Bassnectar
On Tour
Play Radio
Listen to Bassnectar Radio,
featuring artists like Bassnectar & Jantsen, Bassnectar & ill.Gates, Mimosa, Pretty Lights and more…
-
Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more
4,578,028 plays (286,765 listeners)
Bassnectar on his history, posted via bassnectar.net
A quick run down of my musical life:
When I was in junior high I began discovering music that struck me, as opposed to music that felt familiar (like my parent’s music). This was mostly Metallica (the first song I heard of theirs was “Enter Sandman”, so this was after they had already become “mainstream” and blown up), NWA (which I memorized completely verbatim), and Nirvana (again my introduction to them was “Smells Like Teen Spirit” their ‘breakout single’ which all hardcore Nirvana fans I am sure despised and griped about) but for me this music was raw, pure, and extremely riveting. I gravitated towards anything heavy, and fell headfirst into the local underground scene, which was full of freaks, lunatics, and overall playful, strange, creative people.
I begged my parents for a crappy guitar, and after three quick lessons I formed a band with my best friend, and we set out to lose ourselves in heavy metal. To this day I do not know THE SLIGHTEST musical theory, I don’t understand notes or chords or anything like that… I taught myself to play by basically remixing the songs I loved best, or combining riffs from different songs. Or I would take a hook (like the opening guitar in Black Sabbath’s “Ironman”) and play it at various alternate speeds, trying to change up the feel but maintain the essence.
About this time, my Uncle Joe (who has always been a bohemian world traveller) started bringing me hand drums and teaching me beats. He would leave me with cassette tapes of brazilian Samba and Batucada beats. As I learned to play the drum, my ability to keep time with my band mates improved significantly.
A quick run down of my musical life:
When I was in junior high I began discovering music that struck me, as opposed to music that felt familiar (like my parent’s music). This was mostly Metallica (the first song I heard of theirs was “Enter Sandman”, so this was after they had already become “mainstream” and blown up), NWA (which I memorized completely verbatim), and Nirvana (again my introduction to them was “Smells Like Teen Spirit” their ‘breakout single’ which all hardcore Nirvana fans I am sure despised and griped about) but for me this music was raw, pure, and extremely riveting. I gravitated towards anything heavy, and fell headfirst into the local underground scene, which was full of freaks, lunatics, and overall playful, strange, creative people.
I begged my parents for a crappy guitar, and after three quick lessons I formed a band with my best friend, and we set out to lose ourselves in heavy metal. To this day I do not know THE SLIGHTEST musical theory, I don’t understand notes or chords or anything like that… I taught myself to play by basically remixing the songs I loved best, or combining riffs from different songs. Or I would take a hook (like the opening guitar in Black Sabbath’s “Ironman”) and play it at various alternate speeds, trying to change up the feel but maintain the essence.
About this time, my Uncle Joe (who has always been a bohemian world traveller) started bringing me hand drums and teaching me beats. He would leave me with cassette tapes of brazilian Samba and Batucada beats. As I learned to play the drum, my ability to keep time with my band mates improved significantly.
Shouts:
577 shouts
Selected by this artist
Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK Ready2Rage (Bassnectar & Jansten Remix) | 3:38 |
| Art Of Revolution Preview | 1:35 |
| Heads Up | 4:58 |
| FULL TRACK Kingston Town | 4:52 |
Top Albums
-
Divergent Spectrum Remix EP
Bassnectar
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $5.94
- 7digital Search
- Juno $7.29
- iTunes $5.94
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
New
-
Timestretch
Bassnectar Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $5.99
- 7digital $9.99
- Juno $9.29
- iTunes $7.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Cozza Frenzy
Bassnectar Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $2.89
- 7digital Search
- Juno $3.99
- iTunes $2.97
- Buy Album
- Amazon $12.59
- eBay Search
-
Divergent Spectrum
Bassnectar Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $9.99
- Juno $13.49
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $11.99
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
KLaske_ru wrote:
nice
-
MarzEz_Online wrote:
I'm surprised "Red Step" isn't on the top played list. Not saying the other songs aren't awesome, because they are; just that I consider Red Step to be more awesome.
-
deepchow wrote:
'Butterfly Beings Drink Bass Nectar'
-
Damastes wrote:
Does anyone know where can I find the Here We Go version with the female voices?
-
hockeymatt2727 wrote:
the upside down remix is absurd
-
SouShika wrote:
Oh my~ I love Red Step Remix
-
HighAndDriving2 wrote:
show on 4/20 in philly HHHHHHHHHNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
-
PeterMendler wrote:
Divergent Spectrum Remixes is very nice
-
breadmfker wrote:
color storm my favorite song he's done recently but... Mesmerizing the Ultra > everything else he's done [2]
-
judithweeteling wrote:
Pleaaaase come to the Netherlands! <3
-
duffman04LL wrote:
eul needs to re-evaluate his opinion
-
eul wrote:
eul's listened to cozza frenzy
-
duffman04LL wrote:
eul must've not listened to Cozza Frenzy
-
eul wrote:
Mesmerizing the Ultra > everything else he's done
-
jm_berserk2012 wrote:
Chile [4] (?)
-
culf wrote:
come to Russia.
-
ohdeadstar wrote:
wubwubwub
-
fossi86 wrote:
Breaking Bad S04E04 --> The 808 Track - very nice
-
SssSpchMpdmnts wrote:
tikitikitembonosarembocharibariruchipiperipembo
-
hYgH wrote:
Lorin Ashton, i fucking love your music. Keep droppin that bass.
Videos
-
Play
Ellie Goulding - Lights…
1 shout
-
Play
Underwater (feat Tina Malia)
1 shout
-
Play
Wildstyle Method (Radio Edit)…
-
Play
encore
Events
-
Mar
2
Snowball Music Festival 2012
Harry A. Nottingham Park, Avon, United States
11 going
-
Mar
23
Ultra Music Festival
Bayfront Amphitheater, Miami FL, United States
80 going
27 shouts
-
Mar
31
Lollapalooza Chile 2012
Parque O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile
1,010 going
1,057 shouts
News
FAN BASS: TOURING & PARTYING
30 Nov 2011 | from www.bassnectar.net
Welcome to another Fan Bass session. We have compiled two
questions into one post, where Lorin discusses touring, dancing,
drugs and more. You can continue the conversation in the comments
below, or if you have any follow up questions, or
…
-
23 Nov 2011 | from www.bassnectar.net -
21 Nov 2011 | from www.bassnectar.net -
19 Nov 2011 | from www.bassnectar.net
Listening Now
Top Listeners
-
NykoisSyko
Top Listener
-
emmyloveee
Top Listener
-
Nemeziz94
Top Listener
-
paperbacks
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
laykenelizabeth, richiwn, goosebumpa and 97 other people added Bassnectar to their libraries. 4 hours ago
-
AlanRanta wrote about Bassnectar – Art of Revolution in 2009 in Mix Tapes. January 2011
-
AlanRanta wrote about Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy in 2009 in Mix Tapes. January 2011
-
AlanRanta wrote about Bassnectar – Underground Communication in Top 50 LPs of 2007. January 2011
-
brokenbeatz wrote about Bassnectar – Underground Communication in Top Albums (Nov 2010). November 2010
-
FilmoreHolmes wrote about Bassnectar – Art of Revolution in a deleted journal. January 2010
-
FilmoreHolmes wrote about Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy in a deleted journal. January 2010
-
Loupitour wrote about Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy in Dope Charts of 2009. December 2009
-
FilmoreHolmes wrote about Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy in a deleted journal. December 2009
-
FilmoreHolmes wrote about Bassnectar – Art of Revolution in a deleted journal. September 2009
Related Journals
-
Artists I've seen live
by triforceguy |
29 Jan 2012
| 2 comments
-
Artists, Bands and DJs I've seen live
by tr4ncejunki3 |
26 Jan 2012
-
Cherenkov Riddim - Seizure Mix
by Loupitour |
24 Jan 2012
Groups (36)
-
Electro Jams
43 members
-
The Malicious Muppets' Freedom Radio
65 members
-
From Grindcore to Lounge - Truly Extensive
412 members
-
Addicted to Bass
312 members
-
Dark Fusion
301 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
Email Newsletter
Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Bassnectar from Universal Music.
