Aces of bass

I'm a $ucker for hot, hot, hot basslines. (Yes, that reads 'basslines', not 'bassists', XD.)

So I thought I'd make a thread for all great Japanese bassists, and songs with fantastic basslines in them! It can be both aural and pictorial - for me, it's about the music, but I don't wanna be stuck up, elitist and intellectual (huh! fat chance! XD), so, if you can't or don't want to upload songs, feel free to post pics of your favourite bassists here!

I'll kick off with a selection of songs that everyone needs to hear who loves bass! (and pics of the perpetrators...)

MUCC - Akasen:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TK7LRFIC
IMO, MUCC has the best basslines in jrock. It was hard to choose a song to 'showcase'!
Played by Yukke:


Dir en grey - Cage:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IB2JLATH
Say 'jrock' and 'bass' in the same sentence and this is the song that springs to most people's minds first. The famous bass solo...
Played by Toshiya, of course:


D'espairsRay - Mousouhekina EGOIST:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7B4PYT1G
Hizumi's gasping is a bit distracting, but this bass intro is LOVE!
Played by Zero:


Ribbon - Paradox:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RY8CBK3N
An obscure one, this, and thanks a million to Kaine, who originally uploaded Ribbon songs! I have no idea who the bassist is, and I have no pictures of him, so if anyone can enlighten us, that would be great... ^^

Penicillin - Samurai Boy:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KC7U7BOA
What can I say - I love Penicillin.
Played by Gisho:


SID - Izon no Niwa:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EME9CHJ0
Even if you don't normally listen to SID, and passed over this one in the SID thread, if you love bass you must have it! This bassline is one of those that is possibly quite easy to actually play, but was pure genius to devise. It turns your insides to liquid...
Played by Aki:


Scissor - Mienai Uwasa:
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=937b9274839fcdf018609bad
Practically all Scissor songs have cool basslines, so I was spoilt for choice, but chose this one in the end. As you probably know, their ex-bassist Tsunehito (below) has now joined D, so we can look forward to great things I think!


Deathgaze - Memento Mori:
http://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=15K46M1QZU1F83ACMO97934NN1
The band and title says it all. Death.
Played by Ai:


Kagrra, - Kisai:
http://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=24YDEA7IV9GWF0OFM46S371EBM
Kagrra, always has good basslines too - another one I was spoiled for choice with.
Played by Nao:


Glay - Blast:
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=3ce5664d9e70e4c53522174d
Thoroughly a 'pop' song, with its catchy 'yeah-yeah-yeah' chorus. But I have yet to hear a UK pop song with such a good bassline! Turn up the bass, or put your headphones on, and really listen, and you'll hear what I mean.
Played by Jiro:

Ahh nice topic Kinsao! I was hoping that you were gonna say bassists, and not bass lines haha j/k

I agree with Akasen and Toshiya they are such great bassists. I almost have all of cage down, there's just this one part I have a hard time with. I think Zero used to have better bass lines in despa's older stuff. The newer stuff, he doesn't really do anything special in my oppinion, but it still goes just fine with the music. D'espairsay is my favorite band, which is funny because as far as the bass goes I think it lacks compared to the other jrock I listen to. I haven't heard some of the other bassists you mentioned, so when I get home from work I will take a listen. Maybe if I was a japanese man you'd have me listed here haha j/k

The basist of the Black Horn is very good as well. ^_^ I love to listen to new or amateur bands basslines, Kagerou come to mind. I love the thread name!

y0kan

Hehe, I totally forgot to say in my OP that I know we have at least 2 bassists on the forum - you and PK - so this could also be a place for more technical discussion. ^^ And people can post their own stuff, too, if they want!

I don't play bass, but the bass solo from Cage played on the guitar makes a nice warm-up exercise!

I agree with you about D'espa - but I couldn't resist that song, the intro is just... *is wordless*

The song Paradox by Ribbon is definitely a gem basswise.

EDIT: (Yokan posting at the same time!) Ah, The Back Horn - I like them. I'll have to search out more songs with good basslines when I have a bit of time!

i think the bass are always quite prominent in vidoll's songs. specially heroin, everyone already has this song..but oh well.. http://rapidshare.de/files/11760393/Vidoll_-_Heroin.mp3.html

I can send you Black horn songs tomorrow, however I have to go to bed now, sorry.

random info. OH NO I HAVE A CLARINET LESSON TOMORROW AND I FORGOT >_<

thanks for the vidoll song, i didn't have it.

Thanks Rika Shinya!
Yokan - I think you will like that song...

No thread started by me would be complete without a picture of my favourite bassist! Kozi started off to play the bass when he was at school, he started a band with his friend and they thought it was best if they played different instruments. So his friend played guitar and he chose bass. He still plays the bass now, in fact, with a band, so he is relevant to this thread!



As far as songs go, I'm unsure of which solo song to upload yet... and I don't have any songs at all by Death Attack Chainsaw.

Kinsao said:

I agree with you about D'espa - but I couldn't resist that song, the intro is just... *is wordless*

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I think the words you're looking for are instant orgasm! I know this is off-topic from bass, but Karyu has a mighty fine guitar solo in that song as well. It's funny, Bre and I were just discussing D'espairsRay basslines yesterday. Zero's older stuff was more creative and complex.

Funny you should use the phrase "instant orgasm". I was thinking of that in connection with Heroin.... (the song, not the substance! )

Anyway, because Penicillin is under-rated and they rock my socks - here's some more pics of Gisho.


what is he wearing! But the boots are nice...


Nope, I can't resist a bloke on a bike.









And just to keep the tone suitably raised... there's a really cool bassline in Spade King, check it out!

I thought it was for the band/group Ace of Bass... good thing I checked before I started a bassist thread... lol. I just have to tell more people about PROTOPLASM...

well... I guess following precedent:

RENTRER EN SOI - PROTOPLASM
Wow... I actually went "Damn!!! " when I first heard it... My jaw literally dropped. I had heard a few second clip and a crappy radio recording prior to the release but when I heard it all pristine. It was instant love. It makes me all mushy and dead... haha.
Played by Ryo:


Sharing is frowned upon, but you know where to find me if your interested *shifty eyes* (haha... sounds like a drug deal)

i didnt know there was a thread like this =P thanks for reviving it pinkkillerkisou =)

aww kinsao my dear thank you for including Ribbon in your list =) i didn't expect it to be included in that list of well known bands =) anywho, the bassist for Ribbon was Emiru =)

heres two pix of him in his Ribbon day... i had more... but i cant find them =*(

oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah maaaaaaaaaaan... Protoplasm is just excellent. Listen to it and die. I mean, like, finally, utterly, fatally, lost-your-hold-on-life sort of die.

@ Kaine: I ADORE the basslines in Ribbon! They really need to be better known!

Now I feel like listening to some Ribbon.

Another good one is Kami Uta... I miss that song... It's been playing in my head for days since I sent my laptop off... it's torture. gah... must hear it...

Phantasmagoria - Kami Uta
Played by Lord Kisaki-sama *coughkisakiXD*:


(kinda random but while searching for a picture to post I found out why the former drummer Shion left Phantasmagoria. At one of the lives his entire drumset collapsed on him and messed up his leg real bad and it never healed properly... how sad. ...I actually think I may have heard that before and just forgot. It seems vaguely familiar. :?)

oh gosh - I didn't know that. ☝ That's really sad.

PK... I think I hate you. Just when I had got that song out of my head...

(Kami no Uta, that is... )

I know...

Sorry... :sorry: I love that song despite it's repetiveness and ability to sink into the very core of your brain and stay there forever and probly even long after that...

oOo kisaki. he is a god u noe that =P haha i adore his playing =D

kinsao... yea i agree, Ribbon should seriosly be more known... unfortunately, they no longer exist =*( but oh well =P emiru's back with lareine =D and thats all that matters =) brought along kazumi too... he was the drummer for Ribbon =) sigh =*( kazumi

I just had to post... has anyone listened to the live bass solo by HammerFall, on their 'Glory to the Live' album? It's awesome! They really have cool bass... and on Ravenlord, too.

Oh, and if you absolutely must listen to nothing but Japanese music (and to keep it relevant to the forum! XDD)................... LISTEN TO NUKEGARA if you love bass (by MUCC, that is)...