Toola’s brand-new track ‘La Ola’ has a happy latino feel to it alongside a tech house production.
He went to Mexico for spring break last March. While he was waiting in line for his breakfast, a mariachi band approached the taco stand. The tango guitar and the guys singing together stood out to him. The only thing he thought was that it would be cool if he could add some 909s and a fat bassline to what he heard. He went back home, started searching for some vocals, created the track, played it a few afters, and the crowd’s reaction finally made him sit down and finish it.
The beat is mostly 909s and a quarter note bassline. The grooves are based around the bongos/congas and the drums leaving and entering the mix. The main element of the track is the vocal and guitar. There are very small notes of TD-3 acid lines hidden in the mix just to emphasize the bassline and to give it a more techy sound.
“Very roughly translated, the lyrics talk about a girl leaving a guy and the guy saying you never loved me anyways. For me, it means a lot more production wise than lyrically. I’m really proud of how it came out and how simple it sounds but still makes you groove to the beat. Speaking of the beat, I think the drum sounds amazing which was important because it holds the whole
track together. It also means a lot to me in a weird way of how small inspiration in the middle downtown Tijuana can make you think of the entire track,” Toola comments on the track.
About Toola
Cruising his way into dance music, Egypt’s Toola is slowly sneaking away from an electrical engineer into a full-time DJ/producer. He enters every venue with his enthusiastic personality, not knowing what he is going to play, but naturally gets the crowd’s attention. His cheerful attitude is not the only thing that attracts the crowd, but his feel-good music. He always had a tough time getting gigs, so he decided, “I’m going to start making my own parties’, adding his original music to it. Having a big catalog of music to play which allowed him to make all kinds of dance music that fits every vibe you could imagine. Wanting to offer something different to the scene is the only thing on his mind, and it’s not making him stop anytime soon.