House Music (and great bass lines)

[Fionn]

I'm talking about House Music with killer bass hooks, played on the bass guitar.

Whether sampled and sequenced, or played through, there's a vast body of house tunes with sexy bass lines. Proper hip-orientated grooves that possess your body and leave you with no option but to get locked in and down on it. It's the kinda groove that takes control and says "Resistance is futile! You're gettin' steamy with the ladies, right now!" ... It's a good place to be

This genre will have its haters, but hey, stuff the haters! They were obsessing on Dungeons and Dragons and disecting prog-rock whilst we were getting lost and low on the dancefloor with hot sweaty sexy girls. Anyway, I digress (again). I was saying, a lot of fine players have graced those records, etc

Here's a classic to get the ball rolling. Masters at Work, featuring the gorgeous soulful voice of India. To be in love ...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkYgfrf95c8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkYgfrf95c8[/url]

[bassist_lewis]

I played a couple of house tunes on Friday for a gig with a soul choir and the bass lines were both pretty good. Not as hooky as that one but grooving nonetheless.

[bagsieblue]

Absolutely agree. One of the great things of being a bassist is discovering great bass in all types of music.

I use it as good practice for grooving. As much of this music is 'atonal' you can basically play any notes and concentrate on locking into the rythmn and grooving.

I'd love a few more links guys to other stuff I've probably not stumbled across yet.

[thebigyin]

The Bass opened my ears to many genre's of music.....it is without doubt a beautiful instrument.....will have to check out some 'house music' Bass Grooves...thanks.

[xgsjx]

Brilliant track!

A lot of house music takes it's insipration from 70s funk & disco. Hed Kandi albums are a great place to pick up some uplifting house basslines.

[steviedee]

A lot of original house innovators quite liked prog rock and kraut rock as well

[Fionn]

[quote name='steviedee' timestamp='1387103475' post='2308157']
A lot of original house innovators quite liked prog rock and kraut rock as well
[/quote]

Aye, but they weren't tugging off to Lara Croft.

[Fionn]

Ministers de la Funk ...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERRu9c9i_vA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERRu9c9i_vA[/url]

[Skol303]

Nice idea for a thread

Here's one that springs to mind...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJyhZ-3Z8A8

[Mykesbass]

Not house, but one of the great dance music basslines [CODE]
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[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3jBFhBhU3w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3jBFhBhU3w[/url]

[Mikey D]

Anything with Gene Perez!

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/154871-gene-perez-master-groove-playing/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/154871-gene-perez-master-groove-playing/[/url]

[chriswareham]

[quote name='steviedee' timestamp='1387103475' post='2308157']
A lot of original house innovators quite liked prog rock and kraut rock as well
[/quote]

Many were former punks, applying the same ethos to synthesisers and drum machines. For example my all time favourite house track, Jesus Loves The Acid, was by a former punk musician. Some of the proggie folk seem to have been quite influential in what became the trance music scene though, which if you think about it makes a lot more sense!

[Guest]

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1387077895' post='2308046']


Here's a classic to get the ball rolling. Masters at Work, featuring the gorgeous soulful voice of India. To be in love ...


[/quote]

Dude !

[gapiro]

There are loads of great ones.
Here's a bass hook that's been sampled
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ivIYVIS415o&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DivIYVIS415o

[Nightwing]

One of my favourites, Frankie Feliciano, I believe that's Jonathan Maron of Groove Collective on bass

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK4YttidAD4[/media]

Edited December 16, 2013 by Nightwing

[Squirrel Bass]

[media]http://youtu.be/T-rQtBjlwFE[/media]

[Squirrel Bass]

Live band playing soulful house

[media]http://youtu.be/zBlUi_OhBuY[/media]

[Rumple]

[quote name='thebigyin' timestamp='1387101071' post='2308134']
The Bass opened my ears to many genre's of music.....
[/quote]

Same here, I listen to a huge variety of music these days and it all started with exploring tracks with great bass lines.

Love the tone of the bass on the OP's posted example.

[Fionn]

HOT bassline! ... and the tone, ooooooooh! ...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqZgd6-xQl8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqZgd6-xQl8[/url]

[dannybuoy]

Surprised this one hasn't been posted, it's the first and only one I thought of:

Alan Braxe - Running

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQFhSHZ3CsQ[/media]

[rallyeluke]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkDaWtT8ikU[/media] Incredible track, Cassius rock! And the video is something special

Edited December 17, 2013 by rallyeluke

[rallyeluke]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t9kUYJ1vXA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t9kUYJ1vXA[/url] Another quality Cassius track with an equally great Bassline

[ratman]

When I started clubbing it was at an underground rave here in london called Coalesce, a hard/funky house gathering. Most of the music was instrumental but featured loads of real bass. Awesome! What in introduction to dance music & quality DJ's. Especially under the influence of some top quality mind bending substances.

[chaypup]

[quote name='bassist_lewis' timestamp='1387098022' post='2308101']
I played a couple of house tunes on Friday for a gig with a soul choir and the bass lines were both pretty good. Not as hooky as that one but grooving nonetheless.
[/quote]
Nice! What band was that and where?

[lowdown]

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1387151630' post='2308880']
Here's a bass hook that's been sampled
[url="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ivIYVIS415o&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DivIYVIS415o"]http://m.youtube.com...v%3DivIYVIS415o[/url]
[/quote]

And here it is, in all it's glory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHLewcdIWlw