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Just wait until you dip your toes into Japanese jazz, the bass in those songs is insane. And city pop from the 70s - 80s, the funk influence made that genre so unique and groovy

Japanese bassists are truly on another level. A common thing I've noticed across J-Pop and J-Rock versus their western variants is that the bass is treated much more like a front-and-center instrument rather than just being there to hold down the root, it makes the music way more interesting to listen to as a whole.

Japan has this new generation of female bassists like Mina, Kiyoshi, Misa from Band-Maid, to name but a few. Japan rocks. Literally :)

Tetsuo Sakurai from Casiopea. A slap master, and just a master in general.

I was about to start this video and my 14 year old daughter walked in. She's a young jazz trumpet player and J-pop fan, and just played her first solo at a concert yesterday. We watched this together and I was able to point out a bunch of useful concepts that you presented in such a beautiful way. Arigato!

YES ZUTOMAYO IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS! SO GLAD YOU COVERED THEM! Now that you are looking into Japanese music, check out Casiopea (specifically the years when Tetsuo Sakurai was still the bassist, start with their first album and the live album "Mint Jams") and T-Square, you'll find lots of amazing bass lines.

まさかこのチャンネルでZUTOMAYOが取り上げられるとは思いませんでした。 本当に驚いた！

Japanese bass lines are the reason I've always come back to jpop and jrock over the last several years, just absolutely a pleasure every time

That’s Jazz y’all..Darn Right!!

"Study Me" is simply my favorite song

Same Zutomayo has some killer bass grooves, Japan in general is having something of a music rennisance and they never slouched on letting the bass stay out front. If you are going down the rabbit hole, make sure you check out Fami-chan from LOVEBITES specifically her cover of alien alien

Thanks Paul for playing that song "Plastic Love". The bass line sounded so good I had to look it up. The song is great and was actually made in the 80's.

been a long time fan of zutomayo. "Hunch grey" by them was one of the first basslines that got me into bass

I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE BASSISTS KNOW ABOUT ZUTOMAYO!!! THEY'RE MY FAVORITE FUCKIN BAND EVERRRRRR!!!

I have listened to ZUTOMAYO for quite a while, but haven’t listened to study me for a while. I had never noticed the bass line this deeply - I just grooved to it

I never thought I would see the day you made a J-Pop video! There is SO much more melodic and interesting bass lines in Japanese music than Western (at least modern western), and thats part of the reason I like it so much more. They really know how to bring out the instrument to its fullest potential!

Japan is legitimately a decade ahead of us musically. ZUTOMAYO is great

Finally pdbass got into high culture :) Generally Japanese respect bass in all terms, I'm glad that more and more people are paying attention to it!

Bro, thank you youtube for recommending this. His enthusiasm keeps making me glee. Not just because it's about J-pop. But he is going into it and like chef about food.

best bass channel， hope update everyday， love from China❤

If you’re looking for more Japanese artist Sheena Ringo is my absolute favorite. She incorporates a tone of big band jazz sound into her music. Especially on albums like Sunny. Shoso Strip is also just a masterpiece

Japanese bass lines are the epitome of everything I aspire to be able to do with this freaking instrument. So melodic yet doesn't take away from the solo instruments in some songs, and a perfect lead instrument in other.

Wow, I was OBSESSED with Study Me for a while but couldn't explain why. Thank you for this analysis.

I feel like this guy is always staring into my soul

the first time i heard this song my jaw literally dropped at the bit before the second chorus

YES!!!! I'm so glad you got around to checking out some Jpop music! I don't know what they're feeding the bass players over there in Japan but for some reason their bassists are more likely than not to be monsters that always crank it up to 10 where as other bass players would be simple. My theory is that it comes from the heavy jazz tradition that really solidified with the explosion of fusion and city pop that blew up over there from the 70s onwards. While you're on this journey, I really recommend checking out the rabbit hole that is Japanese arcade video game music, with the real impressive stuff being in the fighting games. Games like MvC2, CvS2, KoF96, Vampire Savior, Melty Blood, Daytona USA, etc. are all killers that I've spent hours just listening to.

Japan is killing it right now, and have been for the last 30 years. Another to check out is Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. Absolutely phenomenal!!

Watching this video makes me appreciate Zutomayo's songs more. Great recommendation from YT today.

Zutomayo is my favorite artist rn. I played Study Me on bass with a small group at my last concert in higschool, and it was the best performance i’ve ever done, and i was very happy of it. The bass solo was very challenging and very fun when you can pull it off, It took hours of practicing to even get consistent with it.

zutomayo is legendary, i’ve loved them for years

Thank you for these analytic breakdowns! Being a fan of this style of music, I've heard the tracks before, but I've never been strong in my ear training, so your run-downs of how the solos and fills function in the context of the songs help me greatly in learning how they do what they do, and how I should apply it in my own writing.

Paul - love your commentary! You have an infectious enthusiasm. I love the bass in music and you make it come alive. Thank you!

as a fellow westerner, im happy more people like you are becoming aware of ZUTOMAYO! i flew out to japan just to watch one of their live concerts during their most recent fall/winter tour and it was by far the BEST concert experience i've ever had, and props to the fans who come to support the band and make the atmosphere absolutely magical. i dont know japanese but there was a screen somewhere on the stage that showed visual instructions on how to coordinate the light sticks (light-up rice paddles in this case) and were clear enough that even a foreigner like me could understand. i cried tears of joy in their last act of their show because they were performing their hearts out and the passion was overflowing to the crowd!! :)) not even an exaggeration to say im happy to be alive during a time when ACAne and ZUTOMAYO exists 💓🙌

I came here because of the Zutomayo thumbnail. It always makes me smile to hear people praise music I love ❤️

So great! Thank you for the Zutomayo introduction

So glad to see you cover my favorite band and my favorite song!! ❤️

As a zutomayo fan, I very much appreciate that you appreciate their music, it’s art :)

Awesome video! Love J-Pop and 80s City Pop...Argentina, Chile and other South American countries are having an incredible neo-soul revival at the moment as well (artists like NAFTA, Abril Olivera, Florencia Andrada)...Music really transcends borders :)

As a Zutomayo listener for a while now, I have to say - I knew which tune it was before even clicking on this video. I can't help but say though, that this was an excellent analysis, thank you for this.　よろしくお願い致します！

Since i heard zutomayo first time i say This is asbsolute art

I love ur attitude! finally a video about ZTMY that is actually educational! thank u very much for breaking down this solo!

I reallly like this style of video clear diction, slower paced one takes, the call and response style examples, the EFFICIENCY of the script writing/idea expression its just very very clean execution that leads you along, runs counter to the hyperactive pushing style or the very detailed word only stationary style Its a great change of pace I'm glad to see such a well crafted experience

I really liked the respect you brought to this video. It reflects the open mind you went into J-Pop with. You recognised the influences but didn't get stuck on them or insinuate it was derivative, and you even gave a very good crack at pronouncing the Japanese words properly, and most importantly you sought and found a connection with the musicality - it's appreciated!

So glad to see you cover Jpop basslines! They're some of my favorites ever!

THANK YOU BRO. This stuff is so killing. I got a back-catalog to go through. Excellent job on that solo!

I've been listening to japanese music for some 15 years now and it got me into bass and had a huge influence on my drumming and songwriting. Toshiya from dir en grey especially had me listening to more of the bass in music. Their song cage was the first I learned, such a cool bassline!

Wow, super informal loving this new style of content! Do more!!

I would NOT have expected zutomayo to blow up this much ever since I started listening to them freshman year of high school 😂

ZUTOMAYO YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, so incredibly happy the word of zutomayo is being spread and also you should check out Nareai Serve too (also they are releasing a new song May 23rd, of which is called Truth in Lies and soon the 4th anniversary of Study Me)

Dude! Thank you for educating me again! 🔥

Thank you for being so open minded and passionate about jpop! I wish more western bass youtubers talked about it more!

just a twoo of us??

I don't keep up too much with music channels on KZfaq, but this video got recommended to me probably because of Zutomayo. Great video! On an unrelated note, I think you're really clear and articulate when you speak, so it was a pleasure to watch this :)

Never knew about them til this video. Thanks for putting me on to them, professor

We can sense the great respect you have here, just from the research for the introduction alone, fantastic video. Finding this after a Jamiroquai bass video, maybe it's not surprising that two of my favorite bands are funk and bass phenomenons!

Love it and everything you do 😊

My kids got me into J-pop and vgm (which I then steered into jazz covers of vgm) and we have Zutomayo, Yoasobi and The Consouls pretty much playing all the time in out house! I’ve been dropping comments everywhere about how brilliant the music is compared with ‘Western pop’. The Japanese bassists (I’d add Juna Serita) and the guy who played for Fuji Kaze’s nor Tiny Desk Concert), drummers (Senri anyone?), guitarists, keys players and vocalists (Lilas, Toaka and Shintaro from Penthouse) are always technically very high level and the compositions are much more complex and involve interesting intervals, key changes and time signatures. Indeed a wonderful rabbit hole worthy of exploration.

I love ZTMY so much, I started listening to them the day STUDY ME launched as a single and i quickly fell in love, picking up instruments and so much more for this seemingly underrated band i decided to become devoted to. I learned Japanese to understand their songs and plan on getting ZTMY tattooed onto my nape, so it genuinely brings a tear to my eye to watch my favorite band grow so exponentially in such a short amount of time, gaining fans worldwide. To see a video appreciate the songs in the same fine detail I appreciated them to, is so.. weird. ZTMY made me cry with just their instrumentals because of Frisson, and I quickly learned the lyrics in both languages to scream them out at night and that feeling never goes away. I appreciate ZTMY for saving my life multiple times both by just sound and lyrics.

Bro has not heard casiopea - domino line

this song inspired me to pick up the bass, im so happy to see it getting some recognition

lets freakin go Zutomayo time !!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😭😭😭😭😭😭

ty 4 this video man!!!!!

I LOVE THIS SONG! IM SO GLAD SOMEONE COVERED IT

Only Paul could get me to start listening to this music - thank you!

This was awesome, keep up the great content.

Your playing skills are unbelievable!!🤘🤘🤘

happy to see zutomayo getting more recognition over here

amazing bass chops!

Woah! Thanks for the introductions. Great playing by yourself too. Oh, and enjoy those late nights! Lol

Awesome!!! So Amazing!!! Thank You!!!

The joy of discovering your hobby interest being practiced in a part of the world and in a way you're entirely unfamiliar with. I know nothing about music but I know this feeling very well.

I didn't knew about Zutomayo, their music sounds really great!

I love zutomayo! I randomly discovered them one day when I saw a preview of their animated mv for Study Me before it released, and I thought it looked so cool I counted down the days until it released. They've become one of my favorite bands.

thank you for sharing!

Love it, love Zutomayo, good video man keep it up 👍

I absolutely love your love for bass and willingness to dive into such a diverse array of genres! Someone else mentioned it, but Casiopea is another great Japanese band you should check out

Just randomly came across this vid but omg your Japanese pronunciation is amazing!! It's so rare for KZfaqrs to even attempt, let alone get Japanese right, so just wanted to say that I really appreciate you doing so!

I love Zutomayo because it seems like a lot of J and K pop sounds very similar to Western pop but Zutomayo is doing something unique and amazing with their sound. Their bass lines sound like the band let their bassist flex and spread his wings.

i LOVE kickback and this checks all the boxes too for me so thank you 👍

thanks for this!

study me has been my favorite zutomayo song since 2022. Glad to say it still being enjoyed by others.

When you drop the tempo on that bass solo, it's got such a late 70s vibe to it. Nice playing, at either speed. And that Stingray sounds real sweet!

loove Zutomayo one of my fave songs is from them glad they're getting recognition

So glad you've gotten onto J-pop, I love this music!

This is literally my favourite band of all time. Love their songs to death.

insane video i did not expect you to make this

yayy zutomayo recognition!! after hearing Kan Saete Kuyashiiwa it changed my life

ZUTOMAYO is

Excellent video, greetings from Brazil 👋

Man...you're amazing. I don't know what else to say.

Damn! Is Right. Great post and I knew Nothing about Zutomaya and appreciate my Coat getting pulled. As usual, Great Playing too

I love that friday night plans got mentioned! Love their hits.

Finally someone actually made a video bout zutomayo's basslines.

I started listening to Zutomayo 2 weeks ago. The sounds are raw.

Omg I love Zutomayo. I'm just happy a cover of Byoushin wo Kamu stumbled into my feed 5 years or so ago. I've been in love ever since. Keneshi Yonezu and Federic are also amazing.

Phenomenal video, very entertaining and educational. SUBBED AND LIKED

I spent a few years immersed in Jpop. you are correct: it is a hodgepodge of classic, eclectic influences turned up to 11. My friends thought I was crazy but I enjoyed my alternate musical reality. At least until ADHD inevitably sent me in another direction.

I love frederic and the fact you used the version from the first take was cool too 0:44

Awesome!