Electro house

In the early 2010s, a type of electro house known as "big room" began to develop, particularly gaining popularity through EDM-oriented events and festivals such as Tomorrowland. Big room then began to subside from the classification of a subgenre of electro house and develop more as its own genre. Big room songs resemble Dutch house, often incorporating drops, minimalist percussion, regular beats, sub-bass layered kicks, simple melodies and synth-driven breakdowns.[17][18] The layout of a big room track is very similar to the layout of a typical electro house song. Big room is thought of as a subgenre of electro house.

Complextro is typified by glitchy, intricate basslines and textures created by sharply cutting between instruments in quick succession.[19][20] The term, a portmanteau of the words "complex" and "electro",[19][20][21] was coined by Porter Robinson to describe the sound of the music he was making in 2010.[21][22] He has cited video game sounds, or chiptunes, as an influence on his style of music along with 1980s analog synth music.[23] Other producers of the genre include Adventure Club, Kill The Noise, Knife Party, Lazy Rich,[24] The M Machine, Madeon,[19] Mord Fustang, Savant, Virtual Riot and Wolfgang Gartner.

Dutch house, sometimes referred to as 'Dirty Dutch', is a style of electro house that originated in the Netherlands and found prominence by 2009,[25] mainly pioneered by Vato Gonzalez and DJ Chuckie. It is primarily defined by complex rhythms made from Latin-influenced drum kits, a lower emphasis on basslines and squeaky, high-pitched lead synths. Influences on the subgenre include Detroit techno, hip hop and other urban styles of music.[26]

Fidget house, or fidget, is "defined by snatched vocal snippets, pitch-bent dirty basslines and rave-style synth stabs over glitchy 4/4 beats."[27] It contains influences from Chicago house, Detroit techno, Baltimore club, Kuduro, Pimba and hip hop.[27] Purveyors of the genre include The Bloody Beetroots, AC Slater, Danger, Hervé, Sinden, Jack Beats and Switch. The term fidget house was coined by DJs/producers Jesse Rose and Switch, "as a joke, which has now gone a little too far."[27]

Jungle terror is a music genre that developed in the 2010s. It is often described as a "chaotic" mix of house with grime and drum 'n' bass rhythms.[28] There are also animal noises as well as vocal cuts and percussions. The Dutch DJ and music producer Wiwek is named as the founder of the genre,[29] who made the style popular in the EDM scene between 2013 and 2016. Meanwhile, musicians such as Skrillex, Diplo and KURA are also associated with the genre.

Melbourne bounce is a subgenre of electro house characterized by the progression from the uptempo, horn-infused Dutch house style, tech trance synths, electro house stabs, and scouse House-influenced bass lines from around 128 up to 150 bpm.[30] The term has been used to describe the music of DJ/Producers, including Deorro, Joel Fletcher, Will Sparks, SCNDL, Reece Low, VINAI, and TJR. The genre is generally characterized by a standard 128 bpm. It is composed of bouncy offbeat bass, whiny vocal cut/saw lead, raucous horns, 8-bar snare fills before the drop.[31] It often features a repetitive beat structure with some amount of build-ups and mild drops throughout. It started as a cross between elements of mákina, acid house, acid techno, psytrance, and underground Melbourne House/minimal style.[32] Melbourne Bounce has gained mainstream popularity around mid to late 2012 and had a steady rise from 2013. In 2014, productions of pioneers like Joel Fletcher, Will Sparks, and Uberjak’d were in huge demand and their songs were not only being played on Aussie commercial radio, but also spreading to worldwide and influencing international EDM style with Steve Aoki, TJR, and more.[33]

Moombahton came as a mixture of slowed-down Dutch house and reggaeton.[34] Its identifying characteristics include "a thick, spread-out bass line; some dramatic builds; and a two-step pulse, with quick drum fills",[35] but it has "no real rules beyond working within a 108 bpm range."[36] A portmanteau of "moombah" and "reggaeton", moombahton was created by DJ Dave Nada when he slowed down the tempo of the Afrojack remix of the Silvio Ecomo & Chuckie song "Moombah" to please party-goers with tastes in reggaeton.[35] Other producers of the genre include Dillon Francis, Diplo and Munchi.[36]

Moombahcore is a style of moombahton with elements of breakcore, dubstep, techstep and newstyle hardcore.[37][38] Characteristics of the genre include chopped vocals, dubstep-influenced bass sounds and extensive build-ups.[38] Artists who have produced moombahcore include Delta Heavy, Dillon Francis, Feed Me, Knife Party and Noisia.