Bass music
{{Short description|Umbrella term for EDM and hip hop music genres}}
Bass music is a term used to describe several genres of electronic dance music and hip hop music{{Cite web|title=Bass Music Music {{!}} Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/style/bass+music|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.discogs.com}} arising from the 1980s on, focusing on a prominent bass drum and/or bassline sound. As one source notes, there are "many different types of bass music to fall into, each putting a different spin on one of music's loudest elements".{{cite web|url=http://relentlessbeats.com/2018/03/4-songs-to-show-you-the-power-of-bass/|title=4 Songs to Show You the Power of Bass|first1=Steven|last1=Mason|website=relentlessbeats.com|date=March 16, 2018}} Typically, the bass sound is created using synthesizers and drum machines such as the influential Roland TR-808.
Electronic dance music genres of this type may include:
- Bass house
- Bassline
- Drum and bass{{Cite web|last=May 2013|first=Computer Music Specials 06|title=What is bass music?|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/what-is-bass-music-574712|access-date=2021-02-07|website=MusicRadar|date=6 May 2013 |language=en}}
- Dubstep
- EDM trap
- Footwork{{Cite web|title=Flashdance: Footwork And the Future|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2012/05/flashdance-footwork-future|access-date=2021-02-07|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com|language=en}}
- Future bass{{Cite web|last=Richardson|first=Annie|title=Why Future Bass is The Future of Bass Music|url=http://relentlessbeats.com/2016/10/why-future-bass-is-the-future-of-bass-music/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Relentless Beats|language=en-US}}
- Glitch hop{{Cite web|title=YourEDM: glitch hop|url=https://www.youredm.com/bass-music-2/glitch-hop-bass-music-2/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Your EDM|language=en-US}}
- Gqom{{Cite web |title=What Is #Gqom? Learn More in H∆SHTAG$, Season II |url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/02/gqom-hashtags-feature |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Redbull Music Academy |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-02-02 |title=Motor Bass: how car culture influences electronic music |url=https://djmag.com/longreads/motor-bass-how-car-culture-influences-electronic-music |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=DJ Mag |language=en}}
- Midtempo bass{{Cite web|title=YourEDM: midtempo|url=https://www.youredm.com/bass-music-2/midtempo/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Your EDM|language=en-US}}
- Moombahton{{Cite web|title=YourEDM: moombahton|url=https://www.youredm.com/bass-music-2/moombahton-2/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Your EDM|language=en-US}}
- UK bass
- UK garage
- Wave{{Cite Q|Q106369426}}{{Cite Q|Q106466879}}
- Wonky
Hip hop genres of this type may include: