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'''Bassnectar''' (real name '''Lorin Ashton''') is a freeform [[electronic music]] and [[dubstep]] artist, DJ, and producer based in [[Santa Cruz, California]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Walker|first=Rob|title=Buying in: the secret dialogue between what we buy and who we are|year=2008|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781400063918|pages=150|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=o8Z_qq9xjs8C&pg=PA150}}</ref> He is known for his live performances and light shows, and actively supports the non-profit group [[Conscious Alliance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bash with Bassnectar — Bring your earplugs, and feed on the dirty bass|url=http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2009/11/19/bash-bassnectar/|author=Mallory Gnaegy|date=November 19, 2009|publisher=''[[Vox (magazine)|Vox Magazine]]''|accessdate=2011-04-17}}</ref>
'''Bassnectar''' is the name of the musical/sensory project led by '''Lorin Ashton''', who is considered by some to be "Bassnectar" incarnate. Ashton is a freeform [[electronic music]] and [[dubstep]] artist, DJ, and producer based in [[Santa Cruz, California]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Walker|first=Rob|title=Buying in: the secret dialogue between what we buy and who we are|year=2008|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781400063918|pages=150|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=o8Z_qq9xjs8C&pg=PA150}}</ref> He is known for his live performances and light shows, and actively supports the non-profit group [[Conscious Alliance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bash with Bassnectar — Bring your earplugs, and feed on the dirty bass|url=http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2009/11/19/bash-bassnectar/|author=Mallory Gnaegy|date=November 19, 2009|publisher=''[[Vox (magazine)|Vox Magazine]]''|accessdate=2011-04-17}}</ref>


==Style==
==Style==

Revision as of 18:21, 4 August 2011

Bassnectar
Also known asLorin Ashton
Born (1978-02-16) February 16, 1978 (age 46)
OriginSanta Cruz, California
GenresBreakbeat
Dubstep
Electronica
Hip Hop
Glitch
IDM
Years active1990s-Present
LabelsAmorphous Music
Om Records
MembersLorin Ashton
WebsiteOfficial Site

Bassnectar is the name of the musical/sensory project led by Lorin Ashton, who is considered by some to be "Bassnectar" incarnate. Ashton is a freeform electronic music and dubstep artist, DJ, and producer based in Santa Cruz, California.[1] He is known for his live performances and light shows, and actively supports the non-profit group Conscious Alliance.[2]

Style

Eclectic electronic mix, combining mainstream music with underground dubs and the common "wobble" bass used by many dubstep musicians. [3] Many songs contain multiple techniques of composition, such as: a sudden shift from double to triple meter, a sudden drop into half-timings, multiple layers of synthesized arpeggios, rappers, singers, vocal samples pitch-shifted and time-stretched.[4] The most utilized characteristic is focus on various tempos.[5] He uses the broad spectrum of speeds in electronic genres to create what he calls, "omni-tempo maximalism," and describes it as, "an amalgamation of every sound I've ever heard, mixed with ultra wicked basslines."[6]

Bass Center Festival

In October 2010, Bassnectar announced the line-up for his first headlining perennial festival, which took place at the First Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.[7] The event, which sold out, also featured circus performers and musical collaborators. Among the opening acts were Brother Ali, Emancipator, Nosaj Thing, That 1 Guy, and Dan Deacon.

At the end of 2010, Bassnectar announced additional winter tour dates including the initial lineup for the upcoming second Bass Center Festival to be held at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, NC on February 19, 2011.[8] The event sold out weeks before and filled the venue’s capacity with approximately 8,000 attendees. The opening performers included The Glitch Mob, Ana Sia, and Filastine.

In 2011, Bassnectar made his first appearance in France for the Electronic Beaches in Cannes where approximately 6000 people attended.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

  • "Float" (2002)
  • "Creation Lullaby" (2004)
  • "Booty Line/California Sunrise" (2005)
  • "Taurine Thruster" (2005)
  • "Everybody EP" (2005)
  • "Blue State Riddim EP" (2006)
  • "Yo" (2007)
  • "Bomb The Blocks" (2007)
  • "Viva Tibet" (2008) (This song was produced with Freq Nasty and was released exclusively on giveback.net in support of their "March to Tibet" action campaign.)
  • "Heads Up" (2008)
  • "Art of Revolution" (2009)
  • "Land of the Lupes" (2009)
  • "Cozza Frenzy" (2009)
  • "Here We Go" (2010)
  • "Bass Head" (2010)
  • "Magical World" (2010) [feat. Nelly Furtado]
  • "Wildstyle Method" (2010)
  • "Deftones - Prince (Bassnectar Remix)" (2010)
  • "Ellie Goulding- Lights (Bassnectar Remix)" (2011)
  • "Upside Down" (2011)
  • "Above and Beyond" (Bassnectar and Seth Drake) (2011)

Podcasts

  • "Smashers & Mashers" (2008)
  • "Leftfield Downtempo Hyphop" (2008)
  • "For Whom the Bass Tolls" (2008)
  • "L.S.D. - The Bassnectar Remix [VIP]" (2008)
  • "Live Mixset for KISS FM" (2009)
  • "Kingston Town (Bassnectar Remix)"(2009)
  • "2010 IDJ Mixtape" (2010)
  • "Bassnectar BBC Mixtape" (2010)

Video

  • "Bomb The Blocks" (2007)

References

  1. ^ Walker, Rob (2008). Buying in: the secret dialogue between what we buy and who we are. Random House. p. 150. ISBN 9781400063918.
  2. ^ Mallory Gnaegy (November 19, 2009). "Bash with Bassnectar — Bring your earplugs, and feed on the dirty bass". Vox Magazine. Retrieved 2011-04-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Bassnectar Biography".
  4. ^ http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Bassnectar/Discography/album/P585652/R1656381/
  5. ^ http://www.themusicninja.com/bassnectar-interview-an-in-depth-talk-with-electronic-nomad-lorin-ashton/
  6. ^ Citation needed
  7. ^ http://www.bassnectar.net/2010/10/102310-first-bass-center/
  8. ^ http://www.bassnectar.net/2010/11/02192011-bass-center-2/
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