Mark Kolmar wrote on Sat, 06 May 95 18:30:29 BST :
quoted 3 lines Legend has it that the term at the time referred to sampling from> Legend has it that the term at the time referred to sampling from
> others' tracks. This was misinterpreted to mean tripped out, goofed up
> dance music.
The way I see it is the other way round almost, that "acid" really meant 303
lines on 808 beats (Phuture's "Acid trax" et al) and the UK guys got it all
back to front and we ended up with sample tracks and anything with a siren in
(eg Todd Terry's stuff) being called "acid"
J
^
James Skilton aka Steady J - steady-j@firefox.co.uk