PHUTURE is a Chicago-based Acid House group founded in 1985 by DJ Pierre, … Read Full Bio ↴PHUTURE is a Chicago-based Acid House group founded in 1985 by DJ Pierre, Earl "Spanky" Smith AKA DJ Spank Spank and Herb J (Herbert Jackson).
Their love for House Music started back in the early 80's when friends Pierre Spanky and Herb J would go hear innovative DJ Ron Hardy play at the infamous music box in Chicago and would get lost for hours on end in his sound. Smith talked to Pierre and Herb about forming their own group, later to be named PHUTURE, so they could produce their own music and give what came about of their sessions to Hardy to play in his sets. In 1985 Spanky came across a (at the time) written off Roland TB-303 not knowing that they would go on to make history when they created a new type of sound to come out of it and Chicago. Tweaking the knobs at the same time the patterns were playing they used the 303 for something other than what it was originally made for. It was to be called later on by those who would hear it as "Acid".
PHUTURE'S debut track "Acid Tracks" caused havoc on dance floors in Chicago when it was originally released in 1986 and Hardy broke it on cassette tape in his sets. It then went on to ignite a fire in Great Britain when Marshall Jefferson produced it and it was officially released on Traxx Records in 1987. That track went onto spread around the world many times over and spawned immolators and fans to this day still crediting it as the reason for them wanting to produce music or the reason for their emergence into the dance music scene.
Pierre left the group in 1990 and Spanky carried on with PHUTURE with various members over the years till 1996. Then in 2014 Pierre and Spanky reunited as PHUTURE with newest member Rio "The Musician" Lee and are working on new music and an tour.
Their love for House Music started back in the early 80's when friends Pierre Spanky and Herb J would go hear innovative DJ Ron Hardy play at the infamous music box in Chicago and would get lost for hours on end in his sound. Smith talked to Pierre and Herb about forming their own group, later to be named PHUTURE, so they could produce their own music and give what came about of their sessions to Hardy to play in his sets. In 1985 Spanky came across a (at the time) written off Roland TB-303 not knowing that they would go on to make history when they created a new type of sound to come out of it and Chicago. Tweaking the knobs at the same time the patterns were playing they used the 303 for something other than what it was originally made for. It was to be called later on by those who would hear it as "Acid".
PHUTURE'S debut track "Acid Tracks" caused havoc on dance floors in Chicago when it was originally released in 1986 and Hardy broke it on cassette tape in his sets. It then went on to ignite a fire in Great Britain when Marshall Jefferson produced it and it was officially released on Traxx Records in 1987. That track went onto spread around the world many times over and spawned immolators and fans to this day still crediting it as the reason for them wanting to produce music or the reason for their emergence into the dance music scene.
Pierre left the group in 1990 and Spanky carried on with PHUTURE with various members over the years till 1996. Then in 2014 Pierre and Spanky reunited as PHUTURE with newest member Rio "The Musician" Lee and are working on new music and an tour.
Acid Tracks
Phuture Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Phuture:
Rise from your grave I'm only here for one reason (Whoa oh oh) (And I…
Slam Slam Slam, slam Everybody slam The A*Teens…
Slam! Slam Slam, slam Everybody slam The A*Teens…
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Kshitij Bader
I think that the greatest thing about these classics was their duration , a 9 or a 12 minute duration was enough time to build and sustain a patch and hence make the listener truly feel them apart from also providing enough time for shifts , changes and to make a structure with the sound .
Thatโs why any classic electronica isnโt merely a song but an aural journey .
joshtrent
100 percent didnt really think about that till now
Stan Da Man
@Steven eyles DJ Tourettes
Steven eyles
longer the better, i hate this new style of EDM mixing where they just hit a new track every 30sec to 2 mins with no overlap and just a quick messing about with cheesey effects over a drop
Justyn Nell
Solid comment ! So true it truly takes you to a different universe! Hence my love for Acid Music !
Nix Fingerpoken!
@Fernie Canto 100% agreed, but electronic sound also has the ability to sound awful if you don't know what you're doing, or don't strive for that journey.
F.e; I love the concept of circuitbending and what can be achieved with it, but man o man, have I also seen some serious CRAP happening in the whole circuitbending 'scene'. Dudes headbanging on noises that go absolutely nowhere....hilarious.
The Other Doctor
I am 53 years old and I have heard an awful lot of 'Acid' Tracks. I keep coming back to this one! It is the best! Also, how it originated is brilliant and the ridiculously silly price that they paid for the 303 used!
The Other Doctor
@Alfie Powers Then, keep going. Nothing is stopping you from enjoying All sorts of music!
Alfie Powers
Im 15 dude this stuff is wicked compared to the new stuff today
Bob H Jr
@David dude you are 100% right! That original mix is acid all day. Your Todd Terry reference on the remix couldnโt be more accurate!