Warm Sound Radio Show

Ok I forgot to tell you about my “Warm Sounds” Show that I present on Pirate Revival Radio Station on alternate Tuesdays between 6pm-8pm GMT. For 2hrs I select a kaliedascape of sound including Punk, Funk, Disco, Acid, House, 80’s Synth, Electrofunk and everything else in between past, present and future from the record boxes here at The Acid House. You can tune in via itunes or by visiting the stations website here. There is a friendly shout box on the stations website where you can join in the banter, also the station runs 24/7 and has many DJ’s covering many different genres from dubstep, hardcorebreaks, old skool house and hardcore 88-94, Funk and Balearic.

Direct Link to Live Stream http://radio.piraterevival.co.uk:8000/listen.pls

And here is an MP3 of the Science mix of the Underground Kids – Get Up

Underground Kids – Get Up (Science Mix)

The club mix is still online, just use the search box.

Also..Big Love to Jay for the Artwork above

R&S Records

I was a huge fan of the Belgian Techno in 1990-1992, a sound that was heavily promoted through Dj’s Colin Dale and Colin Favors shows on Kiss FM, and also pushed by Joey Beltram & Lenny Dee. Some excellent labels like Beat Box, Music Mann, Dance Opera, DRA and of course the legendary R&S Records made up the sound of the Free Party festivals during 1991 and some of the other raves I went too. The most prolific label during the period of the “Belgian Techno Anthems” was R&S Records, set up by Renaat Vandepapeliere & Sabine Maes. Some of their huge anthems and signings included Joey Beltrams infamous “Energy Flash”, massive club anthem from Jaydee “Plasic Dreams”, CJ Bollands – Ravesignal III and the huge rave stomper from Outlander called “The Vamp”. The Vamp was such a memorable tune of that era, although released in 1990, it gained anthem status in 1991. I can recall it being played at least three times at a rave called “Zen” held in Slough that boasted a line up including the biggest names in techno of its time Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Colin Dale and Colin Favor. A true fact, my brother loved the “Vamp” so much, he actually requested this to be played at his funeral, thats how much these tunes had an effect on our lives. So today I share with you some undergound releases from the R&S camp and a couple of anthems, and for would be collecters Belgian techno has never really got into that high price bracket like the UK hardcore breakbeat scene, so if you are a fan of these tunes, you can pick up copies fairly cheap at record fairs and online sites like Discogs and even ebay.

Last year R&S Records opened shop again, and have been releasing new tunes and some remixes of the old anthems, including Prins Thomas disco tinged remix of The Vamp. Check out their website ..http://www.randsrecords.com/

Spock JR – Ion (Boccoccia Edit) (1988)

http://www.mediafire.com/?zohfvkygdin

Greyhouse – New beats The House (1989)

http://www.mediafire.com/?tbnj2wmz3q3

Space Opera – Electrowave (1989)

http://www.mediafire.com/?kz0m0ejxmir

Outlander – The Vamp (1990)

http://www.mediafire.com/?wtmlmellmwg

How & Little – The Forumla (1991)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ezmziyzyjm4

Golden Girls – Kinetic (Orbital Mix) (1992)

http://www.mediafire.com/?odytm2mnmzt

I thought I would re-surface this mix as well as it contains quite a few Belgian techno tunes and represents my harder  style of Old Skool from that era….this was a mix I done at the Legendary Hazy Dayz Old Skool Night in Liverpool for a Halloween Special back in 2005…..absolutley loved every minute of the set on the night…and was a real treat to play upstairs to an appreciative crowd who knew there “old skool”…..would love to see those nights back on again….1991 all over again.

Tim Acid – Hazy Days Liverpool 29th October 2005 Upstairs Halloween Live Set

Equipment used – 2 x 1210’s and a Mixer

mp3 encoded now @ 224kps

Tracklist:

1. Nu-Tek – Happyness
2. Mr Lee – Get Busy
3. Outlander – Vamp
4. Mundo Musique – Enemy Missile
5. Autonation – Sit on the bass
6. Mitrax – Influid
7. Major Problems – Murder 25
8. Dee Georgoues – Better than sex
9. Hypnotize 2 – Desperanza
10. Science Lab – Flesh & Blood
11. Spectrum – Brazil (Remix)
12. Friends of Mathew – Out there
13. Spectrum – In Crowd
14. Llyod Owes me a packet – The Pounder
15. Beltram – Energy Flash
16. The Sounds of Now
17. Ravesignal III – Horespower
18. Set up system – Music and Noise
19. 1001 People – Ao Ao
20. Problem House –The Party Zone
21. French Connection – Who Cares

Download Here – Tim Acid – Hazy Dayz

It’s all about to Go Bang!

I want to draw your attention to a Free Micro Music Festival that is happening in Brighton during the month of May 2009.

Coming to Brighton this May for a whole months worth of club nights, outside parties and underground disco raves

Go Bang Brighton 2009
http://gobangbrightonfestival.blogspot.com/

The UK’s only “groove based” dance music festival that runs for one whole month

20 DJs, 8 venues and 5 weekends in May dedicated to underground groove based dance music in Brighton

An affiliation of local dance parties, dj’s, producers, promoters, radio show hosts and record collectors that join up in May each year for a month of “off piste” musical gatherings in (non) commercial/neutral social spaces by the seaside

Basement disco raves, outside sound system parties, all dayers and pub events right in the middle of Brighton in fully licensed venues

Representatives from Brighton and The South Coast’s nomadic party and dj crews that are collectively shaping a brand new dance music scene far away from the eyes and ears of today’s clubbing/entertainment industry

Including

Calabash (Brighton Pride 2009) The Balearic Assassins Of Love, Disco Libero, Norman Jay’s Crate Diggers Association, Star Point Radio, Schutmm, 100Below, Heavy Disco,Disco Diaries, Civilization Of The Rough, Contraband, Keeping It Wheel, Recess Radio on Brap FM, Disted Twisco, Basement Soul, The Residents Association, Late Night Lounging, Inside Out, Gonzo Disco, The Jilted Jukebox

Blog Sites:

gobangbrighton.blogspot.com
the acidhouse@wordpress.com

DJ’s:

Carl Faure (London UK)
Charlie Brown (France)
Matt Seeney (Southsea UK)
Steve Ellis
Affy Wajid
Gustav Lawton
Paul Budd
Alex Webb
Rich Recess
Johnny Recess
Senor Mick
Johnny Jilted
Dan Rodgers
Greymatter
Matt Neale
Will Sumsuch Marshall
Daddy Marcus
Alex Webb
Tim Rivers
Jon Gray
Sam Watts
Neal Lewis

Brighton Venues:

Audio
The Sidewinder
The Fishbowl
Tom’s Gallery
The Globe
The Thomas Kemp
The Jazz Place
The Full Moon
Al Duomos
Brighton Rocks

Feat Brighton parties taking part this year:

Kemptown Village Street Party 2009
Heavy Disco
Inside Out
100/Below
Calabash
Residents Association
Disted Twisco
Basement Soul
Late Night Lounging
The Three and Ten Sunday Sessions
Freestyle Sessions at The Fishbowl
Gonzo Disco
Recess Parties
The Jilted Jukebox
Disco Libero

Each event will follow a different theme in a different setting over each weekend with different djs on rotation laying down the music in some of the cities more alternative party locations

Every venue and performer has been specifically chosen to represent the slightly more groove based side of dance music that the south coast has too offer

Most of the events are completely free of charge so you can wonder in have a drink and settle into some great atmospheres provided by the djs and venues we are using this year for our second Go Bang Brighton.

Join The Gobang Facebook Group

Put the dates in your diaries..

See you there !!!

Record Review – Retours D’Acide 87-88

Record Review – Retours D’Acide 87-88

The gods were smiling on me on the last day in May, I was moving all my worldly possessions into a back of a 7.5 tonne truck when the postman turned up and handed me a package with the ever so familiar shape that I have been receiving at that address over the years. If it had been two hours later, the van would have gone and I would have never seen this record. Annoyingly my decks were packed away and I had to wait until I could get to a turntable to be able to play this new piece of glorious wax.

I was put on the distribution mailing list for French labels Treue um Treue limited 300 pressings of Retours D’Acidee. The vinyl is a super sexy yellow and black picture disc with provocative images, the contents on the grooves are eight tracks of pure underground New Beat and Acid from 2008.

The release starts of nicely with the slow tempo 103BPM sounds of Leanders – Baby Phat, with a funky bassline and a nice mid breakdown count in 1,2,3,4 and the bassline kicks. A(ci)d Absurdum’s – Die Welt Bergauf is a bleepy number with a gritty electro bassline. Kalkenn’s coolly titled- Zombies on Botox delivers a 113 BPM mean and dark new beat tune with plenty of acid wonkyness and a huge heavy bass kick. IWIK 88’s Acid Messiah is a nice Acid track with plenty of 303 business. Flip the tune over and you have  Incident Voyageurs’ Ibiza 100 BPM heavy industrial sounding tune with plenty of bleeps, Jongbloed’s Neo Beat is a superb dark, deep new style tune, you will have to watch you speakers on the bass it is massive. Pierre Normal’s Acid Tear adds a nice touch the release with trippy vocals and a nice 303 hook, the release ends with Mordek’s New Blitz, a nicely crafted deep Chicago style acid tune with some vocal and nicely programmed 303 acieeeeeeed.

All in all this is a great ltd edition release and gets my vote for the funky sexy arty picture disc alone, if you are into your European New beat & Acid movement from the late 1980’s, then this is a must have, you best start tracking down and buy a copy before they all sell out, I have only seen a few copies on discogs, so happy hunting.

A Split Second – The Colosseum Crash

A Split Second–The Colosseum Crash (Inside Out Remix)

A Split Second–Muscle Machine (12 Inch Mix)