Electro house

This article is about Electro house music which is called 'electro' frequently. For original Electro music, see Electro music. Electro house (or, shortly, electro) is a fusion genre of house music and electro (especially, electroclash), with the influence of indie rock. Stylistically, it combines the four to the floor beats commonly found in house music with harmonically rich analogue or digital basslines, abrasive high-pitched leads and the occa... more
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