Bass music
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Bass music is a term used to describe several genres of electronic dance music 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".[1] Typically, the bass sound is created using synthesizers and drum machines like, for example, the influential Roland TR-808.
Genres of this type include:
- Dubstep[2]
- UK bass, an umbrella term for certain genres of electronic dance music from the UK that originated in the mid-2000s
- Drum and Bass[3]
- Trap[4]
- Future bass[5]
- UK Garage[6]
- Wonky
- Bass House
- Footwork[7]
- Moombahton[8]
- Midtempo[9]
- Glitch Hop[10]
References
- ^ Mason, Steven (March 16, 2018). "4 Songs to Show You the Power of Bass". relentlessbeats.com.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/style/bass+music
- ^ https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/what-is-bass-music-574712
- ^ https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/what-is-bass-music-574712
- ^ http://relentlessbeats.com/2016/10/why-future-bass-is-the-future-of-bass-music/
- ^ https://www.electronicbeats.net/uk-garage-10-tracks-cartoon-aesthetics/
- ^ https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/05/flashdance-footwork-future
- ^ https://www.youredm.com/bass-music-2/moombahton-2/
- ^ https://www.youredm.com/bass-music-2/midtempo/
- ^ https://www.youredm.com/bass-music-2/glitch-hop-bass-music-2/