FAWM: "Naughty Boys Employment Agency"

Naughty Boys Employment Agency

6 days ago by @artie

Naughty Boys Employment Agency

artie

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Liner Notes

This is for the #all-about-the-bass challenge: Record a song with bass only.

I had some fun with vox adlibs at the end, but otherwise you get: -Bass for the beat -Bass for the bass -Bass for the melody -Bass for the sweetness -Bass for yo face!

Headphones recommended for all that B-aishe!

Comments

@bxphane 6h

I was so tempted to take on this challenge, my first instrument is the bass... In any case, this song is very bluesy and groovy! Congratulations on rising to the challenge with flying colors! Your voice is just perfect for this kind of song! I found it really fun, but also incredibly well performed!

@willow1 1d

Oh Artie, you are full of surprises.

@mardeycranbleson 1d

Love the funky breakdown in the middle, so delicious! This board disturbs me, I think a lot about that I used to own both of the original sans amps, and the amp that had one built in. Actually my favorite part of th song might be the title 😆

@joshalmond 1d

Love all the little bassballs notes in there. Funky!

@mahtowin 1d

Super cool! I did some bass-only songs in the last years but since sugery on my left hand I didn‘t play it anymore. This song could be a motivation to start all over again! I live your words here, too - telling a little own story! And i can imagine a lot while listening … 😃

@liamlieblein 2d

My mans stole the funk and he's not giving it back

@squirrelhavenstudios 2d

This is super cool! You really did a phenomenal job getting varied bass sounds (that bubbly little popping sound is particularly different and unexpected). The main walking bass tone is pure butter. And your vocals are an added treat, somewhere between Tom Waits and Barry White. I also appreciate the pic of your signal chain. Nifty.

@chill4matt 2d

Like the spoken word, which is great amid the bass. So cool! Great response to the challenge.

@sapient 2d

Nailed it! I was wondering how someone might go about this challenge, and here we are. Achievement well and truly unlocked 😁

@markblevis 3d

Oh wow! The bass work and effecting is fantastic!

@maesparrow 4d

insanely cool!!!!!! aaaaa how did you make this 0.0 i love it i love it

@mctown 4d

cool....as cool..

@funnypunkband 4d

Oh man I feel like I can live in this groove. All the sounds meld together nicely, and your deep vocals are a nice addition to the bass-only mix. Cool ear candy!

@dreamscuba 4d

This is a really good take on the bass challenge!! Funny vocals as well. Very gory and I liked how you used the bass for all instrument sounds...

@n1742 4d

Fantastic. Such a great feel to it. How did you get this high pitched popping sounds. Great ideas but it’s the groove I love most. Excellent.

@artie 4d

Thanks, man! It’s based off a muted slap technique that I saw Les Claypool do. You’re basically alternating slapping with both hands, one by the pickups and the other on the neck, while muting the strings. I ran that through my wah pedal to vary the frequencies and voila!

@djtjb 5d

You jazzy ass cat, you. This was exquisite. No notes.

@artie 4d

Thanks homie. It’s fun to be a jazzy ass cat on occasion. Most of the time I’m just a regular boring ass cat.

@moggzy 5d

Love it! Hahaha the vocal adlibs make it!!

@joeycyclone 5d

Bouncing at the start, love the walking bass coming in, and then it starts to get steamy. Think I need a cold shower!

@froggymagee 5d

This is soooo cool! The layered bass sounds are fantastic!

@dragondreams 5d

Bass players do it deeper! Dude, this is exquisite. Everything about this is just so... yummy. Bass for the win! Followed for more. 😄

@johnstaples 5d

@dragondreams run don't walk over here to this BASS BONANZA from @artie !

@dragondreams 5d

Thank you loads for the heads up! Listening now...

@johnstaples 5d

Dayum!!! I need a shower now! This is somewhere way out beyond SUPERB! I have honestly NEVER felt this way about BASS before! I don't even know how to describe how AWESOME this is! Great? Not enough. Excellent? Still not quite there. PERFECT? Yep, that's the one! Really amazing work as a stand-alone but to think you did this within the (severe) constraints of a one-instrument challenge? Consider me IMPRESSED!

@nahlej381 5d

I miss my super octave. This is sooooo good my god. You’re a mega talent. How’d you know I was touching you down there in my brain thoughts? All of my boxes are ticked…to completion

@greenrocks 5d

such bassy fun. so bouncy. you've convinced me to not be shy. where do i sign up?

@artie 5d

Thanks for the listen and comment. The original thread is here: https://fawm.org/forums/3546?highlight=bass

@odetocollaboration 5d

I be groovin! Perfect song to play at work! You have brought me joy sir!

@jlampson 5d

Oh man, this is what it sounds like when a real bass player creates one of these (I just cosplay at it). The build on this, the added textures as you go, and the overall smooth-ocity of it all coupled with the rich, deep, moanings ahahhhhhahhaahahha but in the best way.

@nadine 5d

I have no idea how you created the blobbing texture but this sounds rad!

@artie 5d

Nadine, this was such a fun challenge! The blobby textured sound (that sometimes reminded me of water dripping from a tap) was created by using a slap technique while muting the strings, and running it through my wah pedal. And of course plenty of reverb!