Tropical House, also known as Trop House , is a subgenre of deep house, with elements of Balearic house and dancehall. Thus, it possesses typical house music characteristics, including synthesizers, and a 4/4 kick drum pattern. The genre differentiates itself from deep house, which can often have a dark sound, whereas tropical house can be described as having a more positive and calming sound. The tempo of the songs is a little slower than deep house (100-115 bpm). Tropical House usually includes tropical instruments such as marimba, guitar, steel drums, saxophone or even pan flute, and can sometimes use dembow rhythm patterns. The term Tropical House  began as a joke by Australian producer Thomas Jack, but has since gone on to gain popularity among fans.