Deep house music

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Deep house is a subgenre of House music built on deep, driving basslines, soulful chords, and spacious, minimal percussion, rather than the more upbeat energy of mainstream house. It's a slower, more atmospheric style, well suited to relaxed, moody, or late-night content.

Deep house spans a range of moods, from chill, ambient tracks built for relaxed backdrops to vocal-led tracks with soulful hooks and more upbeat, dancefloor-ready cuts. In Epidemic Sound's catalog, deep house tracks are also cross-tagged with related styles like Soft House, Nu Disco, and Afrobeats-influenced production, reflecting how fluid the genre's edges are.

Deep house typically sits between about 110 and 125 BPM, slower than mainstream house's brisker pace. Tracks in Epidemic Sound's own deep house catalog range from roughly 107 up to 134 BPM depending on mood and energy, and that generally slower, steadier tempo is part of what gives the genre its laid-back, atmospheric feel.

Deep house emerged in the mid-1980s in the United States, developing alongside house music in cities like Chicago and New York as producers slowed the tempo and added jazz-inflected chords and soulful vocal elements. It kept house music's steady four-on-the-floor foundation but leaned into a warmer, more atmospheric sound that became its own recognized style.

Deep house tracks are available directly on Epidemic Sound's Deep House genre page, where you can filter the catalog by mood, vocals, length, or BPM to find the right track. Downloading requires an active subscription; once subscribed, tracks can be downloaded from the site directly or through the desktop and mobile apps.