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Nervous Acid

Pure down and dirty acid for your aural pleasure on this Christmas night. Not your usual Christmas sounds so be warned.

This tune is the original of a cover that I read about in xlr8r this month. DJ Buck has released a rework of the classic 'Nervous Acid' by Bobby Konders on Tu-Rong (an offshoot of Rong Records, see previous post here).

The original (download below) always has that certain 'je ne sais quoi' which is more acid/303 driven but then along comes a dark horse such as DJ Buck who knocks it out of the ballpark (as my adopted homeland would say). Driven by a deep and dirty bass line that will have you in some kind of zone with some kick ass beats and treats working overtime. Say goodbye to going home if you're on he way out the door as this comes on.

I just don't know which is better.
Ah f**k it, yes I do! :)
A choice acid tune will always get me.
Sorry DJ Buck- I just can't resist the 303!
Nuff said.

You tell me....original here for download and rework for streaming.

Download 02_bobby_konders_house_rythems___nervous_acid.mp3

 

 

Buy Nervous Acid Original: Download USA, Boomkat (UK

Buy Nervous Acid Rework (vinyl only): Clone (Holland), Phonica (UK), Calsound (USA)

Acid Haus

Just got in from a day of doing bits and pieces with the missus.
Along the way I managed to pick up this great t-shirt by Generic Costume on 2KTShirts

Generic Costume was launched in 1997, and designer Kevin Carney has been creating and producing his dynamically simple line of casual wares largely to satisfy the tastes of his discerning friends.

To pay homage to this sweet tshirt and the music that inspired it here is some fine ass Acid House for you.
This is 'Acid Over' by Tyree and you can get it on 'Can You Jack? Chicago Acid and Experimental House 1985-95', a great compilation from Soul Jazz Records.

Download 205_acid_over.mp3


Buy USA/ UK

UPDATE: just found this great article talking about the history of Chicago house.

Sir Henry's Cork

I've mentioned Sir Henry's in passing before but today is the day when I go into some detail.

Old reliable JC passed this onto me this morning and I've been grabbing tunes like mad, full of nostalgia. For anyone who was at Sir Henry's in the 90's, or wanted to be there or just likes dance music from that time go check out what the guys from CorkDJs have come up with.

Sir Henry's (and Cork in general) always had the best nights out with a crowd that was always up for a full on party. I met some great people in those times- from standing in line to get the weekend started up to leaving and being invited to great partys ( a special shout out to Colm and Andrea at radio Friendly who broadcasted the after party at JC's stag!).

First off there is a nostalgia section with flyers from Sweat, the weekenders (see flyer below) and some pics (I may be in one of them! :-)

Then we have a trailer for a documentary about Sir Henrys. I really hope to see the full version of this as it tells a great story.                

"Sir Henrys needs no introduction: its walls saw some of the greatest DJs and club nights in Europe dwarfing any pretenders in other Irish towns and cities. Its demise and eventual demolition brought a tear to Cork hearts but the memories live on. Vinyl Films has embarked on what can only be described as a final and most fitting tribute. In this feature length documentary significantly titled “120 bpm” – a nod to the more relaxed pace of Henrys tunes – we are taken on a journey back in time with interviews from Greg and Shane, Stevie G, Jim X Comet, Henry’s manager Seán O’Neill, Mike Pickering, Radio Friendly head honcho Colm Moore, Graeme Park and New York producer Kerri Chandler."

A great story from this trailer comes from Jim X Comet when he talks about Laurent Garnier playing one Saturday night at the weekenders. I remember what he talks about (which is pretty amazing)-this was my birthday weekend and was a top night. Laurent Garnier was playing at 2am and mixed in Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' and as the chorus came in he hit the strobes and as Jim says it was like the roof was gonna come off the building!

And last but certainly not least-the cherry on the cake! The CorkDJs have gone and posted about 60 tunes that sum up Sir Henrys between 1987 and 1996!

Here are some of my favourites from back in the day.

Slam: Positive Education. One of the all time classic tunes-produced to perfection.
Download Slam.mp3

Sven Vath: Barbarella. From one of the masters of trance comes the hypnotizing Barbarella.
Download SvenVath.mp3

Jam & Spoon: The Age of Love. I just don't know what to say about this track. I never knew the name of it yet always loved it to bits. Beautiful.
Download JamAndSpoon.mp3

Ok-now we are getting towards the end of the night at Sir Henry's and gearing up for the after parties!

Rising High Collective: Fever Called Love. "You send me up, up, up to the highest peak."
Download RisingHighCollective.mp3

South Street Player: Who Keeps Changing Your Mind. Last tune of the night-in the courtyard of Sir Henrys, rain drizzling down but everyone dancing with all the soul in the world.
Download who_keeps_changing_your_mind.mp3

Then the after party!
4th Measure Men: 4You. JC's top choice always at his gaff. :-)
Download 4You.mp3

Thanks to everyone who organized, played and danced at those weekends-great memories.
I can't wait to go back for the reunion. ;-)

Cheers,
Cubik

Chicago Acid House

If this is your kinda thing (and I reckon it is for many Cubik readers out there) then you gotta go to Pound for Pound and check out the series of 'Can You Jack?' posts (3 in all). These posts bring you tunes from an excellent Soul Jazz compilation of the same name.
Please do read the posts; Jack has written a great read for the music fan that likes to know the story behind the tunes.

Cheers Jack.
Cubik

Loopy baby

Artist: Pizzaman
Tune: Babyloop

Ah, the good old days. This track goes out to the one and only JC. Many a night we would sit in his gaff listening to this, and others like it, until the wee hours.
Pizzman is (primarily), the one and only Norman Cook/FatboySlim and was formed around 1995.

This track is a classic old dance tune with a slow build up, solid driving beat, yummy squelchy acid (303) and a break that would get all the arms in the air back in the day.
Definitely fun to listen to now.
If only I could slow it down a bit......the duracell bunny is loosing his energy!
;-)
Download 04_babyloop.mp3