Have you ever heard of a one-man band? Well, that is the case when one artist is playing all of the other instruments introduced to a single album. But have you ever heard of one man’s instrument band? That’s right! Our guy Evan Veenstra composed an album all by himself with a single instrument.
You may hear kinda different sounds of the same instrument such as percussion, melody, harmony, and raw bass, so we demonstrate the band’s members:
Evan Veenstra – Electric Bass
Evan Veenstra – Percussion Bass
Evan Veenstra – Melody Bass
Evan Veenstra – Harmony Bass
And that is Evan Veenstra’s One man’s instrument band!
So who is that ONE-der bassist who decided to produce such a classic in such a way? His name has been repeated all over but there is no need to stop, Evan Veenstra from Gananoque, Canada “Dedicated to the exploration of the sonic possibilities of bass” Evan Stated.
Evan released an all-bass album and entitled it with the only instrument used ‘Bass’ only consisting of multi-layered tracks of different sounds of bass.
Knowing that the album is mainly a ‘Bass’ concept album was a bit bizarre for me, yet challenging to be played and heard, and reviewed. But just as I heard the album it felt completely different from what I’ve pictured and gave me a feeling that Evan is bluffing and there is no way only an electric bass guitar can sound like this and produce this wide range of tones! It was a mesmerizing wonderful experience.
Genuinely, the composition of the multi-sounds of bass made it easier to be able to listen to every sound individually. As you might get the emotional concept of the track through that one tune of bass only within the track.
Some tracks sounded jazz, some felt like classic rock and others felt like a fusion of the two. It always felt like I’m familiar with this track or that, it felt emotionally connected to the record though it had no words said in it.
Take a listen to the album and I’m sure you’ll find a track that would inspire you to learn to play the bass.