Quote Originally Posted by Aratron

well i think everyone's perceptions of what is a good tune or a dark tune are different, which is a relief tbh.
Where as you would consider Smitten is Dead and Skank to be dark acid label i would probably think they were not dark at all, but excellent acid techno all the same esp Skank, Smitten is Dead , IMO is a joke.
**** the War again IMO totally boring not dark at all just commercial and annoying.
I don't necessarily think you have to have a pronounced 303 sound , for a tune to be acidic.
what do i know tho?
I see what you're saying, that was just an example of the more (not so) recent stuff really. You're right you don't really need an acid line for a tune to be acid techno, it was just a generalisation really and can be debatable as to what makes acid techno. You could argue that if you take the acid line away from an acid techno tune then you're left with a techno record.

Secret Hero - Control was quite dark acid.