#12

essential

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#13

Can’t tell you how much I love those vids. RIP derg.

#14

I’m from South Florida too. Grew up around Hondas with subs and DJ Magic Mike mixes. This topic pulled me right in.
Dynamix II is my go-to for the sound of that era.

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#15

Love Dynamix ll but I classify them more as Electro.
I’m from Europe and back in the 90’s we mostly called that Miami Bass.
We mixed a lot of those with AUX 88, Drecxiya, UR, Dopplereffekt :space_invader:

Good times in dark warehouses :hugs:

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#16

Love all of them too!
I think of slower Dynamix like the color beats as bass, the faster stuff is more electro for sure.

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#17

Love Dynamix ll but I classify them more as Electro.
I’m from Europe and back in the 90’s we mostly called that Miami Bass.

not trying to argue or really overly get into semantics, but I don’t understand the “but” in this statement?
is electro not bass music? is miami bass not? Certainly that’s not what you’re implying.

Dynamix II is defo Miami Bass and Electro and Bass Music.

Anyway yes, love for all the above mentioned :slight_smile:

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#18

It’s nothing new or super underground, but I keep coming back to Flume’s “hi this is Flume” from 2019, which he labeled a “mixtape” but feels awfully cohesive & complete to my ears.

The sound design is really killing it, to me.

I also have been revisiting Pole’s early works, especially LP1 and EP2 (the “blue” and “red” Pole records).

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#19

Oh, and this one from Hyperdub back in the day, too!

LV feat Dandelion: CCTV (Hyperdub)

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#20

Really a fan of HTIF. Flume is really popularizing granular synthesis in the more mainstream EDM, and I like how he returned to some more experimental compositional styles on that mixtape. You can hear the PC Music inspiration from Arca for sure and obviously Sophie who is on a couple tracks. Lots of creative delays and phys modeling too from what I hear, but truly unique composition regardless, no wonder so many try to follow his most recent style.

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#21

I’ve gone back to those Pole albums a bunch as well. To me they feel almost out of time. My fave is the 3rd (yellow one).

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#22

I was just saying that coming from a background in Electro I always associated them with that scene more than another ^^

Over here, we didn’t really use the term “Bass” music until about 10, 12 years ago.
Before that Miami Bass and Ghetto tech was all the rage

English is not my first language, sorry if sometimes my phrasing can be off :wink:

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#23

Whatever “bass music” is considered to be, I’m here for it.

Pole’s 1 helped me re-read backwards from Basic Channel and Chain Reaction to roots dub, esp the studio works of Scratch Perry and King Tubby, and come full circle to Rhythm&Sound even with the artists. I had LP1 on vinyl, I think it was the literally heaviest 12" I ever owned. I don’t know if it’s Bass Music capitalized, but definitely bass music :level_slider:

Also bring me to London real dubstep sound anytime with Tempa, Hyperdub, DMZ etc. etc.

Mala will refresh your memory

and even closer maybe to this “Bass Music” description given above starting from Eprom and others, the one and only Zomby!!

Indeed, where were u in '92?

For what it’s worth, I have discovered that I tend to add WEN (e.g. EPHEM:ERA; Commotion EP; Time II Think; Carve + Gaze) and Visionist (e.g. I’m Fine parts I and II) too to the playlists In which I have Eprom.

Thanks for good list @crunchydrums, many unknown and interesting names in there (e.g. Bleep Bloop, Tsuruda).

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#24

keen for radio show/DJ links…
highly recommend Benji B BBC Radio 1 show

#25

Always admired Lil Silva’s work. His melodic vocal tracks are really solid, but his funky bass tracks are my favorite:

Lil SIlva - V1

Lil SIlva - Drumatic

#26

I agree wholeheartedly that Noer The Boy should be more of a house-hold name. I still return to his unbelievable “SPILLEDNOISE EP” https://noertheboy.bandcamp.com/album/spillednoise-ep with some regularity. It is so wonky and knocks hard on the brain-pan…

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#27

i’m learning so much from this post thank you all!
i’m currently digging egoless who maybe you all know it very well, but as new with this genre, i think is pretty fantastic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK7l95zEIYM&t=45s

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#28

Lots of research in front of me now. Fun!

That said - looking at the title of the thread - anyone want to take a stab on identifying common attributes in terms of arrangement? How do you know you’re listening to a Bass track? (Other than hearing the bass obvs):joy:

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#29

Snare and Bass drum rolls seem to be prevalent. But I am anxious to hear what others think as well.

#30

I tend to think of “bass music” as having a great deal of high amplitude sub bass, intended to be reproduced on a club PA (or other high power speaker system) in a way that will shake your skeleton and the rafters (or the trunk of your car).

Which is why I asked earlier how producers make this music while also having neighbors and families. It’s a sincere question, if anybody has an answer…

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#31

Gonna take a shot at both of these. I actually don’t own real monitors due to living an apartment complex and producing mostly at night… Typically produce/mix in cans and test in the car - not that anything I make is of profound quality. Honestly, idea generation on laptop speakers can be really productive imo, forces focus onto composition rather than slipping into mixing on accident. In general Im a proponent on producing with whatever you have.

How do I know I am listening to a bass music track? I think it’s a bit of a misnomer, but I don’t really have a better way to describe the family of genres that result from the merging of hip hop/ electronic music, and then the dominant factor of the track is some sort of sub frequency voice and its perceived overtones.

I would call this track (Listen to depression [free] by Dr. Derg on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/PShx) bass music, even though it features other “leads” including a vocal sample and some weird frequency shifted sound design, the focus (imo) is clearly the 808 sub.

Arrangement, on a macro and micro level, I think is a lot of A/B structure with heavy emphasis on call and response. Building and breaking down of energy from bar to bar, measure to measure, motif to motif. This isn’t unique of this family of genres, but a featuring factor I would say.

Mostly, as with any genre/ family of genres, I think it ultimately comes down to vibe, and the topic matter of the track, obvious or not.

Edit: But I think this should be inclusive, not exclusive.

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