Slap bass has come a long way since Larry Graham first championed the style in the 1970s. Graham has said that he was simply trying to create a drum-like sound to flesh out the rhythm in the then ...

Considered one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, Seinfeld is also synonymous with slap bass. You may recall that a somewhat synthetic example of the sound was used to underscore Jerry’s opening ...

Nick Cave, of all people, has gone Joker mode. In the soundtrack to the new, Lady Gaga–starring sequel Joker: Folie à Deux, Cave sings a medley of “Slap That Bass,” “Get Happy,” and “What the World ...

No joke: That’s Nick Cave singing a cheery rendition of Burt Bacharach‘s cheery “What the World Needs Now Is Love” on the newly released soundtrack to Joker: Folie à Deux. The performance comes at the ...