obi 2 kenobi Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 Personal favourite......Chuck Brown's 1978 funk monster 'Bustin' Loose' Killer bass sounds....high in the mix. Title track..... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYLiDn69DeI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYLiDn69DeI[/url] 'Gotcha now'.....check out the great slap octave lick [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI7PlSYhBuo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI7PlSYhBuo[/url] 'If it aint funky'.....tastefull slap solo. No double thumbing nonsense here [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTFAjgd6pu0&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTFAjgd6pu0...feature=related[/url] Saw him live about 20 yrs ago. Amazingly tight band. The drummer, Ricky Wellman later played with Miles & Marcus (check Amandla) Chuck Brown also responsible for one of the most sampled drum loops (Soul II Soul, Egnima, etc, etc).... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfymVPOdMwk#movie_player"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfymVPOdMwk#movie_player[/url] Quote
thebeat Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 Mothership Connection by Parliament does it for me...funktastic! Quote
agoulding Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Anything by The Fatback Band, Black nasty or the Majestics Quote
Raslee Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) [quote name='thebeat' post='592233' date='Sep 7 2009, 04:59 PM']Mothership Connection by Parliament does it for me...funktastic![/quote] +1...anything by Parliament, Bootsy , Funkadelic and the various P-funk offshoots...Brides of Funkenstein, Fred Wesley & the Horny horns etc etc. Also Sly Stone, Graham Central station, Louis Johnson/Brothers Johnson, The J.B.'s Spasm enhancing Bootsy vid in tha pocket on the one:- [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmNegOg6dOM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmNegOg6dOM[/url] Good raw tone on this: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEwTrpZs0I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEwTrpZs0I[/url] Anything good & funky that tickles my funk gland that makes me go into a spasm is good for me-i don't get off that much on these super bassers doing funk like Miller & Wooten really...they're amazing guys but Groove is most definitely in the heart baba.....raw & filthy funk the type of groove you can chew on. One nation under a groove....fun......key Edited September 8, 2009 by Rasta Quote
Mecklenburg Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 [quote name='thebeat' post='592233' date='Sep 7 2009, 04:59 PM']Mothership Connection by Parliament does it for me...funktastic![/quote] Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip and come on up to the Mothership! I love this album, been listening to it loads recently Quote
AM1 Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 [quote name='Rasta' post='592668' date='Sep 8 2009, 08:02 AM']Anything good & funky that tickles my funk gland that makes me go into a spasm is good for me-i don't get off that much on these super bassers doing funk like Miller & Wooten really...[/quote] Hmmm.....I hear what you say about Miller and Wooten, it's an interesting point. [quote name='Rasta' post='592668' date='Sep 8 2009, 08:02 AM']they're amazing guys but Groove is most definitely in the heart baba.....raw & filthy funk the type of groove you can chew on. [/quote] Totally agree. Groove for me is the very essence of bass. It's what it's all about! Rhythm and groove. The more I learn, the more I'm starting to think you either have a natural and innate sense of groove or you don't. It's definitely in the heart! I don't know how much that particular element can be "cultivated". Quote
Duarte Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I'm listening to alot of Flow Dynamics recently...the self titled album 'Flow Dynamics' [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj3mbRi_ogU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj3mbRi_ogU[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZMuJ-8xycY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZMuJ-8xycY[/url] (just to demonstrate the music...not my film or anything!) If oyu can find this CD anywhere, get it as it's incredible. Quote
Pete Academy Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 [quote name='thebeat' post='592233' date='Sep 7 2009, 03:59 PM']Mothership Connection by Parliament does it for me...funktastic![/quote] Agreed. Quote
Pete Academy Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 [quote name='Rasta' post='592668' date='Sep 8 2009, 08:02 AM']+1...anything by Parliament, Bootsy , Funkadelic and the various P-funk offshoots...Brides of Funkenstein, Fred Wesley & the Horny horns etc etc. Also Sly Stone, Graham Central station, Louis Johnson/Brothers Johnson, The J.B.'s Spasm enhancing Bootsy vid in tha pocket on the one:- [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmNegOg6dOM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmNegOg6dOM[/url] Good raw tone on this: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEwTrpZs0I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEwTrpZs0I[/url] Anything good & funky that tickles my funk gland that makes me go into a spasm is good for me-i don't get off that much on these super bassers doing funk like Miller & Wooten really...they're amazing guys but Groove is most definitely in the heart baba.....raw & filthy funk the type of groove you can chew on. One nation under a groove....fun......key [/quote] This comes up all the time. Miller and Wooten groove as well if not better than anyone. Quote
Rich Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Dennis Rollins... the first Bad Bone album in particular is a diamond. Quote
Pete Academy Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 If you want to hear a truly great funk album, try to get a copy of 'Nard' by Bernard Wright. I think he was discovered by Marcus when Wright was a 15-year-old piano-playing prodigy. Marcus plays on a fair few tracks, and the rest of them have equally amazing playing. Might be a bit hard to find these days but trust me, you won't be disappointed. Quote
51m0n Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 [quote name='Pete Academy' post='649399' date='Nov 9 2009, 09:14 AM']If you want to hear a truly great funk album, try to get a copy of 'Nard' by Bernard Wright. I think he was discovered by Marcus when Wright was a 15-year-old piano-playing prodigy. Marcus plays on a fair few tracks, and the rest of them have equally amazing playing. Might be a bit hard to find these days but trust me, you won't be disappointed.[/quote] Nard is on Grooveshark Love grooveshark soooo much! Quote
ezbass Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 [size=6]TOWER OF POWER[/size] Pretty much anything by them. Quote
Pete Academy Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 [quote name='51m0n' post='649491' date='Nov 9 2009, 10:54 AM']Nard is on Grooveshark Love grooveshark soooo much![/quote] Wow, I'll check it out! Quote
Pete Academy Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Earlier Kool and the Gang before they went all pop with Joanna and Celebration. Earlier Cameo pre-Word Up (seriously overrated track). Slave, featuring Mark Adams - one of the finest funk bessists ever, and a killer sound. The Headhunters. Quote
Gunsfreddy2003 Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Damn that sh*t is too funky - thanks for the education!! Mark [quote name='obi 2 kenobi' post='592046' date='Sep 7 2009, 12:06 PM']Personal favourite......Chuck Brown's 1978 funk monster 'Bustin' Loose' Killer bass sounds....high in the mix. Title track..... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYLiDn69DeI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYLiDn69DeI[/url] 'Gotcha now'.....check out the great slap octave lick [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI7PlSYhBuo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI7PlSYhBuo[/url] 'If it aint funky'.....tastefull slap solo. No double thumbing nonsense here [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTFAjgd6pu0&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTFAjgd6pu0...feature=related[/url] Saw him live about 20 yrs ago. Amazingly tight band. The drummer, Ricky Wellman later played with Miles & Marcus (check Amandla) Chuck Brown also responsible for one of the most sampled drum loops (Soul II Soul, Egnima, etc, etc).... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfymVPOdMwk#movie_player"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfymVPOdMwk#movie_player[/url][/quote] Quote
derrenleepoole Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Brand New Heavies - Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YjHl7Zt5H8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YjHl7Zt5H8[/url] It's little out of date now, but there's some killer bass grooves. The BNH are recording Volume 2 at the moment Quote
Gunsfreddy2003 Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 + 1 fantastic album. [quote name='thedontcarebear' post='649377' date='Nov 9 2009, 08:28 AM']Rage by Lettuce is awesome.[/quote] Quote
Gunsfreddy2003 Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Hot Damn by The Haggis Horns - classic modern funk. Quote
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