A variety of house music with a comparatively relaxed and mellow sound influenced by soul, gospel, and blues, and characterized by powerful vocals and often a relatively slow beat.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in New Musical Express.
Definition of deep house in US English:
deep house
noun
A variety of house music with a comparatively relaxed and mellow sound influenced by soul, gospel, and blues, and characterized by powerful vocals and often a relatively slow beat.