Acid House was a label put onto music after DJ Pierre's Acid Tracks came out
on Chicago Trax. The tag was picked up by British Ravers and the media
because everyone was going to raves and doing LSD. Also the smiley face
symbol which was synonimous with acid usage in the 60's got picked up by
ravers and the media alike as a symbol representing the rave scene of the
late 80s. What really constituted an Acid House track back then was the use
of the Roland 303 bass machine and the squelchy 'acidic' bass sounds it
produced, combined, at first with the kind of Chicago Jack beat that artists
like Pierre, Me Lee, Farley Jackmaster Funk and Armando were using. For some
clasic examples check out Farley Jackmaster Funks 'The Acid Life', DJ
Pierres 'Acid Trax', Tyree Cooper's 'Acid over' and Fast Eddie's 'Acid
Thunder'. For a more contemporary interpritation of Acid house then check
out Holland's Terrace who records as 'The Acid Junkies' on Dutch Djax
Upbeats.
Peace
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