Quote Originally Posted by dirty_bass

Now, I like the general, good times vibe of acid techno, but I haven`t really heard any acid releases that have done it for me.
Maybe it`s because there are few new names in acid techno?
Is there any new talent making Acid Tech that needs mentioning?

And don`t say Calver, cos I don`t think what he does is acid tech.
This is an interesting point because I think the definition of Acid Techno varies quite a bit from one individual to another. Ten years ago, I'd say it was all about the screaming 303s and the typical 707/808/909 percussion sets but over the past five years, labels such as Cluster and Hydraulix have output quality tracks that still seem to fit into the Acid Techno genre, even though there is no acid line.

Personally, I still really rate the stuff that Henry puts out and I also think that Ant is a great producer. As for Calver, yes a lot of his material is blantantly Hard House (and intentionally so), but I don't put, for example, his effort on Hydraulix 24 into this category:

http://www.bangingtunes.com/play/hydraulix24/b/

Whilst some may regard this track as "Hard House", no doubt there are others who don't. There is no right or wrong. Many people get into Techno from either a Hard House or a Trance background and the London labels such as SUF, Cluster, RAW, Hydraulix, Powertools etc invite them into the scene with dance floor friendly music. Once people begin to realise that Techno isn't mindless, repitive music, they begin to experiment and listen to other styles within the genre. Surely this is a good thing for the scene in general and these labels should be congratulated for introducing people to the music we all love.