The Coastal Commission "On the Rocks": Atmospheric synths with a deep rolling dubby bassline beckon you to the dancefloor. The staccato 606 drum machine snare hits snap over the track before a monster kick drum comes thumping out of the speakers. "On the Rocks" has served as a killer intro track by many international DJ's including Grant Dell who recently opened with it in Los Angeles for "Sunday Sessions". A big tune in South America and in particular in São Paulo, Brazil, it serves as a great mood builder for DJ's looking to captivate their audience right off the bat. The Coastal Commission literally tuned the Arp Odyssey Bassline to shake down the walls, ceiling and floor while making this track.Always a massive fan of Night Writers (RIP) "Push the Feeling On", Sam read an interview where they revealed that they wrote the B-line using a Sequencial Circuits "Arp Odyssey" and that sent him on a mission to track one down. He eventually found one covered in dust in the back of a thrift shop in Santa Barbara for $50! (They now go for bout 3K). Excitedly Sam rushed it home to the studio to clean it up & after some playing around the Bassline was found and the other elements were built around that.The track finally breaks down to a beautiful jazz trumpet with muffled voices conversing in the background saying "Yeah that was Funky!", releasing the tension before building the strings back up with the vocal "Come on" commanding you to keep dancing."On the Rocks" is hailed as a modern deep house classic by fans and definitely one that will stay in your record box. Jesse Outlaw feat. Jason Harris "I'm Underground": Jesse pens another hypnotic slab of awesome West Coast dance floor tech funk alongside Jason's Harris on vocals. Jason weaves his story of underground living in the Los Angeles scene over a pounding kick drum and scattered percussion. The haunting keys keep the listener locked in as the dub bassline throbs beneath the track. As the tune proceeds it hypnotizes you & carry's you off into a dank basement groove. Only ever on dubplate & used on the second PCH "Summer Sessions" mix CD, this track finally gets a full release and is remastered by Martin Iveson. Classic PCH Business.
