Johann Sebastian Bass
{{Short description|Austrian electropop music group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Johann Sebastian Bass
| Logo =
| image = Johann Sebastian Bass - ESC-Kandidaten-Clubkonzert Chaya Fuera 2015-03-07 02.jpg
| caption = Johann Sebastian Bass, 2015
| origin = Vienna, Austria
| genre = Electropop, "electrococo"
| label = Vienna Wildstyle Recordings
| years_active = 2011—present
| website = {{url|http://johannsebastianbass.net/}}
| current_members = * "Johann Martinus Bass" (Martin; vocals, talkbox, synthesizer)
- "Johann Domenicus Bass" (Dominik; synthesizer, electronic harpsichord)
- "Johann Davidus Bass" (David; percussion, samples)
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Johann Sebastian Bass (also known by the abbreviation JSB) is an Austrian electropop music group formed in 2011. In 2015, it competed in Wer singt für Österreich?, the Austrian national competition to select an entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, for which Austria was the host nation. The group advanced to the final, where it was placed fifth of six contestants with the song "Absolutio".
History
Formed in 2011, the band consists of three members performing under the pseudonyms "Martinus Bass" (vocals), "Domenicus Bass" (synthesizer and electronic harpsichord) and "Davidus Bass" (percussion and samples).{{cite web | url=http://www.vienna.at/schrilles-trio-johann-sebastian-bass-wollen-fuer-oesterreich-zum-esc-2015/4207886 | title=Schrilles Trio: Johann Sebastian Bass wollen für Österreich zum ESC 2015 | work=Vienna Online | date=22 January 2015 | accessdate=10 October 2015 | author=van der Berg, Sarah | language=de | trans-title=Flashy trio: Johann Sebastian Bass aim for Austria for ESC 2015}} The ban released its first EP, Cantata per una macchina, Opus 1, in 2012. Another EP, Voodoo, and the band's first album, Sugar Suite, on Vienna Wildstyle Recordings, were released in 2014.{{cite web | url=https://www.digital-tunes.net/artists/johann_sebastian_bass | title=Releases by Johann Sebastian Bass | website=Digital Tunes | accessdate=10 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095701/https://www.digital-tunes.net/artists/johann_sebastian_bass | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}
Style
The band perform in distinctive rococo-style clothing of powdered wigs, make-up and brocade waistcoats.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/27/us-austria-music-johannsebastianbass-idUSKBN0NI15420150427 | title=Johann Sebastian Bass: blasting baroque onto Austria's pop scene | publisher=Reuters | date=27 April 2015 | accessdate=10 October 2015 | author=Nasralia, Shadia}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web | url=http://kurier.at/kultur/song-contest/johann-sebastian-bass-egal-wie-es-ausgeht/118.492.357 | title="Egal, wie es ausgeht" | work=Kurier | date=10 March 2015 | accessdate=10 October 2015 | author=Weise, Marco | language=de | trans-title="No matter how it ends"}}
Discography
= Albums =
- 2014: Sugar Suite{{Discogs artist|Johann Sebastian Bass}}
= EPs =
= Singles =
- 2012: "Computer Lovin"{{cn|date=June 2023}}
- 2014: "Voodoo"{{cn|date=June 2023}}
- 2014: "Bass"{{cn|date=June 2023}}
- 2014: "Heart of Stone"{{cn|date=June 2023}}
- 2015: "Absolutio"{{cn|date=June 2023}}
- 2015: "Monsters"{{cn|date=June 2023}}
References
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