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Bass music is a term used to describe several genres of electronic dance music and hip hop music [1] arising from the 1980s on, focusing on a prominent bass drum and/or bassline sound. As one source notes, there are "many different types of bass music to fall into, each putting a different spin on one of music's loudest elements". [ 2 ]
The bass player is a member of the rhythm section in a band, along with the drummer, rhythm guitarist, and, in some cases, a keyboard instrument player (e.g., piano or Hammond organ). The bass player emphasizes the root or fifth of the chord in their basslines (and to a lesser degree, the third of the chord) and accents the strong beats.
The bass control may be used, for instance, to increase the drum and bass parts at a dance party, or to reduce annoying bass sounds when listening to a person speaking. The treble control might be used to give the percussion a sharper or more "brilliant" sound, or can be used to cut such high frequencies when they have been overemphasized in ...
[75] [76] "All About That Bass" was the best-selling song by a female artist in the 2010s, selling 5.8 million digital downloads in the United States. [77] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the song Diamond , which denotes 10 million units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams. [ 78 ]
The bass of his songs has been described by The Fader as "being tailormade to wound subwoofers." [1] Alphonse Pierre, a writer for Pitchfork, said of the instrumentals he raps over as "draw[ing] their influence from the maximalism of Lex Luger and Young Chop and the vibey original wave of plugg," with boosted bass similar to Brazilian funk. [2]
Basshunter performing live in Halmstad, 20 April 2008 Basshunter is a Swedish singer, record producer and DJ. He has recorded over 100 songs for five studio albums and two compilation albums. [a] His first album, The Bassmachine, was released on 25 August 2004. He made his music available for free as internet downloads on platforms such as chat channels and gaming websites. In 2006, he signed ...
"Now You're Gone" is a song performed by Swedish dance musician Basshunter in cooperation with DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz. The single uses the same music as "Boten Anna", Basshunter's major European hit in 2006, but its lyrics, performed in English by Sebastian Westwood, are completely different.