I often struggle with arrangement in terms of finding myself wanting to draw phrases out longer. Especially when making bass house, deep house, etc. I find that depending more on the groove with only subtle variation for 16 bars, adding an element on top of the previous phrase for another 16 bars is perfectly acceptable and beneficial for crowds on the dancefloor, however some of my friends and fellow artists disagree.

I personally think that too many phrase changes can be nauseating and in a club atmosphere - quite jarring and confusing.

So what do you guys think, how long do you typically keep each phrase? Do you repeat phrases? How many separate patches do you find yourself using in any given section of a drop/climax?

Side-note: I realize that there's no right and wrong - no set amount - just looking for opinions, preferences, and open discussion!