Bassline back in the day was immense! I remember it being about four years ago when I was raving out to the likes of Jamie Duggan, Dj Ej and Burger Boy. But one album stood out for me above all and that was Dj Ej Volume 19. The mad beats accompanied by different MC’s and singers really got me buzzing wherever I was! I know many of you would have heard a few tracks from the album ‘So Typical Track One’ too, if not then you should!

Fair enough times have changed, Bassline has disappeared from the club scene and we’ve moved on to sounds like Dubstep and Drum and Bass. But why can’t we bring Bassline back at least every once in a while?! I love listening to Dubstep but I’ve always favoured a bit of Bassline; the drops may not as be as dirty as what you can get in Dubstep but the upbeat tempo is so much more fun to dance to. And it’s not only the beat that I prefer, I’ve always liked lyrics in a track and Bassline does exactly this in many of the tunes. It would be wrong to dislike it!

However, it’s not all doom and gloom for all you Bassline lovers out there! I’ve heard that a nightclub in Leeds called Wire holds an event on the first Monday of every month called Rewind and guess what will be bursting through the speakers all night long? BASSLINE! And I’m talking really old school Bassline, not the new failures you get nowadays. I mean songs like ‘Imagine Remix’ by Shola Ama and ‘Saving All My Love’ by Jamie Duggan. I know I’ll be there next time it’s on. In fact I’m considering moving to Leeds for just that one reason! Okay maybe that’s going a bit too far but it’s definitely worth a visit.

I’m going to leave you with a link to two of the tracks from Dj Ej Volume 19 to see if I can jog your memory. I’m not saying it’s the best style of music but Bassline was one of the first genres of music I was listening to that really defined how I started to appreciate music that wasn’t rolling through the charts and I don’t ever want to forget about that and I know there are other people who miss it as well!

Enjoy! 🙂 🙂