THE SYNTHESIZER BASS
The bass synthesizer stands as a striking example of a sound that – closely linked to a specific style of playing – has developed from an alternative to the electric bass to independent sound in many styles and genres.
History
Research
SOUNDSAMPLES
* (synth players in parantheses) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Bee Gees | Jive Talking | |
| 1975 | Stevie Wonder | Boogie On Reggae Woman | |
| 1977 | Donna Summer (Giorgio Moroder) | I Feel Love | |
| 1977 | Parliament (Bernie Worell) | Flashlight | |
| 1980 | Zapp (Roger Troutman) | More Bounce To The Ounce | |
| 1981 | Chaka Khan (David Foster) | And The Melody Still Lingers On | |
| 1981 | Chaka Khan (Greg Phillinganes) | We Can Work It Out | |
| 1981 | Earth,Wind&Fire (Larry Dunn) | Let's Groove | |
| 1982 | Dazz Band | Let It Whip | |
| 1982 | Chaka Khan (Robbie Buchanan) | Best In The West | |
| 1982 | Donna Summer (Greg Phillinganes) | (If It) Hurts Just A Little | |
| 1982 | Michael Jackson (Greg Phillinganes) | Baby Be Mine | |
| 1982 | Zapp (Roger Troutman) | Dance Floor | |
| 1982 | One Way | Cuty Pie | |
| 1984 | Al Jarreau | High Crime | |
| 1987 | Whitney Houston (prob. Narada Michael Walden) | I Wanna Dance With Somebody | |
| 1987 | Phuture | Acid Tracks | |
| 1988 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up | |
| 1989 | Diana Ross | Going Through The Motions | |
| 1993 | Snap! | Rhythm Is A Dancer | |
| 1997 | Spice Girls (Joe Moskowitz) | Say You'll Be There | |
| 1998 | Backstreet Boys | Everybody (Backstreet's Back) | |
| 2000 | Aaliyah | Try Again | |
| 2010 | Skrillex | Father Said | |
| 2011 | Korn | Get Up! | |
| 2012 | Skream | Scrooges Revenge | |
Bass Sounds in the Billboard Top 40 (1960 – 2014)
INTERVIEWS
"I am a bass type"
– And.Ypsilon
"Bass sounds have to be elastic"
– Boris Blank
"Punch and Warmness"
– Marco Basci
"A Phenomenon"