progressive house
what it is
Progressive house is a style of house music that is noted for musical progression within melodies and basslines often containing key elements such as sidechaining. The term was coined by Mixmag editor Dom Phillips. It has similar elements to both electro-house and trance.
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 1 · mainstream
the pop everyone knows
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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questions
What is progressive house?
Progressive house is a style of house music that is noted for musical progression within melodies and basslines often containing key elements such as sidechaining. The term was coined by Mixmag editor Dom Phillips. It has similar elements to both electro-house and trance.
What are good progressive house albums to start with?
Try The Veldt by deadmau5, Don't Look Now by Way Out West, Feed Me's Escape From Electric Mountain by Feed Me, and Beaucoup Fish by Underworld.
Who are some women making progressive house?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/progressive-house/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making progressive house, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19