I knew we had something really solid and fun to work on before we got there. “When Graeme (PhaseOne) sent us the ideas he was bringing to the studio I knew the collaboration was going to work well. But within five minutes I knew it was very cool and chilled and lot of fun to do.” The Story Behind The Song Part 2: Ollie Bar 9 Before we even got the studio I sent him a clip and he came back straight away saying he was down.Įven though he was into it, I was a little nervous! Mainly because of Bar 9’s status and also because I’ve never met him before in my life. I started with the build up and the drop and worked from there. I knew it needed to be a romper so I put a lot of emphasis on the heavy side, maybe a little more than I would otherwise. “It was a bit like ‘okay! I need to make an impression here!’ So I spent a day getting things together because I didn’t want to go in empty handed. I knew it needed to be a romper so I put a lot of emphasis on the heavy side… The Story Behind The Song Part 1: PhaseOne We called each one up to see how it all added up… With Ollie Bar 9 repping on the ground with PhaseOne and Martin Bar 9 repping over the wires back home, it’s an interesting combination of factors. Tour manager for Bar 9 on a recent trip down under, he did the math, put 9 and One together, booked a day in Ministry Of Sound Australia’s studios and scored 10 out of 10. And it turns out we can thank PhaseOne’s manager Alex Tate for making it happen… There’s some serious box-ticking going on here. That epic intro, the lightning switches between 4/4 and halfstep, those thundering drum rolls… That awesome sample. Add the fact that the tune SLAPS on a major level and that it’s helped highlight the skills of rising Australian artist PhaseOne and you’ve got something pretty special… Their hyper-lean collabo repertoire makes Bar 9 & PhaseOne – Why They Need Us pretty special from the get-go, then. “We’ve always been too busy with our own stuff and had a lot on that if we start collaborating then we’d have even more tunes to get round to finishing!” “It’s true,” admits Ollie whose dream collaborations include the likes of Michael Jackson, Hendrix, Dre and Pharrell. This is partly down to the fact they’re already locked tightly into a ‘two-heads-better’ mindset, but also because their schedule wouldn’t allow it… Bar 9 collaborations are rarer than Peruvian gospel techno tracks…īesides the still-massive Droid with Datsik, UK bass stalwarts Bar 9 have never really collaborated with other artists.
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