2010
04.08

What’s the difference between Tech-House and Fidget… Really!?

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Posted by freddiefuture / Add Comment

I’ve been DJing for 16 years and I just was recently introduced to Tech-House.
For the longest time, since ’97, I wasn’t into techno (I was booed off a set of TTs during a Berkeley Sorority party when I played some techno).

Since then I’ve been floating around the electronic genres and came across some whompy bass tracks, highly influenced by house and techno.

What can I say but, I LOVE IT!

Lately, I’ve been hearing about Fidget House. I love the sound of it as well.. Truth is, I just can’t distinguish the difference between the two. Can someone help me out and explain to me WTF is the damn difference!?!??
Please??

Confused,
Freddie Future

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  1. lokae said: 2010.04.09 12:36

    hmm- i love both genres!

    i’m generalizing here of course, but would say fidget tends to have that characteristic fast wobble-bass and micro sample stabs. usually has a lil bit more swing and funkiness to it (altho there is plenty of funky tech house too). tends to have more of a “fun” sound, and is related to indie-electro and electro-house.

    tech house usually comes off as more mature, polished tones and textures to me. longer loops and energy builds. sometimes a lil more experimental, sometimes stripped down (but still denser than the average minimal techno track). more related to techno and some deep house.

    maybe one of the Janky/TRBL djs can weigh in here?

  2. serge said: 2010.04.14 02:11

    oh my….

    fidget, at least the current stuff, is fun, cheeky, wonky and dirty……maximal (like electro house)

    tech house is proper and sophisticated…. almost minimal…. it’s serious music that is..err, taken very seriously ;-) (like techno)

    the line is blurry when you talk about guys like jess rose…. or riva starr….although they may have pioneered the “fidget” sound, i would not lump their production into fidget….

    top 5 fidget producers atm….
    kyle watson
    hot mouth
    scott harris
    stupid fresh
    shab ruffcut

    ask the pros ;-)
    http://board.pottymouthmusic.com/index.php?

    absurgical

    got it ;-)

  3. allofitnow said: 2010.04.16 14:30

    I think you guys nailed it with the vibe. These days it’s pretty easy to mash up a sound/track given the technology. How much of this accessibility contributes to smaller variations in genres? Or perhaps it’s all in the evolution of musik- to base off 10 year old successful trends?

  4. Evavt said: 2010.11.24 09:09

    And what about house? And fidget house? Is that the same?

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