Bass House
A heavy 2010s club style that mixes house drums with loud, low bass and garage sounds.
History
Bass house appeared in the mid-2010s s1. It mixes a house beat with very heavy, low bass and the shuffled drums of UK garage and bass music s1. American DJ AC Slater started the label Night Bass in 2014 and became a central figure s2. The style grew through clubs in London and Los Angeles s1. Valentino Khan's 'Deep Down Low' (2015) was a big bass house record s1. Wax Motif's 'Bunda' (2016) and Chris Lake's 'Operator (Ring Ring)' (2016) were also widely played s1. Bass house often uses a bouncing bassline as the main hook instead of a melody s1. It is still made, and it also shaped parts of later tech house and pop dance music s2. The style is often played at the end of a club night, when crowds want the heaviest sound s1. Some producers mix it with tech house and UK garage in the same set s2.
Sound
- A house beat with heavy, low bass
- A bouncing bassline used as the main hook
- Shuffled garage-style drum patterns
- Short vocal shouts and samples
- A loud, club-focused mix
Key figures
- AC Slater — American DJ and founder of Night Bass
- Valentino Khan — American producer of 'Deep Down Low'
- Wax Motif — Australian producer based in the United States
- Chris Lake — British producer of 'Operator (Ring Ring)'
Labels
- Night Bass — Los Angeles , 2014
- OWSLA — Los Angeles , 2011
- Spinnin' Records — Hilversum , 1999
Defining tracks
Connections
Came from: Future House , UK Garage , Electro House
Sources
- Bass house — Wikipedia
- How AC Slater created his own movement — UKF