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Thursday 28 October 2010

CHARANJIT SINGH: Raga Bhairav

Wikipedia (and who am I to disagree with Wikipedia) states that:

"Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed by mid-1980s DJs from Chicago.
The earliest recorded examples of acid house are a matter of debate. At least one historian considers the Phuture's "Acid Trax" to be the genre's earliest example; DJ Pierre says it may have been composed as early as 1985, but it was not released until 1987. Another points out Sleezy D's "I've Lost Control" (1986) was the first to be released on vinyl, and it's impossible to know which track was created first."

In that case this track, WHICH WAS RELEASED IN 1982, was somewhat ahead of its time:

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