[k273]

Amazing suggestions, I've listened to many of them just now, and it has helped me a lot. Thanks for all the suggestions

I made a list on YouTube for exactly the purpose, collecting the songs from threads here that asked about the same thing:

 

[jmwant]

Some great suggestions so far.

Photek "UFO"
Clannad "Battles"
Basic Channel " Q1.1/I "
Lorn- "`Tempered By your Love"

I see Lorn, I give it a like.

 

[Lindholdt]

I see Lorn, I give it a like.

The kick in that Lorn track is borderline scary I pumped up the volume quite good when I listened to the track, and the kick made me jump in my seat

 

[k273]

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
Madness by Ruelle
Seven Nation Army by White Stripes
Sail by Awolnation
Bad at Love by Halsey
Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits

Madness (Ruelle) & Bad at Love (Halsey) went into my list above.

 

[k273]

Bass! How low can you go?

OutKast's "The Way You Move" has a descending three-note bass arpeggio as it begins. Some IEMs don't play the third note, the lowest one, at all.

In Hans Zimmer's "Why so Serious" at around 3:25, everything drops out but a nearly sub-bass tone that probably shakes the floor in Dolby theaters. Some headphones just find the rumble, some don't reach that low and some still find the sound of an instrument in it.

James Blake's version of "Limit of Your Love" amasses sustained bass as it goes.

Massive Attack's "Angel" will clearly show if your bass is bleeding.

I found V-Moda Crossfade Wireless have less thump/rumble on Why so Serious but surprisingly more "musical" than Campfire Cascade.

 

[jmwant]

In Hans Zimmer's "Why so Serious" at around 3:25, everything drops out but a nearly sub-bass tone that probably shakes the floor in Dolby theaters

I love this part. My kef q350 can pick this up but I feel like it will sound a lot better if I were using a powerful class A amplifier instead of the budget class D amp I have right now.

 

[BeardSplinter]

I have a few test tracks I use with a blend of instrument and digital bass effects. I mostly use these for bass/mid but they are good all rounders too.

• Lydia - Let it Cover Me Up - Gated kick and synth throughout, good bass around 2:45 on.
• Gus Dapperton - Wet Cement - synth bass texture coming in at 1:31
• David Maxim Micic - The Flock amazing bass texture throughout, fun bass guitar and kick drum layering and texture around 2:30
• Yosi Horikawa - Bubbles - uh.... I advise you just listen if you haven't
• Sugarpill - Space Foray - Electronic Glitch Hop track with bonkers clean bass and bass texture.

 

[Kamikaze777]

Havok - F. P. C. (Conformicide album) my favorite track to test bass.

 

[ardbeg1975]

For sub bass testing in particular, I'd offer Losing the Light by Explosions in the Sky and I second (or third) the Angel by Massive Attack recommendations.

 

[KUROKOCCHL]

Daft Punk - Solar Sailer
Björk - Hunter

 

[michael2v]

A few of my favorites for assessing bass quality overall (I have all of these on a Spotify playlist, if interested!):

Daft Punk - Solar Sailor (that bass line from the get-go...)
Pylot - Brawl
the intern - Levitate
A.L.I.S.O.N. - Vesperale
Koresma - Pull Me Through
deadmau5 - unjaded (ov) - Mad Zach Remix
UMI - say im ur luv
Amber Mark - What It Is

 

[WILLJS]

Round and round - Pink floyd
Yet another movie - Pink floyd
In the turning away - Pink floyd - live version
The Devil's Den - Skrillex
Long after you're gone - Chris Jones
Sould Provider - Michael Bolton
Drum Solo - Gojira
Ri Na Cruine - Clannad

 

[castleofargh]

After seeing it listed twice, I've now learned that Clannad wasn't just an anime.

 

[Alexy]

The Prodigy - Thunder
Dakent - Noon

Two interesting tracks to evaluate bass extension - the beginning of both is really perfect for that.