Description
French house (also referred to as French touch , filter house , or
tekfunk ) is a style of house music devised by French musicians in the
1990s. It is a form of Euro disco and a popular strand of the late 1990s and
2000s European EDM scene. The defining characteristics of the genre are filter
and phaser effects both on and alongside samples from late 1970s and early
1980s European disco tracks. Tracks sometimes contained original hooks
inspired by these samples, providing thicker harmonic foundations than the
genre's forerunners. Most tracks in this style are in 4
4 time and feature steady four on the floor beats in the tempo range of
110–130 beats per minute. French house is similar to future funk, although
there are some key differences. Purveyors of French house include Daft Punk,
David Guetta, Martin Solveig, Stardust, Cassius, The Supermen Lovers, Modjo,
Justice, and Étienne de Crécy.
