Phuture's seminal "Acid Tracks" is considered to be the first acid house record and credited for inventing and defining the genre.[1][2] The 12-minute instrumental composition was released on Trax Records in 1987. Originally, it was recorded to tape and played by DJ Ron Hardy at the Chicago nightclub Music Box,[3] supposedly already in 1985.[4] Its characteristic "acid" sound was derived from utilizing the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer in a very particular way, using tone sequences modulated in real-time to produce a certain resonant and squelchy sound which is since then associated with the genre. The track also utilized Roland TR-707 and Roland TR-727 drum machines.
After "Acid Tracks", Phuture released a number of acid house and Chicago house tracks now considered classics of the genre, usually as 12-inch vinylmaxi singles. Their sound is gloomy and monotonous in nature; many tracks are very long, at times passing the 10-minute mark. The sparse lyrics occasionally reference drug use, such as the lyrics of "Your Only Friend" (1987), which describe cocaineaddiction, or a simple chant, such as on "Spirit" (1994). The group has recorded under several pseudonyms, generally using the substitution of ph or pf for f, as, for example, in Phortune or Pfortune.
phuture, american, house, music, group, from, chicago, founded, 1985, earl, spanky, smith, nathaniel, pierre, jones, pierre, herbert, herb, jackson, group, famous, inventing, defining, sound, acid, house, subgenre, house, music, with, their, 1987, release, aci. Phuture is an American house music group from Chicago founded in 1985 by Earl Spanky Smith Jr Nathaniel Pierre Jones aka DJ Pierre and Herbert Herb J Jackson 1 The group is famous for inventing and defining the sound of acid house a subgenre of house music with their 1987 release Acid Tracks 1 PhutureAlso known asPhortuneOriginChicago Illinois U S GenresAcid house deep house houseYears active1985 presentLabelsTrax Music Man Strictly Rhythm A1MembersLothario Rio Lee Fernando Fher Rivera DJ Pierre Contents 1 History and background 2 Members 2 1 Current members 5 2 2 Former members 5 3 Discography 3 1 Singles and maxi singles 3 2 Remixes 4 References 5 External linksHistory and background editPhuture s seminal Acid Tracks is considered to be the first acid house record and credited for inventing and defining the genre 1 2 The 12 minute instrumental composition was released on Trax Records in 1987 Originally it was recorded to tape and played by DJ Ron Hardy at the Chicago nightclub Music Box 3 supposedly already in 1985 4 Its characteristic acid sound was derived from utilizing the Roland TB 303 bass synthesizer in a very particular way using tone sequences modulated in real time to produce a certain resonant and squelchy sound which is since then associated with the genre The track also utilized Roland TR 707 and Roland TR 727 drum machines After Acid Tracks Phuture released a number of acid house and Chicago house tracks now considered classics of the genre usually as 12 inch vinyl maxi singles Their sound is gloomy and monotonous in nature many tracks are very long at times passing the 10 minute mark The sparse lyrics occasionally reference drug use such as the lyrics of Your Only Friend 1987 which describe cocaine addiction or a simple chant such as on Spirit 1994 The group has recorded under several pseudonyms generally using the substitution of ph or pf for f as for example in Phortune or Pfortune Members editCurrent members 5 edit Lothario Rio Lee Nathaniel Pierre Jones aka DJ Pierre 1985 1990 2013 present Fernando Fher Rivera aka LessnoiseFormer members 5 edit Herb J Herbert Jackson 1985 1988 Jay Juniel 1990 Phill Little 1990 Roy Davis Jr 1990 1997 DJ Skull Ron Maney 1996 1997 Earl Smith Jr aka Spanky DJ Spank Spank or DeeJay Phuture 1985 2016 Discography editSingles and maxi singles edit Acid Tracks 1987 The Creator 1988 We are Phuture 1988 Do You Wanna Get Funky 1989 Rise from Your Grave 1992 Inside Out 1993 Mental Breakdown 1994 Spirit 1994 Acid Trax String Free Phuture Phortune 1994 Times Fade Phuture the Next Generation 1996 Jack 2 Jack Robert Owens Phuture 1998 Washing Machine Got The Bug Mr Fingers Phuture 2002 Remixes edit Roy Davis Jr Heart Attack Phuture s Mix 1994 References edit a b c Poe Jim Phuture pioneers of acid house The Guardian Retrieved 6 September 2018 Shapiro Peter 2000 Modulations A History of Electronic Music Caipirinha Productions Inc p 32 ISBN 978 0 8195 6498 6 Interview with Phuture s DJ Pierre in DJ mag 2014 Review by Alain Patrick on Discogs Interview with DJ Pierre in Fader Magazine August 04 2014 a b Source Discogs discography and biographyExternal links editComplete discography at Discogs Acid Tracks review at Head Heritage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phuture amp oldid 1199004523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
