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What are the greatest basslines ever?

The bassline is neglected by most non-musicians. But if you want to write or produce music, you quickly find out how important it is. The bassline is the foundation of the whole musical structure, both rhythmically and harmonically. The best basslines interlock with the drums and other rhythm instruments to propel the groove, without you …

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Posted byEthanOctober 20, 2011March 28, 2018Posted inComposition, Dance, Improvisation, Key Musicians, Music, SamplingTags: 808, Art Blakey, bass, Beatles, Black Sheep, Bootsy Collins, Charles Mingus, Daft Punk, dance, Digable Planets, Duke Ellington, electronica, funk, groove, Herbie Hancock, hip-hop, James Brown, Janet Jackson, jazz, John Coltrane, Kanye West, ladysmith black mambazo, looping, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Morphine, Paul Simon, pop, rock, sequencing, Talking Heads, Teddy Riley3 Comments on What are the greatest basslines ever?
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