cervix couch wrote:
I'm very curious to hear what 'acid house' sounds like.
when it was in its heyday, i was very much into another scene and
basically missed it. a friend of mine told me that early Guy Called
Gerald (who i LOVE) and Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes (birth of technosoul) >could
be considered 'acid house'. is this true? if so, could anyone
suggest something from that time period that would be worth checking
out?
'Acid House' describes more of a musical movement, than a specific sound or
genre. It was the soundtrack to the 'Summer of Love' in the UK (@ 1988)
where techno/house/rave culture broke big time ("e's are good", yellow
smiley faces, "the rave is on" etc.) It's kind of an umbrella label that
describes alot of music (Chicago producers like Joe Smooth plus artists like
Joey Beltram, Guy Called Gerald, Slam, Leftfield, Derrick May...) some of it
amazing, and some of it not so amazing. There's quite a few CD comps
(Mastercuts have one) that cover the UK 'Acid House' sound.
But, if you head over to the home of house, Chicago, it's a slightly
different story. Where the 'acid' sound is derived from the signature sound
of the Roland TB-303 bassline machine, and the mind bending atmosphere of
clubs like the Music Box.
Here's some of my fav Chicago acid tracks:
Virgo - 'My Space' (Trax 1986)
Mr Fingers - 'Washing Machine' (Trax 1986)
Phuture - 'Acid Tracks' 'You're Only Friend' (Trax 1987)
Joe Smooth - 'Perfect World' (DJ International 1987?)
Phuture - 'We Are Phuture' (Trax 1988)
Bam Bam 0 'Where's Your Child?' (Desire-UK 1988)
Mr Fingers - 'Amnesia' (Jack Trax 1988)
Mr Fingers - 'Play it Loud' (Jack Trax ?)
Mr Fingers - 'The Childrens House' (La Casa ?)
Steve Poindexter - 'Born to Freak' (Muzique 1989)
MD Connection - 'Self Preservation' (Muzique 1989)
New World Order - 'Trancers' 'Luv in Hart' (Muzique ?)
Gene Hunt - 'Living in a Land (a-side mix)' (Housetime 1989)
Fingers - 'Ecstasy' 'The Juice' (Hot Mix 5 ?)
Phortune - 'Can You Feel the Bass?' (Hot Mix 5 ?)
Armando - '151' (Hot Mix 5 ?)
Ten City - 'That's the Way Love Is (Stve Hurley mix)' (Atlantic 1989)
yeahyeah
Larry Heard didn't use a 303 on the Fingers tracks, but he 'didn't need to'!
:)
cheers
~Askew
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