Acid house
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| The origins of '''Acid House'''[http://www.jahsonic.com/AcidHouse.html] can be traced back to the 1980s when DJs used the [[house music]] that was already popular in [[Chicago]] and [[New York]] mixed with the “squelch” and deep bass line of the [[Roland TB-303]] synthesizer. Eventually Acid House spread across the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and arrived in the [[United Kingdom]] where it would become the central part of the early rave scene. A yellow [[smiley face]] is considered an [[emblem]] of Acid House. | The origins of '''Acid House'''[http://www.jahsonic.com/AcidHouse.html] can be traced back to the 1980s when DJs used the [[house music]] that was already popular in [[Chicago]] and [[New York]] mixed with the “squelch” and deep bass line of the [[Roland TB-303]] synthesizer. Eventually Acid House spread across the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and arrived in the [[United Kingdom]] where it would become the central part of the early rave scene. A yellow [[smiley face]] is considered an [[emblem]] of Acid House. | ||
| ==Notable acid house artists== | ==Notable acid house artists== | ||
| - | *[[Maurice Joshua]] - "This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze)," "I Got a Big Dick." | + | *[[Maurice Joshua]] - "This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze)," "I Got a Big Dick."[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtJt4peBqz4&feature=related] |
| * [[Phuture]]—[[Chicago]]-based group of acid-house pioneers, formed in [[1985 in music|1985]] and best known for its classic [[1987 in music|1987]] single "[[Acid Tracks]]," which is considered to be the 12-inch single that gave birth to the acid house movement. | * [[Phuture]]—[[Chicago]]-based group of acid-house pioneers, formed in [[1985 in music|1985]] and best known for its classic [[1987 in music|1987]] single "[[Acid Tracks]]," which is considered to be the 12-inch single that gave birth to the acid house movement. | ||
| * [[DJ Pierre]], a member of Phuture, released various solo acid house tracks and remixes | * [[DJ Pierre]], a member of Phuture, released various solo acid house tracks and remixes | ||
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The origins of Acid House[1] can be traced back to the 1980s when DJs used the house music that was already popular in Chicago and New York mixed with the “squelch” and deep bass line of the Roland TB-303 synthesizer. Eventually Acid House spread across the Atlantic and arrived in the United Kingdom where it would become the central part of the early rave scene. A yellow smiley face is considered an emblem of Acid House.
Notable acid house artists
- Maurice Joshua - "This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze)," "I Got a Big Dick."[2]
- Phuture—Chicago-based group of acid-house pioneers, formed in 1985 and best known for its classic 1987 single "Acid Tracks," which is considered to be the 12-inch single that gave birth to the acid house movement.
- DJ Pierre, a member of Phuture, released various solo acid house tracks and remixes
- Armando—Chicago acid house musician, for "Land of Confusion" and many other seminal tracks
- Mr. Lee - another Chicago house musician who released several acid house tracks in 1988
- Fast Eddie - another Chicago house musician, for "Acid Thunder"
- Adonis - another Chicago house musician, for "We're Rockin Down The House"
- Bam Bam - another Chicago house musician, for "Where Is Your Child" and "Give It To Me"
- Lil Louis - another Chicago house musician, for "Frequency"
- 808 State - a Manchester, UK-based group of house/techno musicians, formed in 1988. Their first album, Newbuild, was acid house, and occasional acid house influences appear in later tracks.
- A Guy Called Gerald - 808 State cofounder, for the single "Voodoo Ray"
- The KLF - for "What Time Is Love?" and their self-described "stadium house" sound, which mixes acid house with hip-hop, pop, and stadium rock/chant influences
- The Shamen - Psychedelic techno act formed as a rock band in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1986. One of the first groups to bring acid house and techno into the pop mainstream.
- Psychic TV, released early albums of acid house music in 1988 as fake compilations.
- S'Express - Brought acid house to number one in the United Kingdom
- Baby Ford - UK-based band, formed in 1988. Their first single, Oochy Koochy and first album, Fordtrax was influenced by acid house.
- D Mob - Best known for 1988 UK #3 hit "We Call It Acieed"
- Guru Josh - for the 1989 single "Infinity (1990s... Time For The Guru)"
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