Tech house is a subgenre of
house music that mixes elements of
techno with house. The term
tech house developed as a shorthand
record store name for a category of
electronic dance music that combined
musical aspects of techno, such as "rugged
basslines" and "steely
beats," with the
harmonies and
grooves of
progressive house. The music originally had a clean and minimal
production style that was associated with techno from
Detroit and the UK. In the mid to late 1990s a scene developed in England around club nights such as The Drop run by Mr.C & Plink Plonk, Heart & Soul, and Wiggle run by
Terry Francis and Nathan Coles. Other DJs and artists associated with the sound at that time included
Charles Webster,
Bushwacka!,
Dave Angel,
Herbert, Funk D'Void, Ian O'Brien,
Derrick Carter, and
Stacey Pullen. By the late 90's London nightclub
The End, owned by the former
Shamen rapper Richard West (
Mr C) and Layo Paskin, was considered the home of tech house in the UK. Tech House tracks are typically between 6-10 minutes in length.