Funky HR-16 + Bass Jam
| "Funky HR-16 + Bass Jam" | ||||
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 Alone V cover art | ||||
| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| from the album Alone V: Before Weezer | ||||
| Format | MP3 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |||
| RC# | 35 | |||
| Status | Officially released | |||
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"Funky HR-16 + Bass Jam" is a song by Rivers Cuomo, recorded at Cuomo's apartment on Cherokee Ave. in Hollywood in 1989[1] or 1990 [2]
Appearances
- Alone V: Before Weezer (2020)
Overview
"Funky HR-16 + Bass Jam" features Cuomo playing bass riffs over an HR-16 drum machine. Karl Koch has described demos from this period as Cuomo's "earliest attempts at recording his own stuff[...] perhaps seeing something beyond the world of Zoom".[1] On November 4, 2020, the song was listed on the work-in-progress riverscuomo.com demo storefront. The song was among 504 demos leaked online a few days later, on November 7. The song was released officially a few weeks later as part of the digital compilation Alone V: Before Weezer.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Cuomo | Funky HR-16 + Bass Jam | 02 Funky Hr-16 plus Bass Jam.mp3 | 1989–1990 | 1825 Cherokee Ave. | 4:26 | Alone V: Before Weezer |