Most songs have a foundation that provide an anchor. The foundation is usually held down with the rhythm section of drums, bass and keyboards, but for the most part, the drums are the sole provider of ...

As you walk into Elray’s, your ears are just as surprised as you are. It’s not the usual hip-hop artists like Sexxy Red or Lil Baby. An electric beat fills your body: fast-tempo, heavy bass, ...

Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

Cooked up in the early '00s, the liquid sound pushed back against stiff, technical drum'n'bass with an influx of soul, funk and groove. Now a new wave of artists are reviving the form. It's about time ...

Something special happened in UK music in the early ‘90s. A new inner-city soundtrack was forming, fusing the last 20 years of Black music and youth culture. Reggae, rare groove, hip-hop, soul, acid ...

In four-to-the-floor electronic genres, the bass drum is king. Every producer is searching for that single perfect kick sound that will magically transform an average track into a club-clobbering ...

Music loop specialist Beta Monkey Music has released the follow-up to its popular Double Bass Mania drum loop collection. Double Bass Mania II: The Return of the Beast contains 800+ double bass ...

Growing up listening to rock music and being a bass players wasn’t always a super exciting proposition. Most of the great bassists of all time are jazz musicians. Being a rock bass player means ...