BASSLINE HOUSE TRACK-BUILDER

If you’ve been raving over the last few years, you’ll have likely noticed the renaissance of bassline house, with artists such as My Nu Leng, Chris Lorenzo and DJ Zinc combining influences from styles as diverse as grime, UK garage, jungle and house to forge a stomping, bass-heavy style that grooves along at around 128-135bpm. The history of the genre runs deeper than this, of course, with bassline house originally gaining attention in the early 2000s thanks to big club hits by pioneers such as DJ Q, Jamie Duggan and Mr Virgo, as well as chart success for the likes of H “Two” O.

The original sound of bassline house was characterised by four-to-the-floor drums similar to those used in speed garage, alongside chopped-up RnB vocals, orchestral stabs and warping synth basses. Today’s bassline house tracks are broadly similar in terms of the sound palette used, but