Davie504, a 21-year-old funk bassist who describes himself as “an italian [sic] guy who wants to share his passion,” doesn’t need any other musicians hanging around when he’s in the mood for a funktacular jam session. All he needs is Google Translate. Or, more specifically, he needs the automated, prerecorded, and surprisingly soulful voice of Google Translate’s text-to-speech feature, which he uses to make percussive-like noises to keep the beat while he plays. It’s an odd concept, to be sure, but a viewing of Davie504’s new video, “Google Translate Meets Bass,” makes it all clear. The young musician first types a few apparent nonsense syllables, like “pv,” “bschk,” and “z,” into Google Translate. When he clicks the speaker icon below the text, Google obliges by making noises that kind of sound like Nine Inch Nails-esque drum hits. When this process is repeated in a rhythmic fashion, it creates a very credible percussion track, over which Davie504 lays down some of that sweet, old-school funk with his bass.