Acperience 1 chords by Hardfloor

Essentially ‘Acperience 1’ didn’t feature anything new. Acid had been done to death in the late 1980s, notably in Chicago, Detroit, London, and Manchester. All the sounds and samples used on ‘Acperience 1’ had been heard before, and this track even bears more than just a passing resemblance to ‘Acid Thunder’ by Fast Eddie. Yet when this E.P was released in 1992, no one had ever heard anything quite like it before, and in the years to pass this has proved to be possibly the most influential dance record released in the 1990s. ‘Acperience 1’ builds with ominous pounding kick drums, becoming meatier as the distinctive groove builds. The bass line drops in, and echoed clicking samples are expertly woven in as the acid drawl starts to make an appearance. The track builds and builds, adding layers, and becoming growlier and the 303s ever more tweaked. The caries on for several minutes, captivating the listener into a groovy hypnotic trance. The track then breaks for the most famous of breakdowns. It is here that the track truly reveals itself. A high pitched tonal atmospheric synth line which up until then had been running unheard in the background now comes to the fore. This builds the tension, which eventually erupts in a hail of huge snare rolls that even Wagner couldn’t have imagined. The track comes back with a vengeance and let’s rips with 303s tweaked to frequencies that could split a diamond in half. Finally it all comes crashing down for the cliff-hanger finale and winds itself down with superbly echoed acid bubbles and bleeps aplenty, until all that is heard is that tonal atmospheric synth line again. Perfect listening for the home and the dancefloor. It would take a very brave or foolish DJ to mix this one out. So many years down the line, and ‘Acperience 1’ has not aged one iota. Thanks to its simplicity and masterful production, it probably never will. Look out for the live performance of ‘Acperience 1’ that Hardfloor did for MTV Europe. It features a slight rearrangement, some echoed ‘Acid Acperience’ vocals at the intro, and extra tweaking at the end. Watching them at play with their hardware, you’ll also be able to appreciate the technical wizardry that went into this producing track. A note to anybody learning to mix. At a definite 125bpm with steady and well defined beats, ‘Acperience 1’ is the perfect track for learning beat mixing. Buy yourself two copies. Whereas ‘Acperience 1’ is an acid trance track that is most cherished by the techno fraternity, the remaining tracks on this E.P veer away from trance. ‘Acperience 2’ is mechnaoid acid techno. It boasts meaty but flat rattling deep technoid beats with tripomatic hints, quirky jazz soundscapes, and the 303 is of the drippy variety. ‘Acperience 3’ is raw acid house, much like the sort of material that would later be released on the Important imprint. This track is possibly a bit dated now. ‘Acperience 4’ is the fastest track on this E.P, and has a quick corrosive acid line over meaty banging beats. In typical Hardfloor fashion, this track displays some quirky behaviour, and would suit those latter set moments. The only criticism I could level at this record is that it wasn’t released as a double 12” pack as it so obviously deserved to be. This is the sort of record that changes people’s lives. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.