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FUNK MECHANIC

BLOODLINE GROOVE

Four men who have argued for twenty-five years and never once about the bassline

vex on it

the run

Honest use case: People who appreciate the tradition of funk music and its community aspect, and enjoy a consistent groove.

Exhibit:The bass does not lie, the bass does not decorate

style

  • funk rock
  • slap bass driving everything
  • wah guitar
  • tight punchy drums
  • rapped verses into melodic chorus
  • californian energy
  • live band grit
  • american accent
  • sweaty and joyful
  • american accent

the numbers

bpm
112
key
G minor
energy
0.69
dance
0.92
valence
0.49
vocal at
9.0s
length
2:50
words
151
clichés
0
language
En

most sung: “bloodline” ×10 · “groove” ×8 · “bass” ×4

lyrics

(uh! bloodline)

Concrete heat and a hydrant open on Alvarado
Kid on a bike with a speaker doing ninety in a twenty
Everybody's cousin is a drummer in this city
Everybody's uncle knew a guy who nearly made it

And the bass is the only honest instrument
The bass does not lie, the bass does not decorate
The bass says where the body goes and the body goes

Bloodline groove, bloodline groove
Everything I know came through my hands from someone else's
Bloodline groove, bloodline groove
And I am giving it to a kid on a bike on Alvarado

Twenty-five years of arguing with the same three men
And not one single argument was ever about the bassline

Bloodline groove, bloodline groove
Everything I know came through my hands from someone else's
Bloodline groove, bloodline groove
And I am giving it to a kid on a bike on Alvarado

(bloodline!)