Tsutaya Records Presents Bass 野郎

Bad News Records

Tsutaya Records, Bad News Records, I have no idea what is going on here anymore. I do know that it's an earlier release in the "Bass 野郎" series (or "Bass Ya Low", sometimes "Bass 'Yarou'") from 1998; BN-109. I also know that it's not a bad compilation. Only 12 tracks but a variety of bass styles. Definately not a bad start for somebody who is just getting to know the genre.

Here's a selection:




(Was this released after the succes of DJ Laz' 'Mami el negro'?)




Ofcourse I initially bought this mainly for the cool cover. I'm trying to complete the "Bass 野郎" series also, but the cover is really the reason why I love these Japanese releases.

The back cover has a blue van. Rush paintjob after the heist???

Bass Yarou Vol. 3

Bass For Summer Lowride 03

In all honesty I don't understand anymore; so is it "Bass Yarou"? "Bass Ya Low"? "Bass For Summer Lowride" So confusing! I do know that this must be Vol. 3, check the CD and back cover:

THIS is Vol. 2, I thought THIS was Vol. 1, and I'm still trying to figure out which volume THIS is then. Vol. 1,5 maybe?? Confusing, but there are much bigger problems in this world! So who cares anyhow?

You'll find most of the music off this Vol. 3 on YouTube already so I will give you the full album to enjoy.



Yep, not a bad compilation of classics at all. And combined with the crazy graphics by Illdozer Graphuck, this is an OK project I'd say...

BASS 野郎

 YOU TRY IT!

 

 

Today I bring you a really cool CD, or better yet a 3 CD! This might well be the rarest find in my collection. What we have here is a 3 CD box released in Taiwan in 1996 by the Mingjing Studio (明鏡影音館). Check it out, came is a cardboard slide case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no Taiwanese bass music on the CD's though but a slur of classics from Neurodisc, Newton, IBP, Pandisc, you know, "the regulars". What makes it interesting is that it's not just a compilation but the tracks come "by way of Japan" so to say. Let me explain; the cover was clearly taken from/inspired by the "Bass Ya Low - Erotica" (Bass野郎 エロチカ) series. See the comparison with Volume 1, clearly the pic from the inside:

 

So at first I thought the 3 CD's were "Erotica" Vol 1, 2 and 3. I even prepared this picture lol:

 

But it turned out to be more complicated that that. Disc 1 starts out like Erotica 2 and ends with the tracks from Erotica 1. Disc 3 shows 15 tracks on the cover but in reality only has 12, some "Erotica" and disc 2 has a bunch of stuff I don't even know what it is. Even a few Debonaire tracks in "Erotica" style that I couldn't find on the series. I just gave up trying to figure it out and enjoyed the music. Isn't that the whole idea anyhow? 

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I will be honest, very pleased with this find!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE DIGGING CONTINUES...

Bass Ya Low 7

Also known as BASS野郎(7)

21 Songs selected from the 3 volumes of Bass Patrol Angels. The original albums had 35 tracks altogether so I'll leave it up to you to decipher which ones they chose;

Here's the tracklist:

And here are the volumes:






The remaining 6 tracks are skits. I've compiled them here for your listening pleasure:




And speaking of covers: the cover illustration was done by Illdozer.

Till we meet again friends, but don't forget to BASS YAROU!!!! 

 

Bass Ya Low - Erotica 2

Bass野郎 エロチカ 2

 

  

 

Man, I really don't know what they were trying to do here. Now for Volume 1 they hired some ladies to add a little moaning to the mix. It wasn't really "family car" friendly, but it was listenable. But the second volume right here sounds like some type of audio book? Just listen to what they did to "Vicious Bass - Number 1". That does NOT sound right lol...

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"Magic City DJ's - Get into it". What a way to eff up some more dope scratching! :(

 

 

 

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Luckily we have other things beside the music we can concentrate on. Like the lovely cover girls Shiho Hoshino and Yui Minami. Both are professional models and can be found in various magazines and videos. In the liner notes of the booklet you can find all the details about them, as well as a cut out poster.

 

 

 

So as you might have noticed, I enjoy doing a little digging here and there. As an extra bonus to this post, I found a copy of the "Weekly Playboy" from the same year as this cd release (1998). It has a feature shoot with  Yui and Shiho so we can see it as extra material to Bass Erotica 2. Enjoy the shoot as you listen to the girls taking a shower...

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Bass野郎 サーキットの狼

The Circuit Wolf

Here we have another Bad News Records release in the Bass Yarou series. This appears to be the (un?)official soundtrack to "The Circuit Wolf", a manga published as "Circuit no Ōkami". As do most Bass Ya Low releases, we get a nice packaging and artwork all around. Hajime Koboyashi did his best, thats for sure.

 

So far so good... but now for the bad news; THE MUSIC. It sucks! (IMO ofcourse! Feel free to like it if you do!) I didn't know Michelle Jackson would perform Beat it!? I didn't know Nicky Marlboro would perform Livin' La Vida Loca!? I didn't know Ho Ho would perform Take On Me!? How could I have? (OK, you got me, could have checked Discogs).

LISTEN!

 


The only track I can enjoy is Mitso Shino's "Travelling without moving"


travelling without moving.mp3


SEE Y(AR)OU LATER!

Bass In Da Hood

Various artists

Now here we have a really good bass compilations from Vision Records! Matter of fact I think it is the best compilation from Vision Records. I already featured "Booty Bass In Ya Face!"before, but except for the fun cover that one has, the choice of tracks is not so outstanding. "Bass In Da Hood" on the other hand can be played from front to back without getting boring. You don't believe me? Hit start on the playlist then!!





What is also cool about this release is that there are some remixes on it done exclusively for "Bass In Da Hood" by Quad Star and Frank Cesarano. Look for "Get low, get low", "Daddy Long Stroke", Do it do it", "Pump up the funk" and "Take it off ho". You can find them HERE.

I also still have some prints from the original Vision Records website, advertising these 2 compilations. Printed in 1996...