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PHUTURE Founders of acid house bring live set to Glasgow
‘R eal artistry just happens – I don’t believe you plan it,’ says DJ Pierre, the man credited as co-inventor of the acid house sound and a member of Phuture. ‘We didn’t realise at the time we were on the verge of creating a new genre. We knew this was new and different and that it could make a dent, but we didn’t foresee how big that dent was. It was an explosion really.’
He’s harking back to 1987, when he (real name Nathaniel Jones) and Spanky (Earl Smith Jr) produced ‘Acid Trax’ in their native Chicago and got it into the hands of Ron Hardy, DJ at the Music Box. Does Pierre believe that ‘Acid Trax’ really was the first ever acid record? ‘History has already stated the fact of the matter,’ he says. ‘Tons of people had the Roland 303, those sounds were there, but no one did with it what we did with it. Acid is the method and
intention you put behind the machine. We were the first to take the 303 and use it in a manner it was not intended to be used in. So, in reality, that’s innovation at its core. I’ll leave it there.’ Since last year, the duo are back on the road again together, following their split in 1990. ‘It seemed as if Phuture had an open conversation that didn’t come to an end,’ says Pierre now, a star by his own name too. ‘Something seemed missing for me. Phuture’s really Spanky and me; we are the heart of the group. We had others substitute over the years and Spank did his version as Phuture 303, but it seemed like a sentence that needed a period. We met about it and we decided to have the conversation.’ (David Pollock)
Made in Chicago at SWG3, Glasgow, Fri 10 Oct.
HITLIST THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
✽ Philanthrobeats: Leave Your Vote At The Door The charitable clubbing
initiative raises money for a project researching the present and future of the Scottish club scene, whether it’s a Yes or a No. Sub Club, Glasgow, Thu 18 Sep.
✽ Nightvision Launch Weekend With Chase & Status on the Friday and Nina Kraviz & DJ Sneak on the Saturday, this is your first taste of what to expect from the brand new club series. City, Edinburgh, Fri 19 Sep; Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Sep.
✽ Juan Maclean DJ set A DJ set from one half of the DFA house heroes
on the heels of their killer third album this summer. Fans of proggy, intergalactic disco house, get on board this spaceship. Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Sat 20 Sep; Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sun 21 Sep.
✽ Pressure Opening Party Making the onslaught of autumn bearable for 16
years now, it’s the first Pressure of the season (pictured, top). See preview, page 50. The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 26 Sep.
✽ Phuture See preview, left. SWG3, Glasgow, Fri 10 Oct.
✽ Chris Malinchak The NY producer
behind So Good To Me makes his Glasgow debut; we’re expecting light-touch house with a soft disco
edge. Saint Judes, Glasgow, Sat 11 Oct.
✽ LuckyMe x The Art School: Eclair Fifi & Pals See feature, page 20. The Art
School, Glasgow, Fri 19 Sep.
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