Dance Music
There is a great deal of controversy surrounding the origins of house music. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, underground warehouse parties became popular among the teenagers living in the area. One of these underground spots, attended primarily by gay black men, became known as "The Warehouse". The resident DJ at The Warehouse, Frankie Knuckles, mixed classic disco, European synthpop, new wave, industrial and punk recordings. Club regulars referred to his mixes as house music.
Others, including Larry Heard, aka "Mr. Fingers," claim that the term "house" reflected the fact that many early DJ's created music in their own homes, using simple equipment such as synthesizers and drum machines, including the Roland TR-808, TR-909 and the TB 303 "Bassline". These machines became known as the "Acid Machines," and were used to create the "Acid House" sound.
It has been argued that Chip E, in his early recording "It's House" defined this new form of electronic music. However, Chip E. himself claims the name came from methods of labelling records at the Imports Etc record store, where he worked at in the early 1980s. Music that DJ Knuckles played at the Warehouse nightclub was labelled "As Heard At The Warehouse", which was shortened to simply "The House".
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