RIP Acid Techno?

[Si the Sigh]

PPPS: Before I get called a hater, I'd just like to say that I still buy EVERY release from all the SUF Collectives labels, am still 110% supporting the artists, and still do like the sound, etc;

I'm just voicing an opinion, and judging by comments from others I'm not alone in these opinions.

[rhythmtech]

i think your right up to an extent.

that extent being last year. up to jan 05 i think everything was getting a little stale.. since then there has been a serious turnaround. the labels are getting a lot more picky about what they release and bar the odd cabbage i think 2006 was quite a good year for acid..

but i do agree, things need to get more tripped out.. use the 303's as weapons in a track.. not just something that plays the main riff.

[Si the Sigh]

For sure.

Also, general trippyness and atmosphere needs to play a much bigger part again.

[Si the Sigh]

Can I also say, it's not just better use of the 303 thats required. Check out the Drummers live techno bollocks CD. Even the 303-less techno tracks are dark, moody and fu*ked up sounding.

Acid techno's about a feeling, an emotion IMO, and thats gone walkabout...

[Si the Sigh]

I really think someone needs to feed Lawrie some acid and lock him in his studio! :)

[113]

I think you guys have right...

And i don't understand why there aren't any labels with 100% old school acid techno sound.....

But good news are that there is for example guy called PAUL CORTEX and he have plans for releasing good acid stuff !!



Ans Si...what is with your pacman tune?i remember it was really good track...i hope it will be finally released!!!

[Si the Sigh]

I don't understand why there aren't any labels with 100% old school acid techno sound.

Wah Wah was supposed to be the label for that, but it couldn't be further from that original sound IMO.

Not saying theyu are not good releases, but there not THAT style IMO.

Si...what is with your pacman tune?

It needs some work on the lay out. Just not had chance to see Log to sort it out yet. :)

[conor256]

for a bit there si i thought you were going to be the only one posting on this thread :)

barry is right (shit did i just admit that) 2006 was a great year for acid techno........

and as for all the artists who were making the acid techno a few years ago who dont make it so much any more...... well i think thats fair enough...... people should make whatever the fu*k they want...... tbh if you keep making the same style of music for a long period of time (and also prob playing it week in week out) you would prob get a bit tired of the sound and want to try something different....

like you si, i wish there were more frequent acid techno releases...... for a while a few online record shops had an acid techno section..... now i only can think of banging tunes' acid section which gets a new release every other week or so.........

maybe another way of looking at it is - if people who were making acid techno are not making it any longer then go and try to make it yourself and if you try hard enough for long enough and get as much help as you can then i'm sure you're bound to come up with something good eventually...... sort of d.i.y......