‘Le Conversation was a French bakery located right across the street from the old PCH studio The Hall Of Records situated at the end of Melrose Avenue on the edge of Hollywood. I had relocated from the Sunny shores of Carpinteria and brought all the gear with me right on the edge of Hollyweird. Often times you would find me stumbling over there on a Saturday & Sunday at the break of day, blood shocked eyes and whiskey on my breath for a fresh coffee and chocolate eclair after an all-night sesh making beats. Around that time we had started working on drum & bass tunes for my label CRIMESCENE and were experimenting with different techniques. One weekend I was hosting Goldie’s old producer and Moving Shadow label boss Rob Playford alongside Mc Jakes, EZ Rollers and Calyx for a festival just outside of LA. After taking them for breakfast at Le Conversation we all piled over to mine for a smoke and Rob gave me some tips on making growly basslines. That next week we got to work. During the process we watched Gene Hackman in The Conversation about a crazy spy setting up microphones outdoors to entrap a bad guy and also caught Optical DJ’ing with Ed Rush up the street at Johnny Depp’s Viper Room. After an all-night sesh of “Soul Caliber” Matt & Ben gave us some pointers & not long after “The Conversation “ was born.’
An overdriven bassline, dubbed out bleeps sampled from a New Zealand crosswalk layered thru space echoes and old Roland delays gave the track an other-worldly feel. The 303 chugs along breaking down into haunting Zulu choruses while the bleeps roll in and out and the track growls like you’re drifting through space. Definitely a late night affair. Originally on the Beat Nonstop label and fetching a pretty penny on Discogs, now brought on Pacific Coast House remastered by the Mighty Martin Iveson.
‘Boing originated from Argentina blessed us with “Currency” & it was a secret weapon of DJ Doc Martin for years. I paired in with “The Conversation” on this slab of wax as it too has an other-worldly feel of dancing in outer space. The bassline is absolutely massive on a rig and the wiggly bleeps keep splashing in & out before the monster synth line comes in and lifts you up to the rafters. Word has it the Wiggle Boys hammered this alongside Swag lad Grant Dell. This was only available on 10 white labels prior to getting this full release.’
An overdriven bassline, dubbed out bleeps sampled from a New Zealand crosswalk layered thru space echoes and old Roland delays gave the track an other-worldly feel. The 303 chugs along breaking down into haunting Zulu choruses while the bleeps roll in and out and the track growls like you’re drifting through space. Definitely a late night affair. Originally on the Beat Nonstop label and fetching a pretty penny on Discogs, now brought on Pacific Coast House remastered by the Mighty Martin Iveson.
‘Boing originated from Argentina blessed us with “Currency” & it was a secret weapon of DJ Doc Martin for years. I paired in with “The Conversation” on this slab of wax as it too has an other-worldly feel of dancing in outer space. The bassline is absolutely massive on a rig and the wiggly bleeps keep splashing in & out before the monster synth line comes in and lifts you up to the rafters. Word has it the Wiggle Boys hammered this alongside Swag lad Grant Dell. This was only available on 10 white labels prior to getting this full release.’
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Dreamy as you like deep house business from LA and Argentina. Unlikely locales for such a sound but who's complaining? Both these tracks hit hard, and have so far been pretty under-the-radar. Pacific Coast continues to deliver.TRACK LISTING
A1 - The Coastal Commission - The Conversation
B1 - Boing - Currency
