Fortheloveofbass is een project van Ivo Schot. Sinds oktober 2015 brengt hij video’s uit waarop hij songwriters uit Nederland begeleid met niks meer dan een basgitaar en wat effectpedalen. Wij laten je eerst nog even de vorige twee video’s van dit waanzinnige project zien, waarvan de eerste met Nina June (gisteren) en de tweede met Marlon Penn (vandaag). En op 25 maart hebben we een clipprimeur, dan komt zijn derde video uit met Nienke Lohuis.
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As a musician and bass player, my greatest desire is to connect and communicate. In my opinion the best way to do this, is to play a good song. So, I’ve always been slightly envious of piano and guitar players. When a vocalist and instrumentalist perform a song together, there is an intimate connection. And this is something I’ve always wanted. But it has not been enough to make me abandon my main instrument: the bass guitar.
I love the bass in all her might. She is a dirty machine that can rumble, roar, grind, roll, slide and scream. As part of a band, she is the only instrument that has such a major rhythmic and harmonic influence. Being at the bottom puts you in the driver’s seat. This is powerful stuff!
Fortheloveofbass is an answer to all the above. It is the connection between vocalist and instrumentalist. It is the glorification of the low end. But most of all, it is about the challenge of making a good song work with just a bass guitar and an emphasis on the song. Ivo Schot
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Marlon is a difficult artist to pin down for his body of work is enormous and ranges through every style imaginable. I’ve seen him perform his own music in various settings. I’ve seen him funk his brains out with Hotter than Denzel. I’ve seen him as a side man to many well know Dutch artist like Emil Landman or Florian Wolff. I’ve seen him successfully step in the footsteps of Donald Fagen with steely Penn: a homage to Steely Dan.
Moreover i’ve seen him featured in so many songs and video’s online that I have lost count. He is true musician of a very rare breed. He seems to breath, eat and sleep with the muze we all so desperately chase. He is currently causing trouble in Berlin. I’m very thankful for having been able to collaborate with Marlon. You can check out his album independence on the following link: marlonpenn.bandcamp.com With Fortheloveofbass I tried to do justice to his song: Forsake Me.