Slap Bass

[Pete Academy]

This song by Katie Perry is incredibly catchy, features a ridiculously auto-tuned vocal, and a crap rap in the middle by Snoop Dogg. It epitomises the state of pop music in this day and age.

But it also features a slap bass part.

Could this be the return of slap?

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTdXPenx_8&feature=fvst"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTdXPenx_8&feature=fvst[/url]

[YouMa]

I love this song. Wish i could get my tentacles on her.

[paul_5]

Cheers Pete, loooove that video - all trippy and sexy trippysexiness.

[Mlucas]

Haha did anyone see the picture of her in the morning, minus make up? Snapped by her darling husband Russell Brand too!

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='Mlucas' post='1120573' date='Feb 8 2011, 08:27 PM']Haha did anyone see the picture of her in the morning, minus make up? Snapped by her darling husband Russell Brand too!

[/quote]

Defo no 'slap' on there.

[mep]

Katie Perry & her songs do it for me. Nice subtle bit of slapped bass, we as subtle as you can be whilst slapping!

[Pete Academy]

I reckon slap bass is making a comeback. MK is polishing his thumb, as we speak.

[karlfer]

I hate slap.
Don't care what anyone says, I hate slap.
I hate slap.

[risingson]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1120509' date='Feb 8 2011, 07:57 PM']This song by Katie Perry is incredibly catchy, features a ridiculously auto-tuned vocal, and a crap rap in the middle by Snoop Dogg. It epitomises the state of pop music in this day and age.

But it also features a slap bass part.

Could this be the return of slap?

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTdXPenx_8&feature=fvst"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTdXPenx_8&feature=fvst[/url][/quote]

I doubt it will hail too much of a return. The heavy sampled/chopped up slap bass part is 'nout new, Justice were doing this a few years back and their sound has heavily influenced current styles of popular music production (fast forward to 3:20 to see what I mean):

[stingrayPete1977]

But I have never heard of Justice? Katy Perry happens to be an international act with millions of sales.
For all the KP fans (perverts!) search for her on YouTube having her breasts covered in paper mâché and that's not a euphemism!

[Randy_Marsh]

[quote]search for her on YouTube having her breasts covered in paper mâché and that's not a euphemism![/quote]

Oh i have seen that

[foal30]

anyone know who played the slap bass part on the Style Council 'Money go Round'?
yours,
curious foal

[Buzz]

[quote name='Mlucas' post='1120565' date='Feb 8 2011, 08:24 PM']Haha did anyone see the picture of her in the morning, minus make up? Snapped by her darling husband Russell Brand too!

[/quote]


Is that an unbearded Jonathon Ross?

[Soliloquy]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1120656' date='Feb 8 2011, 09:25 PM']But I have never heard of Justice? Katy Perry happens to be an international act with millions of sales.
For all the KP fans (perverts!) search for her on YouTube having her breasts covered in paper mâché and that's not a euphemism![/quote]

You know, seriously I've never heard of her.

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1120828' date='Feb 8 2011, 11:37 PM']You know, seriously I've never heard of her.[/quote]
Heard of her and heard her are different things though, if you have watched tv or a film or listened to almost any radio station you will of heard her even if you don't know you have. Where as my comment about Justice,really who?

[Soliloquy]

I hate DJ's so rarely listen to the radio, if I don't have a choice then I tune to Radio 3 or what was Virgin. I don't own a TV and don't watch films .

I live a sheltered life LOL.

[paul h]

Ok, it's four or five years old but it's this kind of thing that always makes me want to slap on a P bass.

[Rowbee]

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1120849' date='Feb 8 2011, 11:59 PM']I hate DJ's so rarely listen to the radio, if I don't have a choice then I tune to Radio 3 or what was Virgin. I don't own a TV and don't watch films .

I live a sheltered life LOL.[/quote]

I'm with you, but I do own a TV but don't have an aerial. Broadcast TV is overrated.

[Soliloquy]

[quote name='paul h' post='1120860' date='Feb 9 2011, 12:18 AM']Ok, it's four or five years old but it's this kind of thing that always makes me want to slap on a P bass.

[/quote]

Listen to Rufus live at the Savoy for slapped P bass.

[TomKent]

[quote name='Mlucas' post='1120565' date='Feb 8 2011, 08:24 PM']Haha did anyone see the picture of her in the morning, minus make up? Snapped by her darling husband Russell Brand too!

[/quote]

[OliverBlackman]

When did slap go away? Its consistently used in dance records but as a subtle octave riff rather than the full on victor wooten/Mark King styles we see on youtube.

[E sharp]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1120581' date='Feb 8 2011, 08:32 PM']I reckon slap bass is making a comeback. MK is polishing his thumb, as we speak.[/quote]
After watching that clip , it's not his thumb he'll be polishing .

[bw_user_name]

Britney Spears [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l54O1CkcsY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l54O1CkcsY[/url]
Nice slap riff, I think it sounds good on pop records

[cameltoe]

Yum Yum, Katy Perry.

All you have to do to nudge that is backcomb your hair and talk like a medieval jester.

Lucky B@stard.

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='bw_user_name' post='1121898' date='Feb 9 2011, 08:46 PM']Britney Spears [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l54O1CkcsY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l54O1CkcsY[/url]
Nice slap riff, I think it sounds good on pop records[/quote]

Great riff and old school sound.