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Genres

Pick a few genres or describe your taste — we'll curate the DJs and cities that fit.

The family tree

How the sounds are related

Every genre came from somewhere. Disco gave us house; house crossed the lake to Detroit and became techno; UK breakbeats turned into jungle and drum & bass; house travelled to South Africa and became amapiano. Hover to trace a genre's roots and what it spawned.

’60S–’70S1970SLATE ’70S–’80SMID ’80SEARLY ’90SLATE ’90S →SoulFunkDiscoDubR&BHip-HopElectroHouseAcid HouseTechnoBreakbeatTranceJungleAfro HouseDrum & BassUK GarageBassAmapiano
genre we track — click for details historical influence· hover to trace a genre’s roots & what it spawned

Every sound came from somewhere. Hover a genre to trace where it came from and what it spawned; click one for its story and its DJs. Oldest on the left, newest on the right.

Sources

  • House music — Wikipedia
  • Techno — Wikipedia
  • Drum and bass — Wikipedia
  • UK garage — Wikipedia
  • Amapiano — Wikipedia

Lineage is a living debate — these are the widely-documented descents, not a rigid taxonomy.