Bassnectar aka Lorin Ashton is a DJ, producer and wobble bass master from Santa Cruz, California. His electronic mixes combine mainstream tunes with a dubstep style, giving his music that perfect womp, womp, womp that keeps me coming back for more.
Ashton is kind of a festi stronghold, and I saw him three times last summer alone. That being said — familiarity does not detract from the fact that this guy really rocks. (And no, it’s not just his hair.) His shows are always fun, and — truth be told — dude is not too bad to look at. I used to have a photo of him as the background of my computer and was asked on countless occasions if it was Addam.
Below is a video Addam made of Bassnectar at Summer Camp 2010.
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While he played during the day at Summer Camp, to truly appreciate Bassnectar you have to check a night set. It may be a short trip, but he can drive a crowd crazy. As his beats build so does the rain of glow sticks climbing up from the crowd and plunging into a sea of dirty, spaced-out hippies, quickly shuffling to pick up the pieces and start again. Not to mention, his light shows are epic. He’s playing 12:3o to 2 Friday night, so it should be a pretty awesome performance. But then again, his always are.
Discography:
- Freakbeat for the Beatfreaks (2001)
- Beatfreak Bohemia (2002)
- Motions of Mutation (2003)
- Diverse Systems of Throb (2004)
- Mesmerizing the Ultra (2005)
- Underground Communication (2007)
- Heads Up EP (2008)
- Art of Revolution EP (2009)
- Cozza Frenzy (2009)
- Timestretch EP (2010)
- Wildstyle (2010)
- Divergent Spectrum (2011)
Sounds Like:
Songs to Listen For:
- Blow
- Bomb the Blocks
- Bass Head
- Boombox
- Verbing the Noun
- Laughter Crescendo
- Wildstyle Method
- Timestretch
- Ridiculous Wobble
- Teleport Massive
Times at Roo: 1
Times I’ve Seen Him: 4
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“Womp.” — Bassnectar aka Lorin Ashton.
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