Deep house is a slightly slower house variant (~120 BPM) with stronger soul, jazz, and funk influences

Deep house is characterized as a slightly slower variant of house, around 120 BPM, with greater influences from soul, jazz, and funk than Chicago house. This positions it toward the warmer, more harmonically rich end of the house spectrum, and it is the reference point for a cluster of related styles (jazz house, soulful house, the New Jersey sound) that share its emphasis on soul/jazz feel over machine minimalism.

Examples

Relative to Chicago house: a touch slower (~120 BPM), with more overtly soul/jazz/funk-derived harmony and feel.

Assessment

A track described as a slightly slower house variant (~120 BPM) with greater soul, jazz, and funk influences fits which subgenre? Name one way it differs from Chicago house.