals.

2
05

Balearic and sunset selections

Blissed, sun-warmed records built for terraces and the long drive home.

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06

French touch and filter house

Compressed disco loops and Paris-shaped funk from Daft Punk, Stardust and friends.

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07

Nu-jazz and Ninja Tune downtempo

Live-feeling jazz-inflected chillout from the late-90s lounge and coffee-table era.

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08

Disco, funk and soul foundations

P-Funk, boogie, garage-disco anthems and the soul records house was built on.

2
09

The jazz canon and spiritual jazz

Blue Note and Impulse! landmarks, from Kind of Blue to Karma.

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10

Instrumental hip-hop and beat tapes

Dusty sample loops and head-nod instrumentals in the Shadow/Dilla lineage.

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11

Contemporary deep house

Present-day deep, soulful and garage-leaning house from newer producers.

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12

Modern club techno: melodic and peak time

Big-room melodic techno and driving tech house made for main-stage hours.

2
13

Chillout, sunrise and new-age electronica

Soft-focus melodic downtempo, mostly recent, for comedowns and slow mornings.

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