Category:Acid

Acid is a style of electronic music that emerged in the mid-1980s, characterized by its distinctive use of squelchy, resonant basslines created with the Roland TB-303 synthesizer. It has influenced multiple genres, including acid house, acid techno, and acid trance, and remains a key element in underground dance music.

• Roland TB-303 basslines, often modulated with resonance and cutoff filtering to create a "squelchy" sound.
• Repetitive and hypnotic grooves, emphasizing looping patterns.
• Minimalistic yet evolving structures, with subtle changes in filters and effects over time.
• Strong influence from Chicago house and techno, with variations appearing in multiple electronic genres.
• Psychedelic and trippy sound design, often using delay and reverb effects.

Acid music has been championed by labels such as:

• Trax Records
• DJax-Up-Beats
• Planet Mu

Notable artists in the genre include:

• Phuture (pioneers of the acid house sound)
• Josh Wink
• Hardfloor
• DJ Pierre
• Luke Vibert
• Richard D. James (as part of his acid-infused productions)