Monumental Grooves

  Artist: The Smiths Song: You've Got Everything Now Album: The Smiths (1984) Bassist: Andy Rourke Drummer: Mike Joyce Place: Manchester, England Notes: the drums are pretty straight ahead, giving room for the bassline. I feel like the bass is having a conversation with itself, which I really like. It explodes into the chorus, returning to the memorable verse groove. 

  Artist: The Detroit Sex Machines + Egon Song: The Stretch (Egon's Edit) Album: The Funky Crawl (released 2003, recorded 1970?) Bassist: Curtis Dudley Drummer: Ted Dudley  Place: Detroit, MI Notes: woah... crazy lines. limitless grooves

  Artist: Dahlak Band Song: Anchin Kfu Ayinkash Album: Wede Harer Guzo (1978 but released 2016) Bassist: Abera Feyissa  Drummer: Tesfaye Tessema Place: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Notes: Chill groove, spaced out

  Artist: Outkast Song: Funkin' Around Album: Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast (2001) Bassist: Aaron Mills Drummer: --- Place: Atlanta, GA Notes: line drops in at 0:38. heavy and clean

 Artist: Mulatu Astatke Song: Yékatit (February) Album: Ethio Jazz (1974) Bassist: ??? Drummer: Temare Haregu Place: Ethiopia  Notes: groovy instrumental

  Artist: Bill Laswell Song: Habana Transmission #1 / Avisale A La Vecina Dub Album: Imaginary Cuba (1999) Bassist: Bill Laswell Drummer: ??? Place: Cuba, NYC Notes: Groove comes it at 0:30... combination of field recordings from Cuba and Laswell's studio overdubs.... sound collage

  Artist: Gang of Four Song: To Hell With Poverty Albu m:  Live at The Second Chance, Ann Arbor, MI, USA - 30th Jun 1981 Bassist: Dave Allen Drummer: Hugo Burnham  Place: Leeds, UK Notes: Bass leads the way A cool live video version of the song: 

Artist: Black Eyes Song: Letter To Raoul Peck Album: Black Eyes (2003) Bassist: Hugh and Jacob (two bassists!) Drummer: Dan and Mike (two drummers!) Place: Washington, DC Notes: hear the role of the bass-- from pulsating to funky dancing to bridging to looping downwardly to repeating

  Artist: Directions Song: Track 2 Album: Directions in Music (1996) Bassist: James Warden Drummer: Doug Scharin Place: Chicago, IL Notes: Loopy repetition

  Artist: The Meters Song: Cabbage Alley Album: Cabbage Alley (1972) Bassist: George Porter Jr.  Drummer: Ziggy Modeliste Place: New Orleans, LA Notes: funky!

  Artist: Unwound Song: Valentine Card Album: Fake Train (1993) Bassist: Vern Rumsey Drummer: Sara Lund Place: Olympia, WA Notes: drums playing shuffle beat, bass is in 12/8 with precise rhythm.