Re: Recommend house music to somebody who has NEVER listened to it bef
If you don't consider Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, or Groove Armada as House Music, then what do you think House music is? Daft Punk is responsible for funky house coming out of obscurity and into the mainstream in the 90's. Granted, these groups may not sound the same as "brilliant" groups like Alice Deejay or the Venga Boys, but that doesn't mean that they aren't House.
Personally, I would say that the Venga Boys is more trance than House, although many would disagree since they clearly do incorporate some House elements in their music. What differentiates House from Trance is NOT the drumbeat, which is what I think confuses most people. House simply sounds different than trance. Trance is, for the most part, melody-driven. The Venga-Boys' "Let's get this Party Started" or "Up and Down" (which sound EXACTLY the same to me) is built around the melody. On the other hand, the most important factors in most House music is the bass and the drums. Listen to "Around the World" by Daft Punk, which I would consider to be an archetypal house track, and you can hear what I am saying.
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