microhouse

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ house, in the music sense attributed to Philip Sherburne.[1]

Noun[edit]

microhouse (countable and uncountable, plural microhouses)

  1. (uncountable) A subgenre of house music strongly influenced by minimalism and 1990s techno. [from early 2000s]
    • 2015 June 25, “Pop & Rock Listings for June 26-July 2”, in New York Times[1]:
      Matthew Dear (Saturday) This experimental microhouse D.J. and producer channels Detroit techno in his reedy, subtly dystopian brushes of beats.
  2. (countable) Synonym of microhome

References[edit]

  1. ^ Christoph Cox, Daniel Warner (2004) Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 319:Writing for The Wire in 2001, Sherburne coined the term “Microhouse” to describe prominent minimalist tendencies in contemporary House and Techno.

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