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The origins of “Deep House” point back to Larry Heard aka Mr Fingers (originally a drummer in prog rock bands) who took the instruments of the time the Roland 808 Sequencer / Drum machine the Roland 303 Baseline synth and added 1-4-5- Chord progressions creating his first track “Mysteries of Love” in 1986′ It was these chord progressions that set his music apart creating more substance, feeling and depth to the music he gave the electronic sound warmth. He created the sounds that the heads call deep house. Deep House commonly appeared as a genre in the early 90s, describing a more melodic, stylish sound with influences from soul, jazz and African beats, with many of the earlier tracks being sampled chords and beats. The jazzy sound became more apparent due to the favoured use of electronic pianos such as the Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Hammond B3 organ. Examples of well known Deep House artists and producers include Kerri Chandler, Joe Claussell, Mateo & Matos, Roland Clark and Ron Trent. Some of the early record labels included Henry Street, Nervous Records, King Street, etc. In more recent years Deep House tends to refer to tracks on the “spacier” side of Soulful House and tends to imply less vocals, deeper tones, heavy organ chords and hypnotic synth sounds.