Phuture - Acid Tracks

[tonymontana84615]

brings me back wot a buzz

[ROTZGOERE11]

Eine psychedelische Bahnstrecke und frenetisches Vogelgezwitscher! - Hammer!

[tigerkillslion]

haha das sind eurapas schönste bahnstrecken, wa?

[osanjosef]

This is not Acid Tracks but Acid Trax. Acid Tracks is a completely different tune even though also composed by Phuture.

[mstuomel]

This is a really cool "music video".

[Daftb0y]

i dreamed of that track :O holy shit

[joecooper18]

i shoudlnt be watching this on my first acid trip

[kingdomatthi]

@joecooper18 On your first acid trip you shouldn't waste your time with interwebz

[k3llzor]

@kingdomatthi maybe it's just some DOB ;p

[belugavision]

nice video too!

[PaulDavidScott]

man, them late 80's whistle samples are something else man! nothin' like the bullshet you get today! wak artificial sirens and whistles.

[habekeinennamen]

BORING!!! what kind of shit should this be? This is totally apathetic. Nothing happend there...

[marcorestivo82]

...!

[otacon451]

anyone know if this is the original video?

[TheFlatzz]

@otacon451

original of what??? its a german tv channel called "Das Erste" thats why theres a 1 up on the right^^

[tronix1001]

@TheFlatzz itz "arte" but doesnt matter

[victorpalles]

8================D

[verapamil07]

Great track,the hallmark of acid house and acid techno.

[GoldRoger67]

IHR KRANKEN SCHWEINE....das ist doch keine Musik das sind töne für geistesgestörte!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!



[peppe4eyes]

ca c est de la vraie nice song

[peppe4eyes]

this is acid nice

[opedroefeio]

TR-303

[timkins123]

@opedroefeio It's TB-303 LOL

[opedroefeio]

@timkins123 my mistake

[dbbification]

This is the first acid track ever. It was maded in 1985 but it was released 1986.

[gurkensexshop]

@dbbification wikipedia says 1987

[babekcologne]

@dbbification gurkensexshop is right, this is from 87.

[dbbification]

@babekcologne

Track was first played in 1985. but it is released in 1987. Produced and released are not the same things :)

[Viltzu98]

this suckssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ssssssssssssssssssss

[Ystyben]

Roland TB 303 - yeah!-

[elpiefkos]

i wish the train i must drive a litle bit more like this

[askadetra]

acid techno forever

[Hubraoul]

80s ghent belgium @club 55 great times

[menklord]

mlemn ar ak bur mlenemnnn oooh?

[77blitzwing]

More Acid please!

[gurkensexshop]

like masturbation for the brain

[howsmydogcat]

@askadetra & Eukatheude. Neither of you get do you, you fukin retards. Did you actually hear this shit on a dance floor? 20 years ago.?

[303shaunl]

@howsmydogcat

Was there mate x

[BlackPuggio97]

FA VENIRE DUE COGLIONI!!!!

[askadetra]

this is one of my favorite acid techno tracks. i'd like to share a fact about techno music. this genre is the only one who requires more drums than any other electronic genre, because here you got two hi-hat drums and sometimes two snare drums, one kick drum and cymbals. it is not like in all other genres - one snare drum and one hi-hat. here there are two hi-hats at once and two snare drums at once (together). that's the reason the genre is called techno.

[Eukatheude]

@askadetra I'm pretty sure dnb "requires" more.

[askadetra]

@Eukatheude you did not get what i am explaining. so keep having your opinion. i don't care.

[Eukatheude]

@askadetra It's always nice to talk with somebody who is open to discussion.

[askadetra]

@Eukatheude i see your irony about me. this is misrable.

[Eukatheude]

@askadetra HURR DURR FUCK YOU I DON'T CARE

[askadetra]

@Eukatheude haha i say fok u and i say it with a bigger power than you. i don't care that you don't care and i don't care what you write.

[Eukatheude]

@askadetra hurr. By the way, you don't need to pm me AND reply to comments.

[askadetra]

@Eukatheude no, you stop to reply to me

[peterrothschild]

This is one of my first Acid Tracks in my life. I heard it in 1989. Outstanding!

[Deverwinder]

Вот это настоящая музыка, верните меня на 20 лет назад, прошу!

[ryratt]

Here's what Beethoven sounded like in the 80's: v=N2a3nbTrO_c

[xcasualtykidx]

I legit thought there were birds in my house!!!

[xcasualtykidx]

Gateway to heaven ^-^

[pitka9100]

too good to be trouth

[Den0AcID]

Неплохо так=)

[Tarkan640]

Where is the video from?

[zensurnixgut]

@Tarkan640 German TV, "Die schönsten Bahnstrecken Europas"

[OrangeTER]

Anthem !

[uberglocken]

More old skool than the bash street kids, banging track !

[rmul91]

I like this song but can only really enjoy it when I'm drinking because when I'm sober it just makes my heart race and makes me a bit anxious, I don't know why. It's really amazing that this song was done it the 80s. I cannot imagine what life would be like if this song never existed.

[1BMACK]

@rmul91 TRY TO IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING THERE WHEN THIS TOOK OFF @ THE MUSIC BOXX, & HAVE'N TO LIVE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON NOW......I'M GO'N INSANE I WANT THE GOOD OL'DAYS OF CHICAGO & DETROIT WITH A HIT OF THE UK PARTY FEVER.

[wedgeboy100]

spot on

[manudemon]

this clip is from the song TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS FROM KRAFTWERK, PIONEERS OF TRUE TECHNO/ELECTROOOOOOOOOOOOO

[cavaleer]

Classic, all-time classic, truth of Acid.

[cjbonecollecter]

The blueprint itself!f***ing blinding tune!!!! (:

[ElecDashTronDotOrg]

That is some A+ acid! I have not gone hard to this since the 90s!

[mmehaffe]

robo1v - Damn straight brother!

[robo1v]

what a great fing track miss this tune so much thank you for your upload!!

[dbbification]

God dammit!! Middle 80s!!!

[ButterflyNM14]

HAHAHA I DONT HAVE TO TAKE ACID TO SEE THOSE COLORS I HAVE CEV HAHAHAAHAHAHAHHA

[mmehaffe]

This piece actually utlilizes whole tone scales, and is utterly fearless. If you think its crap, then go back to your music crank and performing chimp, you fucking moron.

[robo1v]

@mmehaffe quite right its great good opinion you have there!

[fixtaman]

Its epic in my humble opinion. I believe its influential now, but will be ground-breaking in the future. It is in touch with the epicenter of all living things, its induces meditation, it creates doors in your mind. This will increase, look M ;usic will evolve with the peoples freedom!!!!!

[Sensualsenior]

so, what makes this music acid house and not techno then?

[Proton1]

@Sensualsenior

The overall composition. First and foremost it's the TB-303, then it's it's the drum machine (TR-707?) and how the beats are comprised. What you're hearing is a very typical mid to late 80's Chicago style vibe (Chicago tended to use lots of toms and hard kicks), albeit a bit deeper than what was common at the time.

[northlondongirl44]

it been a long time since i heard this tune bring back the days thank you

[thegreasytoothpick]

If Beethoven lived in the 90's..this is what he would have created.

[blackmkiv]

@thegreasytoothpick This was created in the 80s though ;)

[johnnyreality]

@thegreasytoothpick created 1985, released 1987.

[cavaleer]

@johnnyreality That says it all. These cats were DEEP way back then.

[haklbarry2]

@thegreasytoothpick he would make things like Jordan rudess ^^

[broomas1]

@thegreasytoothpick Yes-He was deaf..... But seriously this great to hear the birth of something so close to my heart (or ears)

[broomas1]

@thegreasytoothpick Yes-He was deaf..... But seriously this great to hear the birth of something so close to my heart (or ears).Check out my posting of Tony Thorpe's 'Underworld'

[TheYogsothoth79]

@thegreasytoothpick and so it should be

[GertEwanUngar]

@thegreasytoothpick

Phuture and Acid Tracks is 80's.

[CrYsT4LCl4wS]

@thegreasytoothpick Except that it dates back from 1987.

[ValatoSify]

@thegreasytoothpick BEAT HEAVEN :D

[t1mTV]

@thegreasytoothpick this was made in the 80s.

[noonepersonal]

@thegreasytoothpick you are an idiot

[TrowbridgeHardcore]

@thegreasytoothpick 1987! lmao

[besie0]

@thegreasytoothpick It's from 1987 though.

[78mader]

@thegreasytoothpick это точно!!!

[ArcaneInquisitor]

@thegreasytoothpick well........ok

[disconnect4]

i think most people are about phuture is because of the bass. this track on vinyl played LOUD is really different than on small speakers. i didn't understand fully until i heard this track on a loud system. this is probably what's missing from the experience here on youtube.. i think that bass music is very forward thinking and this was the one of first of the futuristic bass style experiments.

[ravinmephii]

i want a 303 808 and 909 :D

[L0rdMetzger]

i want a TB-303

[nuinvatnimic]

the question still remains: where is your child? do you know? :P

[Hellchoir]

Really cool video!

[77blitzwing]

Bring it back

[Hi4ofUs31]

WOWww Pepole In The Production Of House Music Today Should Really Look Into Making More Tracks like This

[5uchtie]

This is from 1985, and almost every sound was made with the TB-303... that machine was powerful indeed. I love it :D

[Flangzor]

timeless!

[anonymous3227]

Lfc, don't complain, just bring back the good old days! My friends and I live like its the 70s and do just as many drugs. We believe in the peace movement, and as long as people still believe in it it is still alive and well!

[riverman33]

yeahhh !!!!!!!!!!

[narbizar]

awesome!

[DJX101]

this is cool

[Beoboab]

me likey :)

[Beoboab]

because i was only about 13 yrs old at that time and my father only gave me beatles, small faces and kinks......i only listnen too these trax now! :)

[Beoboab]

because i was only about 10 yrs old at that time and my father only gave me beatles, small faces and kinks......i only listnen too these trax now! :)

[lfc4treble]

wish i was born back in the day....

[Halo2glitchlover22]

this vid is trippy as fuk.....

[ezetobebad]

Well all I can say is that 20 years later and this track is still a 'journey'. I was there in the day and I loved disco, then Chicago house and Acid house. For certain the synth sound had been around 10 years earlier ...enter Tangerine dream, also Pink floyd used a similar acid sound on a track (Dark side od the Moon)

I love that Dark repetetive acid sound...the journey starts,winds you around then dumps you into the next track. Happy house (3 key up notes on the piano had its area,)

[morphemeable]

guide for trolling techno videos: state the obvious (all techno music is simplistic and repetitive, for certain definitions of "simplistic" and "repetitive")

[TheCaoth]

@morphemeable And no, all "techno" music isn't simplistic and repetitive. The progressive house I listen to has a lot of different instruments and sounds with harmonizing melodies, and producer-technical wonders.

For comparison: most prog house tracks have 2 or 4 bar long melodies and chord progressions, this one has ½ (and no chord progression); they usually have 3-15 melodic instruments and sounds, this one has 1; they usually have several breakdowns/buildups, this one has none. Et cetera.

[morphemeable]

@TheCaoth Oh, but of course. The type of techno _you_ like is good and the type of techno you don't like is not. Wow, paint me surprised. Anyway, i'm not even going to bother explain you why all progressive house is, by definition, repetitive (use your superpowers). Just ponder on this thought: there is no absolute aesthetic standard for music (or anything, really). You may not like Merzbow, but that's just your opinion and, trust me, with that attitude, no one wants to hear your opinion.

[TheCaoth]

@morphemeable Many acid house listeners like minimalism and repetitiveness merely for its hypnotizing effect, and that's cool, but justifying it with "all techno is simplistic and repetitive" won't work.

Virtually all music is repetitive to an extent (iterating main melodies and rhythm structures), and "techno" isn't more repetitive by definition. The only real prog standards are repeating the same drum pattern (with some variations) and main melodies/chords, and that's common for all music.

[morphemeable]

@TheCaoth @TheCaoth Exactly. So you agree with me: all music is repetitive and simplistic (given broad enough definitions of those two terms). Hence, stating that a music is repetitive and simplistic (by itself) doesn't say much. According to you, the fact that this music is (by your standards) repetitive and simplistic implies it cannot be "legendary" and anyone who says it is unworthy of your attention (again, this is ok, but it is your subjective opinion).

[TheCaoth]

@morphemeable Repetitiveness (as in using melodies/rhythms as a basis) is different from repetitiveness (barely any variation). Similarly, simplicity (simpleness) doesn't necessarily equal simplicity (one melodic instrument).

And I am aware of the objectivity/subjectivity issue, that applies to every form of art. Taking it to its extreme, all reviewers are meaningless, Mozart symphonies aren't more musical than the average club hit, and dissonance doesn't exist.

[morphemeable]

@TheCaoth Well... reviews of the "this is better than that"-type are a bit meaningless, yes. You can say that Mozart is structurally/melodically/harmo­nically/rhythmically more rich than this music, but that doesn't necessarily make it better or worse (just technically superior, i guess). Dissonance does exist and is objectively measurable (it involves the use of tones with mutually prime periods), but it is not necessarily "good" or "bad", in my humble opinion.

[katie55alex]

@morphemeable

here here. sick of reading this guys snide comments

[morphemeable]

@TheCaoth Just so you know, there isn't any type of correlation between the number of different melodies/chord progression a song has (and how long they are) with the quality of the music. It's trivial to do a music with 1000 bar long melodies with lots of instruments that sound like crap; it's not easy to do a music that has a 1/2 bar bassline sound good. You're going to have to do better than that.

[TheCaoth]

@morphemeable It's not hard to make a 1/2 bar bassline sound as good as this though, but harder to intervene several different melodies and make it sound good and not diffuse. Melodies and chord progressions longer than 8 bars tend to be too long.

I haven't directly called this song bad though. I've just stated that it's unusually simplistic and repetitive (true). And I've mentioned that the only four repeating notes have dissonance (disharmonic notes, exchange of musicality for a darker mood).

[morphemeable]

@TheCaoth Well... I give that: you haven't actually literally said that the music was bad. On the other hand, you did suggest it ("I could do better", unworthy of being called "legendary"). What did you expect, really, after these comments? A meaningful discussion? On youtube? (teehee). Also, if you know so much about music theory/history, you should also know that dissonance can (and is) used for musical purposes (to induce tension, for example). Hell, even harsh digital aliasing can sound good

[TheCaoth]

@morphemeable Yes, that's why I included "(disharmonic notes, exchange of musicality for a darker mood)". But I don't really know what more to say. Art can't be objective. But our ears aren't really different, just our preferences, so it's still debatable if both parts can give grounds for their opinions.

[katie55alex]

@TheCaoth

maybe you should try equaling this tune, if it so easy...

[erictheviking871]

wonderfull track .

[katastrophenseele]

Eisenbahnromantik@Acid

[MORETHANWORK]

graffity riot @ lol , my magic marker.

[anachuster]

I like this track¡¡

I have 22 years old...and definitely this tranck sounds like a song of this era but I can imagine how amazing was the song came out. Its really good. I star to read about the history of music and this song is part of it.... And let me tell you something...this track is better that other songs on the radio.

PD: Im sorry... my english is not good :D

[lordvespatron]

ahaha i love this.

[kobalt77]

Its easy to improve on something that already exists, innovation and invention are totally different concepts.

[TiTANVERSE]

looking back, the beauty of this track is NOT the TB, the beauty of it was the originality of picking up something which at the time was not even known, and applying it in a way which was not ever conceived of... the birth of creation, dear friends. NOW LETS ROLL!!!

[Boeskoolmeenke]

10 minutes of pure Acid House. Great thanks for the up.

[Draakie100]

Love this track,my first acid house.Heard the first pre-release in the Mazzo in Amsterdam in `86...Hooked for life !!! Greetzzz to all postive party-peeps :) 

[kautle]

rrrr coath!!!!! rraraararara oh well just check out this awesome phunk! i like to listen to this song pretty often

[efectomariposa93]

Techno was born with the birth of the TB-303 with a little help from ealier electronic music. And yes I am pattern seeker, wie live in the middle of the fhuture.

[zzGRENDELzz]

Got a little scary about 7 minutes in - that blue fog almost sweeps you right of the tracks! Yow!

[kenziebee1]

I once spent almost three hours arguing the merits of taking a bottle of ketchup to bed back in the day!

[PitifulActivity]

LOVE IT!!! AMAZING!!!

[toglusid]

if anyone catches that geezer on the dancefloor with the whistle (0:45) , snot him one for me!

Oh, and the artist that painted a mere circle FIRST deserves the praise. that is why Malevich, Mondrian, Picasso, Pollock and other of the avant-garde are recognised as luminary, even if their work is "mere" geometrics, or mere paint throwing etc.

[toglusid]

if anyone catches that geezer on the dancefloor with the whistle, snot him one for me!

[KaslarProductions]

Legend track.



[Voidchaser]

Justin Bieber doesn't like it!

[heintjebier]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

[tooolmaniac]

This track just make me want have sex by the ass with my blak ass nasty girfriend,..it is just awesome!!

[armlutscher]

dude the sky

[dontbannme]

@armlutscher holy shit.

[Apus100]

THAT GIVES ME BRAINFLASHES HYPNOTIC 

[DanielPietraroia]

yesssTop one

[parisisaboy]

so good !

thanks

[unholystrahd]

psychic tv is better

[Ruthk23]

shivers. every time.

[NinjaKeet]

house music was invented in chicago, not baltimore.

[TheFesta01]

choooooooooooooon!!!



[jdrefahl]

What percentage of your vinyl copy is recycled milk crates?

[artcoreone]

@dffrntwn WORD , still one of the best tracks ever created

[ILJG36]

its a cool song i just wish some one had a sped up version like in the pump up the volume documentary

[katie55alex]

@ILJG36

try the plump djs edit of this track then

[6foot4girl]

Even if the purists here won't like it - the term 'acid house' was coined by Genesis P-Orridge from Psychic TV. He used the moniker 'Jack the Tab' to release 'Tune In (Turn on the Acid House)' and also the fake compilation 'Acid Tablets Volume One' which was supposed to give people the impression that London already had a healthy Acid House scene at the time.

Genesis' band 'Throbbing Gristle' were also the first to use the term 'Industrial Music' in the 70s.

[MarkVll]

Modern Trance has got nothing to do with this enjoyable and dancable music

[pk1001]

sowas zwirble ich euch mit meinem synthesizer in 5 minuten dahin...

[markus2markusweb]

@pk1001 du musst bedenken: dies war der erste acid track. der nur durch zufall entstand. check mal schwarzlichtmilieu.de--> history of psy :D :D

[jdrefahl]

@pk1001 So what.. you didn't do it first. ;)

[KarzenX]

I was just doing some research on the new Reason 5 and Rebirth for the iPad and reviewing some of my old Rebirth tracks. I had to go back and listen to some of the ground breaking trax to recal what it was like out of the gate. This track is seminal. Is it thee acid track? I don't know, but it's close. I think the fact that this track was done purely analogue to tape and now you can reinvent it on an iPhone is a dream come true for some of us.

[morandan1]

Prince!...You are so wrong!...Birth place of HOUSE Music Is CHI Town, you better recognize this!...and from Chi, it spread like wild fire!

[LehdaRi]

Thank you acid house - for making the psytrance it is today.

[quaxk]

this track sound edgy even by today standards

[alectaylor75]

MY ALTIME FAVORITE ACID TRACK!!!

[MajkRem2008]

dallamtalan szar kukába vele

[varukerbrains]

This record so heavy ...! if it was still available on vinyl you wouldn't be able to lift it off the turn-table. Zap Club memories are flooding back.

[Dominoxa]

TB-303 <3

[Tomhetted]

Sounds like psytrance if it existed in the 80's =)

[prince1280]

Here's a history lesson for all of you neophytes. House, trance, acid, etc, started in Baltimore! And all of heads better do the knowledge to what I am talking about! That's right! Baltimore started the revolution,followed by Detroit, then Chicago!

[yakk999]

@prince1280 Evidence? I'm pretty sure Germany played some sort of part in the developement of progressive dance music.

[ANGELO13111]

@yakk999 germany invented trance.

[yakk999]

@ANGELO13111 It's not quite that straight forward, but essentially yes.