Miami Bass

wait a minute, doesnt a certain US ilxor, resident in the uk at the moment, know this guy, or, am i mixing things up?

u + k - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Miami_Bass_History

also, this has fuckall to do with miami bass but: http://www.alldisco.net/index.shtml

i've read this papa wheelie piece before, it's the bomb.

if anyone is ready to burn me a few cds and lives either in london or paris i've got plenty of good shit in exchange. www.radioclit.com or listen to my mix on d-i-r-t-y to check what's up

thanks!

My friends older brother used to only own Miami bass albums. He was very proud of his car stereo system to the point that he entered it in shows. I always called the music "bass tester music." I thought it was specifically made to test how much bass your car stereo could produce.

Regarding Miami Bass's tempo and origins, it's a misnomer to cite Planet Rock as the inspiration. LL Cool J's Rock the Bells is the actual inpiration for Miami to switch from fast 1983 Electro ala Pretty Tony to mid-tempo 1985 Bass ala Double Duce/Prime Choice/Ghetto Bass/etc. Although Amos Larkins swears he didn't hear Rock the Bells until after he produced all thoise proto-bass records, I'm sure the inspiration was indirect due to the commercial nature of the business.

This stuff was mostly produced for mobile DJ's such as Ghetto Style Express/CM Express/etc, as well as mix tapes for cars, so temp wasn't too much of a concern. It sped up shortly after for the sake of the clubs, which is when Plaent Rock started to get sampled, along with Kraftwerk and Clear or whatever. That portion of the music came after the fact...

Where the hell was I when this was originally posted? Now back to the search funtion to find the thread I was originally looking for.

As far as my Miami album recommendations, I think the first 2 Live Crew album is the perfect example of 1st wave bass (1985-1987), and the Cut it Up Def Bass Jams compilation is the prime example of 2nd Wave Bass (1988-1991)[although that's OOP].

Most 3rd wave Booty stuff is what hit huge on the radio, such as Whoomp/Whoot, There it Is/Tootsie Roll/C'mon Ride the Train/Shake Watcha Mama gave Ya/Da Dip/My Baby Mama/etc. That's when I lost interest, and began listening to Sterolab too much.

As the article shows, there's also the car audio stuff, which most car audio fans agree that Techmaster PEB's Bass Computer is the pillar of. I can't see why anyone would want that stuff unless you're into car shows with stereo "drag racing" events as it's just bass without rapping, scratching, syncopation, etc. Very aural, incidental background stuff over elongated bass notes.

Interesting - why not??

As the article shows, there's also the car audio stuff, which most car audio fans agree that Techmaster PEB's Bass Computer is the pillar of. I can't see why anyone would want that stuff unless you're into car shows with stereo "drag racing" events as it's just bass without rapping, scratching, syncopation, etc. Very aural, incidental background stuff over elongated bass notes.

That sounds amazing actually. Like the My Bloody Valentine of bass or something.

TKA, Debbie Deb, Cover Girls, Exposé, Noel, Gucci II Crew, Stevie B, Will To Power, and some more who I'm sure I'll remember later.

This looks like some of my current DJ sets in Williamsburg!

(I don't have any Ghetto Tech!) Interesting - why not??

No cerebral thought out reason; it just failed to move me at all. Sounds like a carbon copy of what I used to like when I was a teen I guess. Maybe a better way to say it is it's similar to why all the rockists hate new "fashion rock" bands (which I like, to some degree).

(car audio bass) That sounds amazing actually. Like the My Bloody Valentine of bass or something

I wish! More like Paul Hardcastle's Jazzmasters, but w/o the Jazz. Bass 305 were the most atmospheric of the bunch. Techmaster was more known for stuttering vocal snippets ontop of very stiff beat patterns. Most of those CD's evolved to the point where they'd just have sine waves alone at the end of them that'd go on for 10 minutes. Bass Mekanik (Neil Case) took over the scene towards the end of the 90's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjElfo23aOM

Very tempted to put as my screen name "We jus' havin' fun, so don't act like you don't want my money, hon"

I think that was the last Miami Bass 12" I bought.

http://www.orangebikers.com/images/wheelie.jpg

Pappa, what was the Florida verdict on "Miami Bass" by Stetsasonic?

lol, check the thread starter out - can't be many radioclits out there, i'd wager

omfg hahaha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=414-Yxqe7UM

A poll. Over 500 classic Bass songs to choose from. You can choose 127 options (damn wordpress limitations).

Top 100 make it to a radio countdown show on http://www.miamibassfm.com/Home.html

http://www.miamibasshistory.com/your-favorite-miami-bass-tracks/

I spent 2012 and 2013 drinking working with Cut it Up Def records on this documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H2aszpgm8A

fuck yes

Is there any place to DL?

Thanks, Whiney! @ 1:17:00 is Jim Jonsin connecting the dots from starting at Cut it Up Def as Jealous J to his 2005/2006 BMI breakthrough.

Of course, the movie was made available at their site :-)

Woah, this looks awesome. congrats, Pappa

Thanks. Although, cleaning up my act after this was a greater feat.

Watched the first 90 minutes of this last night, it's a real nerd treat.

thanks pappa

I'm really glad some are enjoying it!

I wish DJ Magic Mike, Calvin Mills, and a few others could've been included, but it's long enough, as it is....

Magic Mike and I have gotten somewhat closer since then, so I know his side of history gets covered on RBMA radio:

http://assets.rbmaradio.com/people/dj-magic-mike

DJ Magic Mike's Miami Bass Chronicles on RBMA radio is on in less than 15 minutes.