Acid House

TEMPO RANGE

118–125

YEAR

1987

ORIGIN PLACE

Chicago / UK

PARENT GENRE

House

KEY CHARACTERISITICS

TB‑303 squelch basslines, repetitive patterns, jackin’ drums, psychedelic edge.
Acid house arrived when producers pushed the TB‑303 beyond its intended use. Its hypnotic squelch sound fueled the UK rave explosion. Decades later it remains a rite‑of‑passage texture for underground sets. Characterized by tb‑303 squelch basslines, repetitive patterns, jackin’ drums, psychedelic edge..

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