Boiler Room: A Brief History of Acid House

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► Surrounding our acid house takeover in Manchester, we delved a bit deeper into the city's 30-year-long love affair with rave music & culture. Take a peak into Manchester's acid house history.
(Created for Boiler Room by Utile)

[@digdeeptv1562]

When the narrator mentions the Roland 303 it would be better if the video showed a TB-303 which was the machine that forged acid house. The video shows the MC-303 which came out in 1996. Right sound wrong synth but good video nevertheless x

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

I used to go to the Hacienda. Seems like eons ago now. I've lived in Germany, Brighton, Detroit, Brighton again and now Japan since then. Glad I still have my old mixtapes that I bought though, even though I didn't upload them on KZbin til last year. (If you search for "Graeme Park Saturday Night at the Hacienda" you can hear them.) I never really bought mixtapes when I lived in Manchester and went out there, but when I knew I was leaving for good, in the early '90s, I spent a mad couple of months, buying Graeme Park, Justin Robertson mixtapes etc. and taping Sunset FM and Stu Allan off the radio. But, in the first year I was living in Brighton, Graeme Park, 808 State, Justin Robertson, Tom Wainwright, and Laurent Garnier all played there, anyway. I've seen loads of DJs and acts from those days at clubs and events in Japan too, in the 15 years or so since I moved here, like Laurent Garnier, 808 State and New Order so it never really leaves you :)

[@matthewhieb1360]

What's your name, where are you from, what are you on? Reach for the lasers, safe as fuck!

[@grizcuz]

I think the Mondays influenced more than were influenced by Acid House though. It's arguably what they and their mates were up to under the balcony at FAC 51 in 'Salford Corner' that kick started the whole thing in Manchester. There's a difference between just the music that came out of Chicago and Detroit and what Europe and the UK did to it to create pretty much what dance music culture is today. (That wasn't a TB303 in the clip either).

[@sirfizz6518]

best 2-minute doco ever

[@granto6738]

Fantastic

[@killwill9931]

Nice! Although, that's an MC-303 at :28, not a TB-303... I know because the MC-303 was my first piece of gear and it does't sound near as lively as a TB-303.

[@theonbowerdj]

was gonna comment the same thing what mugs

[@tmdo]

nice one bruva

[@KyleOzz]

I said nice one bruvaaa

[@xx-kj9xf]

track ID?

[@linkueikuei7042]

Fast Eddie - Acid Thunder

[@rjeption]

Raves are so awesome

[@everycoLor_312]

CH!CAGO YEEEESSSSS

[@colmanchester9]

Manchester Music & M9 Kidz Book tell's the story if you can find a copy !

[@DGRLA]

what song is this

[@georgerichardson3568]

Acid thunder

[@eeltamer]

laughing at the footage of the wrong 303 being used

[@NYChiphop67]

DJ Pierre

[@brianwilson49]

ha! comment section dominated by us old farts! "Mum, Dad's banging on about Acid House again ..............!"

[@tarzantbottinetyler]

who's the girl at 0:45 ?

[@bloodyscalp94]

A FEMALE HUMAN

[@popfortyfive]

Kylie Minogue in the TV show Neighbours in 1987.

[@50pointsomethin]

No mention of Charanjit Singh at all?! you have lost all credibility

[@tylersimpson8552]

come on mate that's a bit of a stretch haha

[@sepulcher8263]

Nobody knew who he was and his song failed in India. Theres no evidence that he influenced anyone during that period. That said, you can say he was way ahead of his time and his song ten ragas to a disco best could be considered either the first acid house or a prototype of what's to come.

[@5driedgrams]

I thought that the ''acid'' from acid house had a direct relation with LSD.

[@Fractal_blip]

Im sure ppl were taking acid along with Ecstasy, it's definitely a pretty overwhelming experience when taken together.

[@bloodyscalp94]

also from the 303 having a nice thumpy and "Acidic" sounding bass synth