I worked at the telecoms company as an engineer where Graham Massey's father was a senior manager there when Graham had his hit with this song. I remember so very well coming into the office and Derek said, "Did you see Our Graham on Top of the Pops last night?" Top of the Pops on the UK was watched by around 18 million people back then. Happy Days, good video.

youtube algorithm be damned, your sub count should be higher by a factor of 100

Oh gosh! Here comes 8 hours of uninterrupted listening to Pacific and all variations I can possibly find! 😊

Really interesting how they used the accents. Just listening to the song you'd probably think they layered more than one sample, but they didn't. Very informative as always.

been rewatching some of these videos not just because they're good and teach me something with every rewatch,but because they're comforting

I met Graham Massey at the factory day at the beams last year and thanked him for getting me into production myself in the early 90's. He seemed genuinely chuffed to be recognised!

"We *do* have a stylophone" made my day.

I love those "Analyzing drum patterns" videos though I am not even into drummachines very much. Thanks.

Dude! I was 18 years old, recently moved to Chiswick, West London, in 1989. First job I got, I met a mate, whom my first son is named after, who introduced me to house music, rave, and ecstasy. I have heard so many bootlegs, remixes, and cuts of Pacific State, and to this day, it remains one of my all-time favourite tracks. Seeing it broke down like this, the simple patterns, samples, and judicious application of swing, that made a track which truly embedded itself within my soul is amazing. The bliss felt whilst your chest resonates to those thudding kicks, the strobes, lights and lasers flashing, and the chemical perfection rushing through your being, whilst, eyes closed, you embrace the universe and become purest love! Yeah, they were heady days, it was a phenomenal time and place to be alive, riding the wave of rave. Just awesome! 🤍 808 State, AND Leftfield are headlining at Scorrier House Festival in August. It is literally just over the road from us, so we get complimentary tickets. I. CANNOT. WAIT!!!! 🤪

Man these videos are so good please don’t ever stop uploading

I could watch these all day. The videos are so clean and fuss free. Love it.

wow this is a classic - never forget a coworker of mine at a video game store handing ex:el to me & next thing i know we're watching 808 open up for New Order's Republic tour!

I recently bought a Gotek drive for my old E-mu Esi-32. It came with a USB drive with all those old E-mu sample banks including loon garden and shakuhachi. Such cool and iconic samples, been looking for a decent version of that loon sample since I first heard Toxic Two - Rave Generator. I used to call it the 'Weird Owl.'😂

Not only did this help me figure out that adding swing to my drum patterns was all that was missing to give things the Feel I wanted, but hearing the end jam made me realize I’d heard this song in a very odd SFM video on here once, and I’m now off to find it

This is soooooo good. I was not expecting that Stylophone to sound that good either ❤ great work as always

That EMU-2 sample is weel used in early (94/95) jungle/drum and bass. The 'Loon' (or Great Northern Diver in the UK) as sampled in Pacific State is a very smart looking bird, closer to the size of a Canada Goose than a duck, not at all common in Europe (main population is northern US). Great vid and breakdown of what is an iconic track (too many remixes though), have happy memories of the rave scene circa 88-94.

the stylophone was the icing on the cake. amazing

The same loon sound was used in “Sueño Latino”! Peace.

Not often do I think "oh, I'll watch this RIGHT NOW, I just can't wait!" while on KZfaq, only with The Pikant Troupe. Amazing, as always. Thank you so much!

Real classic ❤ . I love how the Stylophone fits very well.

Quality ❤❤❤ Thank you for so sweet video 🎉

A vid on Boards of Canada their drums range from almost hip hoppy to experimental beats I really love the group so that would be a very cool vid.

Superb video Cap'n, a rare insight into one of the defining songs of the era and one that's very close to my heart as this marked the start of my journey into dance and electronic music ♥️

Higher state of consciousness breakbeat and acid pattern next pls?

Wow! I just have to thank you and your Patreon supporters for this. This song is such a deep part of me and I was not expecting to see this even though I'm not surprised at all.

I bought them as well as A Guy Called Gerald''s everthing. He wrote that. PEOPLE NOW U ALL HAVE TO GET HIS SONG CALLED "SPECIFIC HATE ". Because they worked together. "SPECIFIC HATE" existing. Thanx 2 Gerald

You do make it look so simple. (I've struggled with an almost total absence of drum programming skills all my musical life.) I enjoyed this video - nice to see such a good old classic taken apart and reassembled.

Ahhhhhh.....now I want a Hapax, thanks Captain you've done it to me again 😅

Danke Bruder. Das ist eines meiner Lieblings-Tanzlieder aller Zeiten. Sehr cool!

Brilliant . Everything

i just realized the paper resembling the waves of the sea at the beggining, that's a great small detail

So many memories...uncovered !!! Thx !

Fantastic!

I know this song from gta, first time hear it on the radio it really hook me in.

Just fantastic.

Perfect! thanks for the reminder.

Absolute tutorial gold! Easy but soo effective.

Great lesson; fire performance for the end jam. As said below, brings back memories of good days.

These video are so well put together....very classy. I love your passion and thanks for sharing with us! ♥

Brilliant , one of my all time favourites 😀

Great tutorial! Besides the awesome beat pattern: I never realized how cool and jazzy this dimished arpeggio actually sounds. 🔥🔥🔥

love pacific so much (303 is my favorite version of it), thank you for making this video!

Takes me back Great times❤️ Great video. Thank you

Class!

Thank you!!! Awesome as always❤❤❤

Pretty amazing and super helpful. Thank you

Sick. Love this track.

New to the channel, but I love the interaction with the woman when she comes in. Thank you for representing different voices and talents in your videos!

Brilliant 👏

OMG HE ANSWERED MY REQUEST FOR 808 STATE 😱😱😱😱😱😱

Your videos are just so good. Great pattern to show off, and as a fellow user I love seeing the Hapax here.

So cool!

Ive never had the loon sample. Always looked for a clean one. Cheers for that bro.👍

this put such a smile on my face

The loon is an icon in Maine!

It's the North American Loon. It features heavily on the Mellow Birds and Bonus Beats versions.

Your videos looks sooo good, montage, design, picture quality, all is awesome. Hope channel will grow soon. Even for advanced user it’s interesting to watch!

Amazing.

Amazing content

The joke at the end was funny. 🙂 And you were right that I would appreciate this episode. Didn't expect so much mangling with the swing, though 😅

Your videos are always really nice but this one hits hard as I loved this track as a kid. Danke sehr !!

I love your videos ✨

So so so good

The Lead Pad on Pacific is an Oberheim Matrix 12 =)

Any song with a look sample is good, but this is the best!

Love this brah

Damn you are skilled, totaly Epic

First heard on one of Greg Stumps Ski films.. absolute classic

CAPTAIN ON DECKs LETS GO!!!

You deserve sooooo many more subs!!! For now, at least, here’s one more!

B"H Cool beats man. May G-d bless you and your family always and forever.

awww. so wholesome

I think Balearic House is better descriptor of "Ninety" album. UK House music at the time was heavily influenced by Ibiza club scene. I also recall mentioning in some podcast Graham Massey Exotica movement took heavily influence on group style. He had himself Jazz Fusion background.

Ohhh, that's noice! 🙂

Least we forget the influence A guy called Gerald and Underground Resistance had on this track.

I'm here quick :O

yes pacific state, incredibly groovy song

The same loon makes an appearance on Sueno Latino too.

Would love to know how you made the stylophone sound so epic (reverb, chorus?) Loon is looking class with its bold patterned black and white and a strong red eye focus point. We don't all need to be fancy and tropical :)

This one was in my hears for a while ! Now I know what I'll try with my fresh TR8S ! Thanks Captain ! Just a further question: do you intent to show some examples of Jungle ? I'm puzzled about how to capture highly syncopated rythms...

I never liked that song but the video is awesome to watch and learn from here or there

Make Nitzhonot or Goa trance beats next :)

i hear a "live" performance from Neil Landstrumn on youTube, and i think i can pick out the loon samples in his set, i was trying to remember if was 808 state or FSOL where i hear loon samples first? LoL

This was awesome. Gave me the chills. What sources the pad from?

i think i remember them using the alesis sr 16

Oh very nice! Wow what a surprise, I've really been looking /researching the Hapax the last 2 days, as looking for a sequencer and it seems like a good choice, how are you finding it? 808 state were one of my favourites back then, really enjoy your videos..

🎹 🎷 👍 🔊

01:27 Todd Howard: "It Just Works"

If I'm not mistaken the original version doesn't use a saxophone but a clarinet although this sounds similar, at least this is what I notice in their live performances of the 707 version

loons! 😃

Captain, analyze Skinny Puppy please 🙋🙏

This is insane ❤ but...how the synth line goes in sync with the swinged drums? Is the synth line also swinged? It would be nice to hear the differences of the whole arrangement with and without the swing. But perhaps this is out of the scope of your video :)

Hmmmm...that Hapax...how would you compare to the Deluge...? Btw, great video : this track dominated my last year in school!

So, I'm listening To Kiss Of Death...B side of New Order's Perfect Kiss.....and Steve's big drum machine moment is mixed very differently from the A side version.....and it sounds uncannily like the big percussion bit in this......I wonder did 808 state have a wee borrow. The bit in question lies just before half way in the piece when there's bugger all but drum machine.

Perfect example of something you didn't know you needed. Subscribed! Patreon soon, I'm a broke mf.

Me 7 seconds in preparing myself for the iconic Emu sample.

Does that there machine also let you play notes like on a circuit?

I guess they weren't always in an 808 state themselves :P

🤔 ❤

Weird, I just made a 808 state inspired album and i used the same picture on the thumbnail as the album cover.