Hip hop: the newborn son of funk. The birth of a musical genre that took poetry and spoke it to a beat and a specific cadence seemed like a fad at the time; an underground sensation. No one – including lawyers or major labels – thought much of the musical style at the time that only seemed to flourish in New York’s boroughs. But all that changed when the genre began to emerge … [Read more...] about 7 Must-Know Hip Hop Bass Lines
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Weekly Music Picks Part 1: Sampled Bass Cuts and Driving Punk Bass
After listening to a very new Needle Drop review of the noise rock duo, Melt-Banana's, new album Fetch, and hearing the raving review he gave it (a rare 9/10!) I knew I needed to check it out. I was not disappointed at all! Melt-Banana is a duo from Tokyo, Japan consisting of guitar player, Ichirou Agata and vocalist, Yasuko Onuki known for their fast, upbeat noise-punk-avant … [Read more...] about Weekly Music Picks Part 1: Sampled Bass Cuts and Driving Punk Bass