Afro House is a sub-genre of house music that originated in South Africa and incorporates African elements and rhythms into the electronic dance music framework. Sub-genres: Afro Tech, Afro Deep, Afro Soulful, Afro Tribal, Afro Funk, Afro Latin, Kwaito, Gqom, Amapiano.

Afro House

Amapiano

Bass House is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes heavy basslines and hard-hitting beats. Here's a list of some of these styles: UK Bass House, Future House, Wobble House, Garage House, Breaks-infused Bass House, Dark Bass House.

Bass House / Future House

Rhythmic, beat-driven electronic music with syncopated patterns.	Sub-genres: Big Beat, Nu Skool Breaks, Progressive Breaks, Florida Breaks, Atmospheric Breaks.

Breaks / Breakbeat

Dance / Pop

A soulful, melodic variant of house music with smooth chords. Sub-Genres: Tribal Deep House, Afro Deep House, Deep Tech House.

Deep House

Tracks or elements designed for DJs to use in live performances. Acapellas, Loops, Samples, DJ Intros/Outros.

DJ Tools

Fast-paced electronic music with breakbeats and heavy basslines. Liquid, Neurofunk, Jump Up, Jungle, Techstep, Darkstep, Drumfunk, Atmospheric DnB, Dancefloor DnB.

Drum and Bass

Electronic music with heavy basslines, and syncopated rhythms. Sub-genres: Brostep, Riddim, Chillstep, Melodic Dubstep, Wonky, Deathstep, Glitchstep, Deep Dubstep.

Dubstep / Bass / Grime

An early form of electronic dance music with futuristic themes. Detroit Techno, Electro Funk, Electro Breaks, Electroclash.

Electro (Classic / Detroit)

Energetic, hard-hitting dance music with heavy basslines. Sub-Genres: Progressive Electro House, Complextro, Dutch House, Fidget House, Dirty Dutch, Melbourne Bounce.

Electro House / Big Room

Diverse, experimental electronic music with various influences: IDM, Ambient, Downtempo, Glitch, Trip Hop, Breakcore, Experimental, Soundscapes.

Electronica

Upbeat house music with disco, funk, and soul elements. Sub-Genres: Disco House, French House, Filter House, Glitch House, Chicago House.

Funky / Jackin' House

High-energy electronic music with aggressive beats and tempo. Happy Hardcore, Gabber, Hardstyle, UK Hardcore, J-core, Powerstomp, Speedcore, Terrorcore, Breakcore.

Hardcore / Hard Dance

Intense techno variant with faster tempos and heavier beats. Sub-Genres: Schranz, Industrial Techno, Dark Techno, Power Noise.

Hard Techno

Electronic dance music with 4/4 beats and repetitive rhythms. Classic House, Acid House, Vocal House, Chicago House, New York House, Swing House.

House

Electronic music with indie, alternative, and disco influences. Sub-Genres: Synthwave, Italo Disco, Coldwave, Dark Wave, New Wave, EBM.

Indie Dance / Dark Disco

Experimental, unconventional electronic music. Sub-Genres: Leftfield Bass, Leftfield House & Techno, Avant-garde, Musique Concrète, Drone Music.

Leftfield

Relaxing, downtempo electronic music for casual listening. Ambient House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Balearic, Lo-fi, Nu Jazz.

Lounge / Chill Out

A blend of house and techno with strong melodies and harmonies.	Sub-Genres: Progressive Melodic House, Deep Melodic Techno, Uplifting Melodic Techno.

Melodic House / Techno

Minimalist house music with intricate, glitchy sounds. Minimal Techno, RoMinimal, Clicks & Cuts, Glitch House, Intelligent Dance Music (IDM)

Microhouse

Sparse, stripped-down electronic music with repetitive patterns. Sub-Genres: Minimal House, Microhouse, RoMinimal, Glitch, Ambient Techno

Minimal / Deep Tech

Modern disco and funk-inspired electronic music. Disco House, Funky House, Re-edits, Modern Funk, Boogie, Future Funk, Electro Funk.

Nu-Disco / Soul / Funk

House music with natural, organic sounds and world music elements. Downtempo, Ethnic House, World Electronica, Afro House, Tribal House

Organic House

Evolving, melodic house music with long builds and breakdowns. Sub-Genres: Dream Progressive House, Dark Progressive House, Progressive Trance, Progressive Breaks.

Progressive House

Psy-Trance

House music with a strong soul, gospel, and jazz influences. Sub-Genres: Gospel House, Vocal Soulful House, Jazzy House, Latin House.

Soulful House

Electronic-infused soul, R&B, and hip-hop tracks. Neo-Soul, Future R&B, Instrumental Hip-Hop, Alternative R&B, Trap, Trip Hop, and Grime.

Soul / R&B / Hip-Hop

A fusion of house and techno with an emphasis on percussion. Sub-Genres: Tribal Tech House, Deep Tech House, Minimal Tech House, Acid Tech House, Dub Tech House.

Tech House

Energetic techno with driving beats and strong rhythmic elements. Hard Techno, Detroit Techno, Minimal Techno, Acid Techno, Rave Techno.

Techno (Peak Time)

More stripped-down, atmospheric, and dub-influenced techno. Sub-Genres: Dub Techno, Hypnotic Techno, Ambient Techno, Deep Techno, Experimental Techno.

Techno (Raw, Deep, Dub)

Melodic, uplifting electronic dance music with a fast tempo. Progressive Trance, Uplifting Trance, Psytrance, Vocal Trance, Hard Trance, Tech Trance, Goa Trance.

Trance

A fusion of house, R&B, and jungle, characterized by syncopated beats. Sub-Genres: 2-Step, Speed Garage, Grime, UK Funky, Future Garage, Bassline, Breakstep.

UK Garage / 2-Step

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Harold Matthews Jr

Dawn Williams

Sean McCabe

Black Sonix

Symone

Syl Messi

Azza K Fingers

Nickel Slick

Harold's story

Chicago-based Harold wrote his first releases in the early 90’s with artists like Ron Trent, Terry Hunter, Maurice Joshua and Ron Carroll with songs such as “Ritual Of Love” and Barbara Tucker’s “I Get Lifted”. Throughout the late 90’s he was well known for his songs under his ‘Blak Beat Niks’ alias with production partner K. Fingers on PAN Records, Large Music and his own label Melodious Fonk with “The Sun Will Shine”. The 2000’s saw him move on to further projects with the likes of Slip N Slide, Mark Knight, Peppermint Jam, Glenn Underground, Makin’ Moves and Sean McCabe.

Moving into the next chapter, “Peripheral Vision” is a genre-spanning journey, drawing influences from a multitude of angles and providing a true reflection of Harold’s passion for song writing and spoken word, with a host of guest producers and vocalists.

In Harold's words he explains how the album represents 3 chapters of his life... "The first chapter represents an introduction to my creative side and vision when being unashamedly artistic. I consider what message I want to convey through my first opportunity. The middle chapter represents a time when I wrote about what I knew - my broken heart and a new beginning in life and music. The last chapter is my spiritual journey bringing me to some harsh realities that led me to the truth about myself and worthy of love and life being 'Who I Am'."



Credits

2 Hands
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr and Darius M Matthews
Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr
Produced by Syl Messi
Additional production by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Messi Productions BMI

Metronome
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr and Sean McCabe
Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr
Produced by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control

Pound Of Flesh
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr and Justin Stride Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr Produced by Justin Stride
Additional keys by Sean McCabe Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control

Peripheral Vision feat. Nickel Slick
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr, Craig Simpkins, Scott Christian Hammond and Persean J Love Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr, Schott Styles, Azza and Sean Love Produced by Azza K Fingers
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control, Kayfi Muzik ASCAP

Put Your Hands Together
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr and Philip J Evans Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr Produced by Philip J Evans
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control

Into You feat. Dawn Williams
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr, Darius M Matthews and Sean Mccabe Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr and Dawn Williams Produced by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Messi Productions BMI, Copyright Control, Messi Productions BMI

Pause feat. Syl Messi
Written by Harold E Matthews, Darius M Matthews and Philip J Evans Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr and Syl Messi Produced by Philip J Evans
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control, Messi Productions BMI

Disconnected
Written and produced by Harold E Matthews Jr
Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr
Additional production by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP

Maybe
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr and Sean McCabe
Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr
Background vocals by Harold Matthews Jr and Angelina Mavanza
Produced by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control

Deep Into My Sleep
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr and Justin Stride Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr Produced by Justin Stride
Background vocals by Harold Matthews Jr and Symone
Additional keys by Sean McCabe Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control

One Body feat. Symone
Written and produced by Harold E Matthews Jr
Vocals by Symone and Harold Matthews Jr
Additional keys and production by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP

Peace
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr
Production and vocals by Harold Matthews Jr
Strictly Jazz Vibe from GU with Rhoads and piano solo
Edits by Azza
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP

This Place
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr and Sean McCabe
Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr
Background vocals by Harold Matthews Jr and Angelina Mavanza
Produced by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control

Love And Hate
Written by Harold E Matthews Jr and Sean McCabe
Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr
Background vocals by Harold Matthews Jr and Angelina Mavanza
Produced by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Copyright Control

Who I Am
Written by Harold Matthews Jr and Darius M Matthews
Vocals by Harold Matthews Jr
Produced by Syl Messi
Additional production by Sean McCabe
Publishing: Blak Beat Niks ASCAP, Messi Productions BMI


Mastering by Walter Coelho, apart from "One Body" and "Peace" which are mastered by Sean McCabe

Illustration by Schott Styles

 
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