Phuture - Acid Tracks (1987)

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Phuture only released a handful of tracks (plus an album a full decade after their debut), but have remained a legendary act in the development of Chicago house for their stomping 1987 single "Acid Trax", the track that began and defined the acid house sound. The group was formed by DJ Pierre, synthesizer fan Spanky and Herb J in 1985 as a recording entity to produce records for Pierre to mix into his sets at several crucial Chicago clubs. After being turned on to the high-pitched squelch of the Roland TB-303 synthesizer (marketed as a bassline machine for solo guitarists), the trio emerged from the studio with a track they called "In Your Mind". Ron Hardy previewed the track at his legendary club the Music Box - where it became known as "Ron Hardy's Acid Track" - and Phuture re-made the cut with production by Marshall Jefferson. Released on Trax Records in 1987, the single created a dividing point between the Chicago sound before and after it, with hundreds of "Acid Trax" imitations flooding the local market. After it caught on in Britain as well, the single soundtracked the wave of club madness which coalesced in the rave movement by the end of the decade. Despite recording one single with immense influence on dancefloors around the world, Phuture etched a rocky path during the rest of the 1980s. Herb J left after their follow-up single "We Are Phuture", and was replaced by an up-and-coming producer, Roy Davis, Jr. DJ Pierre left several singles later, and was himself replaced by Damon Neloms (aka Professor Trax). The lineup of Spanky, Davis, Jr. and Neloms recorded 1992's "Inside Out" but then the group lay dormant for several years. In 1996, Phuture returned as Phuture 303 (with the addition of L.A. Williams) and released the album Alpha & Omega one year later.

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Music

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• Acid
• Acidhouse
• classics
• acid house
• TB303
• Trax
• Oldskool
• 80s
• 1987
• music

[karinoiseluzinda]

cat on acid from Procatinator anyone?



[Avaturo]

1987, I stride into discotheque "Prestige" Antwerp - Belgium. This track slammed on the turntables. Started my Acid trip right then & there @ Warp speed, Haven't got back to earth yet!

[Housemusicsouldierz]

dope classic! if you like oldschool sound of acid check out Aphreme - Dont Waste Your Time Hating on my channel

[dizzy911]

You can search high and low but won't find a better Acid song than this. Guess that's why it's called Acid Tracks!

[ChewyFang]

0:00

[Shadegat3]

Rebirth....

[REXXRAZZOR]

RON made this Track - what it was ! ! !

[pekoro70]

when does the song start?

[darkstatehk]

@Avaturo Wow! it's 2012 now - that must have been a petadexoquadruple deca-dip purple ॐ you took my friend!! All hail Avaturo!!

[noshoeshorse]

I used to play this at one level... LOUD!!!!

[bekool15]

We trippy mane !!



[SiliconHearts]

@gadgetgirl23 she would probably appreciate this now, this is a hot house track