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Dave Pearce
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RealMedia: Dave Pearce Defends Acid House


Acid House

"Aciee-ed! Aciee-ed!" squealed the vocals, "Boing-boinga-boing" went the bass-synth.

Throughout 1987 ecstasy-fuelled clubbers made silly shapes with their arms, grinned a lot, wore Smiley badges, and made DJ Dave Pearce a very rich man.

The Acid sound was typified by acts such as 808 State, Farley Jackmaster Funk, and - in a postmodern ironic style - the KLF.

The craze lasted until the end of the decade, when it was replaced by new genres of dance music with equally stupid names - welcome to Deep Dish, Detroit Techno, Hardcore, Handbag and the Madchester Scene.


1987 Music: 1987 Jukebox | Rick Astley | Acid House






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