Baltimora - Tarzan Boy (1985)

This is just one of those songs that you hear so much you never think much about it. This chorus is in trailers, commercials, radio tracks. It's everywhere. But you know what know one ever mentions? How the bass for the whole thing is actually FM Bass.

FM Bass was the workhorse sound of the 80s (circa 1985-87 especially).

Newcleus - Cyborg Dance (1985)

Had this one stored away for just being a rad track for quite a while. Going back through my archives from 1985 I ran across this track and was like, "HOLY MOLY FM BASS MOTHER LOAD!" And so here we are.

These FM bass sounds in particular sound like they came off the Genesis. Which was still several years away. I think these are some early examples of some of the "other" types of bass sounds FM could make. a little grittier and more metallic in nature.

I really like the flamenco licks in here as well, and they were not bashful with the vocoder effect. They went vocoder crazy, and I thank them for it!

This is straight up freestyle, so feel free to pop and lock while you listen to this track. Maybe I'll get my chance to dance!

Joseph Williams - Never be the Same (198X)

Good luck picking just one amazing song off this album. Another unreleased song by this juggernaut. Since I am behind on posting, here is a lightning fast double shot of Joseph Williams! This one has a ton of FM Bass, keys, guitar solos and energy! Go go go!

Joseph Williams - Running on a Deadline (198X)

Son of famous film composer John Williams, Joseph Williams was the former singer of the band Toto. This song is actually off an album called "Early Years" which was released in 1999 but is made up entirely of unreleased singles he made during the 80s.

Joseph Williams is a fantastic vocalist that at times reminds me of Michael Jackson, but also John Farnham. His range is pretty unique, and his performance is always great!

This track also happens to have a butt load of FM bass, so it's pretty much win win from start to finish! Enjoy!