Another factor in the development of the "Acid" sound which I have not
seen mentioned on IDM or Analogue Heaven is this: Artists in Britain,
notably Genesis P-Orridge/Psychic TV, heard of this new "acid" thing in
'87. 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. Genesis P-Orridge/PTV made "Tune In, Turn On (Thee Acid
House)" in '87, in which a running sequencer line is run through a variety
of effects like regenerating flange and more. Next to the electronic body
music of the day, this was truly novel. They also did two pseudo-comps
called _Jack the Tab_ and _Tekno Acid Beat_. These tracks and more are
included in the _Jack the Tab_ 2CD and _High Jack_ CD on Wax Trax. This
stuff was practically the soundtrack to my social life around the time, so
maybe I'm coming from a different angle on the term "acid". _Jack the
Tab_ has stood up better than _Tekno Acid Beat_. The latter sounds more
dated, and the former is still pretty unique.