Making a 90s Banger with the Yamaha TX81Z!

This week we're going to take a quick look at the Yamaha TX81Z which was an affordable 1U FM synthesizer released in 1987.
Whilst other FM synths are more revered, (DX1, DX5, DX7) the TX81Z made a name for itself because it contains sounds (particularly the "Lately Bass" preset) that became favourites for producers in the late 80s and early 90s.
In fact, the "Lately Bass" equivalent on the earlier DX100 called "Solid Bass" was equally popular. I've listed a few well known songs that used either of those versions of the sound below.
In this video we use that patch (and others) as well as related sounds to make a (not very serious) track in the style of the era.
Sounds / gear used:
Yamaha TX81Z (with Stereoping controller)
Roland Cloud TR-909
Roland TB-303 (midi modded)
Arturia KeyStep Pro
AMS DMX 15-80S
Roland Juno-6
Korg M1 Organ patch
Vocals recorded with an AKG C414S
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Lately bass / Solid bass examples:
Orbital - Chime
Whigfield - Saturday Night
Ultra Nate - Free
Technotronic - Get Up
Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own (1993 remix, not the original)
Real McCoy - Another Night
Inner City - Good Life
Black Box - Ride On Time
Culture Beat - Mr Vain
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme
Tony Scott - That's How I'm Living
Color Me Bad - I Wanna Sex You Up
Madonna - Express Yourself
Ace of Base - All That She Wants
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately
Bizarre Inc - I'm Gonna Get You
Corona - The Rhythm of the Night
Haddaway - What is Love
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[@DmitryGorbushin]

Sandra - Lovelight In Your Eyes (actually Michael Cretu used Lately Bass patch in almost every song on her album 'Painting in Yellow') Madonna - Vogue Madonna - Deeper And Deeper Madonna - Express Yourself Babyface - Illusions Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman Al B. Sure! - Night and Day DC Mark - Close My Eyes Ice MC - Easy Ice MC - OK Coral Ice MC - Take Away The Colour Whigfield - Saturday Night Whigfield - Sexy Eyes Whigfield - Another Day Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You Ace Of Base - All That She Wants Ace Of Base - Dancer In A Daydream Ace Of Base - Voulez-Vous Danser 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Dreams 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Turn da music up Scatman John - The Scatman Scatman John - Everybody Jam! Corona - The Rythm of the Night Alexia - Summer Is Crazy Culture Beat - I Like You Culture Beat - Mr Vain Masterboy - I Got To Give It Up Odyssey - Everybody Move DJ Tonka - She Knows You Dominica - Gotta Let You Go (DJ Tonka Mix) Perseus - Seychelles Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Dream On Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Trouble Deee-Lite - Pussycat Meow Inner City - Big Fun Inner City - Good life Inner City - Do you love what you feel Doug Lazy - Let It Roll Doug Lazy - Can't Hold Back Steve Hurley - Work it out Adeva - Warning Jomanda - Make my body rock Jomanda - Don't You Want My Love Bobby Konders - Let There Be House Homeboys Only - Turn it out Jazzy - Lonely The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Theme Song Kool Moe Dee - Go see the doctor Queen Latifah - Come Into My House (Orbital Dub Mix) Gat Decor - Passion Art Of Trance - Gloria (Transparent Mix) Art of Trance - Octopus (Man With No Name Remix) Orbital - Chime Orbital - Halcyon On and On Genetic - Trancemission E-Zee Possee & Kinky - Everything Starts With An E Deep Freeze Productions ‎- Total Experience Deep in Rhythm - Keep the crowd movin' Letreece Brown - Let's Move

[@AlexBallMusic]

Legend - thanks!

[@DmitryGorbushin]

@@AlexBallMusic You're welcome. Actually this is short (edited) version of my list. I have removed some songs which sounds like Lately Bass but I'm not completely convinced (like SNAP! - Rhythm Is a Dancer and more).

[@kenzo9900]

Mariah Carey - Someday

[@DmitryGorbushin]

@@kenzo9900 Initially I thought "No, you're wrong" because at the beginning the bass is mixed with some sub-bass coming from other synth and mixed sound combined don't have this typical 'click' from Lately Bass. But later there is the part without sub-bass and it sounds very much like Lately Bass.

[@keyboardbw]

Haddaway: What is love; Lil Louis: French Kiss Heavy D and the boyz: We got our own thang.

[@fpsnerfful]

Dude apologizes for his vocals then makes a studio quality acapella

[@mjburn9310]

Bruh. Vox so smooth

[@jellycoding]

The thing is that I was a dj late 80's, early 90's. And I would have bought that record.

[@JayKaufman]

Maybe not the verses, but that chorus slays!

[@beatz04]

@@JayKaufman IKR It's catchy af. I would even play the bandcamp version as it is at a sunny outdoor set while playing the tambourine live after the break :)

[@malcolmkeen7756]

Thank you for your service :)

[@juergenbernhard5442]

@@JayKaufman Who has ever listened to the stupid rap sections back in the day? So it's absolutely perfect. :-)

[@MrMacDougall]

Exactly 🙌

[@rdoetjes]

The vocals are absolutely banging! Nothing to be ashamed off!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks

[@AlexBallMusic]

After requests I've stuck this on Bandcamp: alexball.bandcamp.com/track/90s-banger-with-the-yamaha-tx81z Hopefully I'll be big in Ibiza in 2021.

[@aphexon.]

You and Dr. Alban :) 🐸

[@jellycoding]

Try to convince a big name to make a house version of it.

[@colinstratford9952]

MK REMIX

[@Rompler_Rocco]

This tune on loop could be a humane & effective way to speed up the waterboarding process💡 ...I do mean this as a compliment!

[@beatz04]

If you're serious about it you should treat it with a bit of further mastering and give it a proper name. Other than that, i don't see why this shouldn't be the official Ibiza banger of 2021 :)

[@teadat]

idk what youre talking about you're killin' it with the vocals!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks

[@Space_Reptile]

@@AlexBallMusicwhen you said you'd be sorry in advance I prepared for the worst, but it actually sounds good

[@philippebackprotips]

Do not second guess yourself ! It is good!

[@GavinMorris1]

I've paid for worse.

[@JayKaufman]

@@GavinMorris1 in the 1990s when I was in a record pool, I'd get sent MUCH worse that I ultimately had to pay a subscription fee for. Lots of really bad eurodance and Italian house records that ripped off bigger hits. The Germans were also quite guilty of this as well.

[@slash196]

The 90s rave footage was hysterical.

[@KnightMirkoYo]

I know, right? I wish we had this athmospere somewhere still

[@Komodo1312]

@@KnightMirkoYo illegal parties bro

[@Abruzzo333]

I notice people always try to make fun of people having a good time, acting a fool or just generally let it all hang out in footage from the 80s and 90s, I can tell you from someone who lived it, it was infinitely better than the past 20 years where everyone is so self conscious and afraid to express themselves so people just stand around now barely nodding their heads or giving any indication that they’re enjoying the music at all or holding up a phone. There is no amount of video footage that can convey how fun and pure that era was.

[@ldp7090]

@@Abruzzo333 yup its so douchey and slutty, at least in the US. these people look like they’re having a great time

[@WillyJunior]

A guy eats a whistle off the string at 8:50

[@DmitryGorbushin]

Just to clarify some details - this is from discussion on Gearspace: Some FM synths (DX11/21/27/100) have the patch named 'Solid Bass' which sounds quite close to the 'Lately Bass' but it's not exactly the same. DX11 (and others) have sine-only waveforms but TX81z have sine and other additional waveforms. And beside that LatelyBass and SolidBass have significant differences in their patch parameters. The Lately Bass preset was an attempt by Yamaha's sound designers to approximate the bass sound in Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" which was a tweaked version of -- you guessed it - Solid Bass on the DX7!

[@timburdsey]

That finishing track is so much better, much more authentically produced, and realised with so much more heart and reverence than most house music these days. Wonderful.

[@jaydenhaupt524]

Those vocals were amazing

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks.

[@adamandlorraine]

Came for the TX now heading out the door for the day and whistling the damn tune! Earworm. 👍

[@edmoification]

Dude at 8:50 ATE his WHISTLE!!! I want to see more of this rave footage.

[@bca10101]

hilarious... you had me for a second

[@nibblrrr7124]

never heard that particular euphemism bef... wait he ATE his WHISTLE!!!

[@digiface]

You could do anything on those early 90’s e’s

[@YakHongYung]

he is not ate it but spit it out if you look carefully enough, however that was also my first thought at first glance Anyway, the rave scene looks great and I want to jump in

[@xisotopex]

@@YakHongYung certainly a better mindset back in those days than what is going on in the world these days...

[@VIC-20_Synthwave]

As a Texan, I approve of the Texan81Z. Killer unit!

[@Magnus_Loov]

Approve because of "Killer Open carrier Synth"? (Inside FM-joke, carrier-modulator). :)

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

Texas - you poor soul.

[@VIC-20_Synthwave]

@@HipixOFFICIAL How so?

[@sbanner428]

Similarly, as a Virginian, I'm glad so many voice talents choose to be "a VA"

[@timmyotoole5]

I always knew Smooth Operator was a reference to FM synths!

[@rm2kmidi]

Came back to listen to the song again

[@AlexBallMusic]

:)

[@truecuckoo]

Killing it ❤️

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks Mr Cuckoo. :)

[@d.j.spacedude]

I'll be honest. This is my fifth time coming back just to listen to the banger and I know it won't be the last time.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks very much. 😉

[@AbdiPianoChannel]

You are million times better than modern day popular music people. You played instruments, you sung, you did your video and you became your own studio engineer.

[@evilscientistrecords]

The vocals sound like a Scissor Sisters B-side :D

[@AlexBallMusic]

That's a lot higher praise than I was expecting. ;)

[@theashkone1530]

lol best comment :))))) :D

[@DragonGrafx-16]

B sides are like gold... more often than not the B SIDE is where it's at!

[@JayKaufman]

The Jake Sheers comparison is accurate.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

It’s also very Ace of Base-meets-TLC.

[@howardcorbett9441]

“Slicker than CC information” is my new favourite lyric of anything ever.

[@AlexBallMusic]

;)

[@GP-2000]

This “jam” would have blown KLF off the charts in 91. #banger 👊

[@vanianbulman]

And just like that, the price of the TX jumped 200% lol

Haha, want to buy my beat up tx81z with customized bcr2000? Only 500 eu! I included the same latelybass patch 4 times 😄

[@stringsnare]

@ hahaha

[@airwavepaul]

So who wants to buy my one then ? 😀

@devontodetroit Very much so! All parameters of tx81z can be controlled with sysex. Only problem is data buffer overload. If you turn the knobs too fast, the midi buffer will overload and it stops responding.

[@noiselabproject9659]

@ yeah even my old but later XV-5050 module has problems with live parameter tweaking

[@annabelle6861]

Honestly Alex, you are incredibly underrated in the synth scene. I always turn to your videos whenever possible to listen to good synth demo's, explanations, tips, tricks and just general inspirations. You're honestly incredible. And hey, if it means something to you your Korg MonoPoly FourPlay vid is the reason I'm going to pick up a Behringer clone the moment it drops!

[@raph.berzingue]

Oh yes the Lately Bass !!! Well used in The System, Kerri Chandler - You Are in my system, a groovy deep house classic ! Awesome video, thank you, made me want to jam with my TX too !

[@lggee]

Oh my god, you absolutely caught the essence of the 90’s (at least this genre). It brought up nice memories back from the time when I was 20-22. Great job!

[@ollielife1]

bro you smashed that 90s banger. everything was spot on mate. everything i envisioned in the 90s banger was fulfilled.

[@warrenbeatty9582]

This transported me back to being in my late teens/early 20s. Good job.

[@KNHSynths]

You're the best ! Good ideas and very professional result, with a touch of humour. Perfect. Thanks for sharing !

[@hawshimagical]

i really liked this song and the rapping especially actually

[@sea-saw2654]

Spoiler alert...🤭

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks

[@ASH-ou4cg]

Damn man! This is great! I had a good chuckle when the rap came in, but you know what? It totally fits and sounds legit! Love the arrangement and the vibe, it definitely sounds authentic. I wish I could make tracks like this tbh. Keep up the great work!

[@ISLAInstruments]

I watch this at least once every couple of months!

[@Kozmo984]

This outro song is amazing dude. Big love and respect for your work

[@XavierRadix]

Absolute gem of a synth! I love my DX11 a lot. Such phat tones! (Basically a 81Z with a keyboard with some extra features) And of course, great video as always. Can't go wrong with the 81Z - 909 combo :)

[@AlexBallMusic]

I'm aware there is a whole world of Yamaha FM. I've only played a couple of them, but not the DX11. Sounds like it's very similar then? There's an outside chance I can feature a DX5 at some point. That would be fun if I can.

[@XavierRadix]

@@AlexBallMusic Yep, same synth as the 81z. You can even load presets from the 81Z into the DX11. Ooh, a DX5 would nice to see on the channel!

[@Eichro]

comments: "i wish i was in this rave" me: "this rave looks smelly"

[@crashmannn]

Maybe that's why they invented foam parties?

[@corezone4250]

crashmannn lol

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

Great video. Lots of cool information, humor and a worthy end-result.

[@domorewithsage]

Absolutely brilliant and entertaining video Alex!

[@pragmax]

I wouldn't be at all embarrassed by the rap sections. The vocal processing reminds me of The KLF. And the overall performance and choice of lyrics: "T.U.R.T.L.E. Power." You're in good company.

[@AlexBallMusic]

I'll take it ;)

[@awesomeduder]

"with Stereoping, avoid menu diving" 😂

[@AlexBallMusic]

You don't get lyrics like that in the charts. 😉

[@wolfunplugged]

you've nailed that early 90s era very good compositionwise and soundwise! a joy to listen, highly enjoyed here, the right music for me and my energy drink!

[@eleintblood]

Top notch as usual, Alex. I actually loved the belting soul singer hook!

[@Joe-wb4bh]

Oh my goodness, this is exactly the type of sound in my dad's "Rave Til' Dawn" CD from 1993. Your gear and production and video editing is so spot on. That's the sound i wanna make too!! Gear galore dude holy... So goooood. Your description is also super helpful as well, tysm for making this quality video haha. subbed!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks. God, I feel old hearing the description of "my dad's rave CD". I remember my school friends getting cassette box sets of rave and happy hardcore.

[@therealmattmann]

Hilarious....but with a bangin’ groove! And you managed to rap without hurting anyone! Great job as always, Alex! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

[@System.10]

I actually love the end result, nice work! Awesome sounds, and the rap verses really put a smile on my face.

[@kerzwhile]

This is hysterical. You nailed it on this!! That AMS is incredible!

[@rippspeck]

Whoa, that rap part was genuine.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Pure Dad rapping.

[@JayKaufman]

@@AlexBallMusic or if you grew up in North America in the 1980s like I did, a segment on a local TV news station's lunch hour news or afternoon talk show with the lead in of, 'This new craze that's sweeping the nation! Up next, we have hip house producer and rapper Alex 'On The' Ball performing!'.

[@singlesideman]

Very fun video, and as so many have already said, the vocals are very good after all, but... If you're an American, "Texan 81 zee"? Uh, no. Zee, yes, but Texan? Really?

[@Bloodray19]

Actually I can genuinely imagine this on my father's late hi-fi system he had playing loudly and him dancing the shit out of himself to it

[@ameyagundale]

Mind blowing track.. and even better lyrics.. just love it.. you are truly a talented musician.. not to mention even better lyricist

[@thestever]

This was so fun to watch! The editing is so good, as with all your videos, and the rap was really clever and honestly way better than i expected.

[@jaybeetdown]

Lately Bass was used in Tevin Campbell's "Alone With You" Also, Heavy D's "Love me for Me" Al. B Sure used it a lot!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks for the suggestions.

[@ChristopherRave]

❤️ Lately bass! Lately example: Dario G - Sunchyme Rap bit was as serious as cancer, mad skills Alex

[@migueldoliveiracomposer]

Lovely stuff. Brings back so many memories. Thanks for this Alex.

[@1stapproach]

Coming home from a tough day at work, watching the first two minutes, and already got a big smile on my face. This is awesome. AGAIN. :-)

[@AlexBallMusic]

If this silliness can cheer up a tough day then I'm super chuffed. 🙂

[@1stapproach]

@@AlexBallMusic :-) Everything looks so simple and easy as well - when it's not at all! (You have to master your business REALLY well to make it look simple and easy!)

[@d_vibe-swe]

I've got a tx81z synth too. It's fantastic! Edit: Listened to the song now. It's an exact replica of that late 80's/early 90's house vibes, but with silly references to synthesizers in the lyrics 😁. Fantastic! ❤️

[@AlexBallMusic]

I assume yours is glued to "Lately Bass"?

[@jaggass]

Alex You've took me straight back to the 90's as a kidwhen House, Dance and Trance music ruled the charts. There's too many songs to list and i loved them all. Fun times back then listening to them on the radio and tv. Where have all those years gone?

[@AlexBallMusic]

Oh yes, a memorable time. :)

[@Hxs28]

Always the best and a source of endless inspiration

This was so much fun and inspiring. Keep ‘em coming man! Thx

[@boriscat1999]

You nailed it. I've got stacks of early and mid 90's house mix CDs where your song would fit right in. ;-)

[@IrnBruNYC]

Alex, your singing is not offensive at all. Stop being so British. That sounded great. What is your DAW of choice?

[@t0ko]

looked like he was using cubase

[@JayKaufman]

He's a Cubase user.

[@camera.man.]

I think he can make music without daw, and cubase is not bad.

[@blakepotter7937]

@@JayKaufman there he is! Hi dude!!

[@blakepotter7937]

Still am a Cubase lover for life.

[@urgentmeow]

So much fun, and a great track in the end! I've been getting into the Yamaha FMs myself lately. A whole world to explore.

[@eddiesinfin3583]

Dude that was seriously incredible hahaha the video, the chords, the rapping, the singing....everything

[@elneutrino90]

"I'm showing there is nothing I should prove to you" you have a strong contradicton there

[@RoaldvdM]

elneutrino90 lyric logics at its finest!

[@oldschoolsoldier1634]

craaazy! you should do a 90's deep house style video tutorial

[@ahappycoder2925]

Yes! Deep house is one of my favourite genres

[@daggersdukc]

You nailed it with the electric grand Dorian chords. Funny, entertaining AND informative. Top work as usual.

[@ontherhodes8088]

Thanks for presenting this Synth Alex. I’ve used the DX 11 for 30 years and it’s still a great piece of kit. Greetings from Australia.

[@hazysativa3045]

The moment I realized my new modern songs are late 80s bangers...

[@YOBAMUSTDIE]

Congratulations you just exploded charts of 90th with new classic hit! 😂 Give me link to fully featured mp3 at least 3-4 minutes long, I will tell my friends it was famous track in 90th ! See if we can create artificial mandela effect when people will start to remember this track 😂

[@AlexBallMusic]

I'll send you a cassette in the post.

[@YOBAMUSTDIE]

@@AlexBallMusic cassette? Tracks like this usually was on vinyl! 😂 But let's imagine you already sent me vinyl and i ripped it off as mp3 using my old technics 1210 plugged into sound blaster mic/aux in... now where is this mp3 file? 😂

[@grrinc]

This is such a great video - really good fun.

[@ronnyb5890]

always a blast to see (and heear) a composition from you Alex,keep them comming,these make my days groovy lol

[@djtommykeys]

In the late 80's I bought two of these for my rack and became quite adept at programming them. They were quite thin 4 op sounds that benefitted greatly from the internal effects like the chorus you added. Also stacking the same sound and detuning them one up the other down helped a lot. I was able to get very decent analog synth sounds this way.

[@Catonator]

Hold on to those Yamahas, the prices are going to skyrocket.

[@dmomcilovic9185]

these are very very common FM sounds found on countless Yamaha product.

[@AlexBallMusic]

They made so many of them that the price of FM synths seems to remain affordable. If only that were true of Jupiter-8s...

[@pvillez]

Watching the Element433 FM tutorials, I can see why

[@RegebroRepairs]

@bookmarkthis Yeah, the TX81Z didn't go up that much though, you can find them for well under $150, even as low as $100 with some luck.

[@odinmp5]

The vocals are everything. Amazing track!!!

[@envisionelectrical3024]

Dude, what a legend, just found your channel and well and truly hooked. Thank you!

[@intheblink]

Hi Alex, I didn’t know you owned the AMS delay. Would you consider doing a video on it? I am a huge fan of Peter Gabriel and I know he used it extensively. I’ve always been curious about it’s full functionality. There has been a lot of interest, and rightfully so, in the reverb, but there isn’t a ton of info on the delay out there.

[@AlexBallMusic]

It's borrowed specifically for a video that I'm part way through making. It will also feature the RMX16. Watch this space.

[@nativeVS]

@@AlexBallMusic Will there be the various incarnations of DMX as well as the chorus controller and other rarer items of early AMS history?

[@AlexBallMusic]

Just showing the later 15-80S and fully expanded RMX16 as that's what I'll have to physically demonstrate, but I'll mention a bit if the story. It will be more of a demo than a documentary.

[@santibanks]

i've actually been surprised that there is no virtual version like an UAD or something. The RMX kinda vibe is available from UAD, it's now in 500 series, and it's non-linear algo (or derivatives) are to be found in various other hardware verbs like the Bricasti and TC M6000. But nobody seems to do some kind of DMX15...

[@intheblink]

santibanks I’m similarly perplexed that no one has emulated it as a plugin. They were very prevalent in the 80s and it’s hard to find a plugin that does exactly what they were said to do (per the manual and online accounts of the sounds you can get out of it).

[@AndersEngerJensen]

4:34 I love the subtle hint to Fatboy Slim! Haha! Great banger, my friend! :D

[@AlexBallMusic]

Always. Fun story, 10+ years ago I was out running and almost ran into Fatboy Slim. I gave him a very awkward smile as I couldn't think of anything interesting to say.

[@YOBAMUSTDIE]

@@AlexBallMusic I actually shaked his hand when was teen and met him after concert in Moscow like about 20 years ago. Damn, he needs to return, where is he anyway?

[@1stapproach]

He is teaching his daughter how to DJ! :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmbOd41oir9nq6s

[@1stapproach]

@@AlexBallMusic Although not everybody needs a 303: my yellow Behringer TD-3 does a pretty good job at it as well! :-)

[@ElkElektronik]

Oh man, I just love the amount of fun in this ❤

[@richardalldredge9129]

Loving the vocals!! Another stellar release!

[@jaybeetdown]

Ok, here goes my horrid voice! (Installs Freddie Mercury voice kit)🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@fickfehler3866]

90's was 3 decades ago ! Seems like almost yesterday..... And you may find yourself In another part of the world And you may find yourself Behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house With a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, well How did I get here?

[@chedhead3278]

Cheers Alex, that was a lot of fun. Chorus vocals were pretty damned good, impressive stuff. :)

[@TransistorBrothersMusic]

Top vocals! Loved this so much that I just bought myself a TX-81Z.

[@stephanechamotif_rblackwoo4528]

Cajmere: "chit-chat" (and a lot of Chicago house). I still get one since 1990. For House. Listen to "Chit-chat", alex, please.

[@SomewhereDownThere]

Classic!!!

[@misophoniq]

"...I'm not taking this very seriously..." Which is exactly the right attitude when it comes to rap...

[@TOPmusicman8]

I was honestly impressed! This sounds really good!

[@ICanFixThat2]

The magic are the sunglasses and the hat of course (those should be in the list of gear used)! 🤣 Great as always maestro! thanks for sharing!

[@pennywiser9607]

Difference between every other KZbin knob/gaming doodler And a studio engineer/mixing pro

[@GeneralKenobi69420]

It should be illegal for a meme song to unironically slap this much

[@4pri792]

Not really a meme song

[@Mfothergillable]

grew up listening to all this it takes me right back to the 90s. Also great work with the tune!

[@Lemon8]

You're my favorite musician. Excellent once again 😊👍🏻

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks. 🙂

[@jesse_cole]

He did a great job with that "1990 American Hip Hop" sound... but then he said "Chunes" instead of "tunes," and gave himself away.

[@_P_M_]

Get busy with the facts

[@dissonantdreams]

it’s choon

[@avace917]

Here's some more songs that use the Lately Bass. Mary J Blige "You Remind Me" Jodeci "Forever My Lady" Al B Sure! "Night And Day" Hi Five "She's Playing Hard To Get"

[@joshuasailor2974]

All that Guy stuff used it as well..

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks!

[@avace917]

@@joshuasailor2974 sad that I would forget that. I'm surprised that Teddy didn't use it for Michael Jackson

[@asdifsodkfs]

Whigfield.

[@ianwynne764]

Hello Alex: This is much better than some of the E.D.M. I have heard. Keep up the wonderful work.

[@dalejason]

Wonderful improv, gets the job done ✅ great work Alex !

[@inthefade]

The chorus and reverbs sound inauthentic for the era. A little less reverb on the vocals would have been nicer too. Has a great dirty sound of it's own though. Just a couple tweeks in the mix, but especially on the effects, and it would be a A+ track.

[@2.7petabytes]

Always a good day when Alex Bell posts!! Many thanks 👍

[@TDRKB]

You are such a class act/ entertainer. Made my morning.

[@jimlutz1290]

Your Talent and Ability to create such a awesome and fun video A+ Excellent work.

[@plainsapparition2820]

Heck yess this is an awesome video, great tune!! =)

[@KONNECTORAS]

Brilliant!!! Marvelous!!! Grooving!!! So nicely crafted!!! Whowww!!!!

[@axel9o93o3]

dude this is sooooo inspiring for newcomers in the world of analog and old school style composition, thanks for making it look so easy haha

[@simonbell209]

Awesome bro! Putting the sunshine back in dance music.