Are basslines an African thing? Ever heard anyone compare a bassline to the pulse of a heart? Ever had an isolated bassline stuck in your head for like years at a time?
"Welcome to Jamrock" is the new bassline banger of the moment.
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Banger of the moment: Definitely.
New: Not so much. It's a Steely & Clevie-produced version from 1983 called "World A Music" made popular by the Ini Kamoze tune of the same name. That's where the "out in the streets, dey call it murdah" part comes from.
Pre-Hotstepper Ini was
Now, send me an XL Juelz T-shirt, plaese and thnaks.
Oh, and no one's mentioned Dennis Edwards "Don't Look Any Further" yet in this thread?
Ever heard anyone compare a bassline to the pulse of a heart?
I've heard people compare music that's in the 120 bpm range to heartrate/pulse because someone who is dancing to a rythym in the 120 bpm range usually has a similar pulse. Almost like you are in sync with the music. This was some raver kid's rational for why house music is so universaly popular.
Ever heard anyone compare a bassline to the pulse of a heart?
I've heard people compare music that's in the 120 bpm range to heartrate/pulse because someone who is dancing to a rythym in the 120 bpm range usually has a similar pulse. Almost like you are in sync with the music. This was some raver kid's rational for why house music is so universaly popular.
Heard bass compared to the low end sounds heard by a baby in the womb...
Beatnuts -- Superbad, forget which Serge track that is lifeted from, but Serge has so many bassline killers. Lonnie Liston Smith -- Expansions and Shadows S.O.U.L. -- Burning Spear Gangstarr -- take two and pass Michael Carvin Quartet -- The Camel
Though the best is still Sally got a one track mind. That one stasy in my head for days. Anyon remmeber that video? Hard as hell. Just Diamond driving around making left turns and shit in beautiful black and white photography.
Keni Burke: Risn' to the top Masta Ace: Jeep Ass Nigguh Mantronix: Knowledge Me Rakim: Know The Ledge b/w Don't Sweat The Technique Miami Bass Gill Scott Heron: The Klan Brass Construction: Movin' Mobb Deep: Drink Away The Pain (even though it's a filter of that Headhunters jernt) Sade: Paradise Queen: Another one Bites The Dust
also, charlie haden's song for che has a nice bassline where dude sounds like he's playing the bass like a flamenco guitar.
charles mingus folk form 1, and that mingus joint that gangstar used, cant remember the name but he adds these little flairs of him rubbing the strings on his bass or some shit.
Curtis -- Trippin' Out Living Colour -- Time's Up Beatles -- Everybody's Got Something to Hide Funkadelic -- You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure Digital -- Humpty Dance!! Meters -- Hey Pocky Way, Stay Away
The Beatnuts--"Are You Ready" (and of course the Bill Doggett original) The Beatnuts--"Yeah, You Get Props" Love Unlimited Orchestra--"Strange Games & Things"/EPMD--"Manslaughter" Quincy Jones--"Hikky Burr" Herbie Hancock--"Watermelon Man" (of course) Sylvia Striplin--"You Can't Turn Me Away"
HUGE co-sign on all of these and whoever said "Dead Prez - Hip Hop" was another good call.
for some reason i thought for the longest time that cecil mcbee was a chick. part of it is the name (gender neutral) perhaps, and part the absence of his picture on most of the albums i own that he played on, but still ...
Tom Browne - "Funkin for Jamaica (NY)" D-Train - "You're The One For Me" Ronnie Hudson - "West Coast Poplock" Kleeer - "Tonight" (I still need this!) Manu Dibango - "New Bell" Aretha Franklin - "Rock Steady" Heath Brothers - "Smiling Billy Suite pt II" JT the Bigga Figga - "Game Recognize Game" Biggie "Hypnotize"/Herb Alpert "Rise" Common "Watermelon" Dogg Pound - "Big Pimpin"
Dope Slow Jam basslines: Jagged Edge - "Walked out of Heaven" (Trust me, listen to it again!) Kieth Sweat - "Make it Last Forever"
Jaco Pastorius aside, Bob Babbit's solo on "Scorpio" sets the bar for bass solos.
for some reason i thought for the longest time that cecil mcbee was a chick. part of it is the name (gender neutral) perhaps, and part the absence of his picture on most of the albums i own that he played on, but still ...
DUDE brings the heat, no doubt about that.
Crazy thing.
There is a japanese accesories-shop/chain/brand called Cecil McBee.
D Byrd Wind Parade whole first ESG album SV Get Dis Money Ant Banks. Q-Tip Vivrant Thing Outkast Wheelz Of Steel Sleepy's Theme album Bootsy, Zapp. Aaliyah Are You That Somebody Masta Ace Born To Roll Travis Biggs Tibetan Serenity Snoop Lets Get Blown beat Tom Browne Funkin 4 Jamaica Al B Sure Night & Day Expansions Aquarius dub album Lou Deprijck Que Tal America Ron Carter, Mingus Interpol Obstacle 1 song that Dogg Pound song on the Above the Rim soundtrack
something along the lines of quintessenial british guff produced by Alan Hawkshaw of KPM/Mohawks fame, moments of fiyah but also some gawd awful vocals (I don't actually own that one tho )
Here are a few not on the list: Neal Hefti's Batman Theme which is quoted by Duck Dunn on Sam & Daves Wrap It Up. The paino bass line on Makeba'a Pata Pata Beatles: She's So Heavy (but Come Together is better).
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Ever heard anyone compare a bassline to the pulse of a heart?
Ever had an isolated bassline stuck in your head for like years at a time?
Banger of the moment: Definitely.
New: Not so much. It's a Steely & Clevie-produced version from 1983 called "World A Music" made popular by the Ini Kamoze tune of the same name. That's where the "out in the streets, dey call it murdah" part comes from.
Pre-Hotstepper Ini was
Now, send me an XL Juelz T-shirt, plaese and thnaks.
Oh, and no one's mentioned Dennis Edwards "Don't Look Any Further" yet in this thread?
I've heard people compare music that's in the 120 bpm range to heartrate/pulse because someone who is dancing to a rythym in the 120 bpm range usually has a similar pulse. Almost like you are in sync with the music. This was some raver kid's rational for why house music is so universaly popular.
Heard bass compared to the low end sounds heard by a baby in the womb...
everything about this song is amazing.
masta ace - sittin on chrome
Lonnie Liston Smith -- Expansions and Shadows
S.O.U.L. -- Burning Spear
Gangstarr -- take two and pass
Michael Carvin Quartet -- The Camel
Though the best is still Sally got a one track mind. That one stasy in my head for days. Anyon remmeber that video? Hard as hell. Just Diamond driving around making left turns and shit in beautiful black and white photography.
Some of mines:
Keni Burke: Risn' to the top
Masta Ace: Jeep Ass Nigguh
Mantronix: Knowledge Me
Rakim: Know The Ledge b/w Don't Sweat The Technique
Miami Bass
Gill Scott Heron: The Klan
Brass Construction: Movin'
Mobb Deep: Drink Away The Pain (even though it's a filter of that Headhunters jernt)
Sade: Paradise
Queen: Another one Bites The Dust
cosign. dude has some crazy arco stylings.
also, charlie haden's song for che has a nice bassline where dude sounds like he's playing the bass like a flamenco guitar.
charles mingus folk form 1, and that mingus joint that gangstar used, cant remember the name but he adds these little flairs of him rubbing the strings on his bass or some shit.
Living Colour -- Time's Up
Beatles -- Everybody's Got Something to Hide
Funkadelic -- You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
Digital -- Humpty Dance!!
Meters -- Hey Pocky Way, Stay Away
Soul by S.O.U.L (also..) superdope bassline, kinda reminds me of some Jimi Hendrix stuff...
HUGE co-sign on all of these and whoever said "Dead Prez - Hip Hop" was another good call.
From the Scavenger album, hardcore !!!
static - birdcall
My favorite Beatles b-line has to be Flying from the Magical Mystery Tour album...!
for some reason i thought for the longest time that cecil mcbee was a chick. part of it is the name (gender neutral) perhaps, and part the absence of his picture on most of the albums i own that he played on, but still ...
DUDE brings the heat, no doubt about that.
Aaliyah: Try Again
D-Train - "You're The One For Me"
Ronnie Hudson - "West Coast Poplock"
Kleeer - "Tonight" (I still need this!)
Manu Dibango - "New Bell"
Aretha Franklin - "Rock Steady"
Heath Brothers - "Smiling Billy Suite pt II"
JT the Bigga Figga - "Game Recognize Game"
Biggie "Hypnotize"/Herb Alpert "Rise"
Common "Watermelon"
Dogg Pound - "Big Pimpin"
Dope Slow Jam basslines:
Jagged Edge - "Walked out of Heaven" (Trust me, listen to it again!)
Kieth Sweat - "Make it Last Forever"
Jaco Pastorius aside, Bob Babbit's solo on "Scorpio" sets the bar for bass solos.
Crazy thing.
There is a japanese accesories-shop/chain/brand called Cecil McBee.
Weird.
More basslines... probably every KMD track.
HASHIM AL-NAAFIYSH (THE SOUL)
yeahh... but the Rise bassline is pretty common, seems to crop up on lots of (earlier) 70s stuff.
There's a million mambo tunes with DOPE basslines (open braek style) but the African shit lasts the most bars in length!
Listen the bass now, see how it wind up them girl waist?
Also: Comin' Home Baby
Also, Babe Ruth - The Mexican...
But my favorite bassline (with gun to head) and nomination for best song ever in the history of the universe: DIRTY OLD BOSSANOVA
Plaese to educate re this LP?
whole first ESG album
SV Get Dis Money
Ant Banks.
Q-Tip Vivrant Thing
Outkast Wheelz Of Steel
Sleepy's Theme album
Bootsy, Zapp.
Aaliyah Are You That Somebody
Masta Ace Born To Roll
Travis Biggs Tibetan Serenity
Snoop Lets Get Blown beat
Tom Browne Funkin 4 Jamaica
Al B Sure Night & Day
Expansions
Aquarius dub album
Lou Deprijck Que Tal America
Ron Carter, Mingus
Interpol Obstacle 1 song
that Dogg Pound song on the Above the Rim soundtrack
ill stop before I get carried away
something along the lines of quintessenial british guff produced by Alan Hawkshaw of KPM/Mohawks fame, moments of fiyah but also some gawd awful vocals (I don't actually own that one tho
Neal Hefti's Batman Theme which is quoted by Duck Dunn on Sam & Daves Wrap It Up.
The paino bass line on Makeba'a Pata Pata
Beatles: She's So Heavy (but Come Together is better).