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PHUTURE Is A Chicago-Based Acid House Group Founded In 1985 By DJ Pierre Earl "Spanky" Smith AKA DJ Spank Spank And Herb J Herbert Jackson . Their Love For House Music Started Back In The Early 80's When Friends Pierre Spanky And Herb J Would Go Hear Innovative DJ Ron Hardy Play At The Infamous Music Box In Chicago And Would Get Lost For Hours On End In His Sound. Smith Talked To Pierre And Herb About Forming Their Own Group Later To Be Named PHUTURE So They Could Produce Their Own Music And Give What Came About Of Their Sessions To Hardy To Play In His Sets. In 1985 Spanky Came Across A At The Time Written Off Roland TB-303 Not Knowing That They Would Go On To Make History When They Created A New Type Of Sound To Come Out Of It And Chicago. Tweaking The Knobs At The Same Time The Patterns Were Playing They Used The 303 For Something Other Than What It Was Originally Made For. It Was To Be Called Later On By Those Who Would Hear It As "Acid". PHUTURE'S Debut Track "Acid Tracks" Caused Havoc On Dance Floors In Chicago When It Was Originally Released In 1986 And Hardy Broke It On Cassette Tape In His Sets. It Then Went On To Ignite A Fire In Great Britain When Marshall Jefferson Produced It And It Was Officially Released On Traxx Records In 1987. That Track Went Onto Spread Around The World Many Times Over And Spawned Immolators And Fans To This Day Still Crediting It As The Reason For Them Wanting To Produce Music Or The Reason For Their Emergence Into The Dance Music Scene. Pierre Left The Group In 1990 And Spanky Carried On With PHUTURE With Various Members Over The Years Till 1996. Then In 2014 Pierre And Spanky Reunited As PHUTURE With Newest Member Rio "The Musician" Lee And Are Working On New Music And An Tour.
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Considered The Earliest Acid House Tune Ever “Acid Tracks” Story Begins With The Friendship Of Two Friends Which Later Were Behind Phuture - DJ Pierre And Earl Spanky Smith. Very Close To Each Other Since The High School They Grew Up Together In A Very Strong Musical Environment Until A Day When DJ Pierre Got Surprised By His Friend Spanky When He Came On His House While He Was DJing And Told Something Like “Hey I Bought A Drum Machine It’s Time To Produce!” Back In 1984. Since Earl Smith Had A Job He Could Afford The Expensive Equipments Necessary To Do It. But At The First Moment It Was Just A Drum Machine Which Made Them Do Drum Solos – Cleverly Used By Pierre On His DJ Sets. Earl Spanky Had A Natural Hability With Kicks Snares & Hi-Hats So He Quickly Turned Himself Into An Amazing Drum Line Maker. One Day Earl Spanky Bought A Roland 303 Acid Bassline And They Both Tried With Their Friend Herbert J To Manipulate Those Sounds And That Acid Loop Seemed To Be Already There But At That Time They Really Did Not Know Yet How To Create Different Ones. “We Didn’t Know How To Program. When We Plugged It It Was Already Making That Sound. It Had Plenty Of Different Acid Loops. As We Didn’t Know How To ‘create’ We Worked On The Only One That Sounded Good. No One Really Invented It It Was Already In There. We Sequenced It And Spanky Made The Beats” Said Pierre Trying To Remember His First Steps As A Producer About 21 Years Ago. Boof The “Acid Tracks” Was Ready. Marshall Jefferson Who Was Giving Counsels To Them Became A Sort Of An Executive Producer For Their First Tunes And Was Also Behind Their Partnership With Larry Sherman From Trax Records The Single Got Out On Sherman’s Red Label Many Months Later In 1987 . Jefferson Told Them Immediately To Slow Down The “Acid Tracks” BPMs From 125 To 120 Because It Was Too Fast For The Dancefloors When It Was Made. “This Is Too Fast New York Won’t Accept It” Remind DJ Pierre About His Friend’s Advice. The Big Difference That Made This Early Acid House Tune A Hit Probably Lies On The Combination Between The Legendary Music Box Cellar And Its Historical Resident Ron Hardy. At The Same Year Of 1985 Spanky Came To Pierre And Said “This Is The Place To Be You Gotta Go To The Music Box The DJ There Is Incredible”! They Both Started To Be Regulars On That Venue More Precisely An Underground Parking Place For About Three Hundred People Which Would Change Their Lives Forever. Ron Hardy Did Not Know Them The Day These Two Kids Pierre & Spanky Decided To Give Him A Tape With The Acid Tracks Demo. That Was Still In 1985 Just Before The Music Box Opened. As Soon As They Gave Ron The Tape The DJ Listened To It And Said Smiling “It’s Ok… When Can I Get A Copy?” That First Night Ron Was Bold Enough To Play “Acid Tracks” Four Times. The First One Was Immediately Rejected By The Public And Nobody Stayed On The Dancefloor. But Ron Hardy Was A Visionnary And So He Played A Second Time And Some People Started To Pay Attention. The Third Time It Was Already Well Accepted And On The Fourth One The Crowd Went Mad The Impact Was So Strong That It Became A Hit. As Nobody Imagined Who Could Be The Author The Regulars Thought That It Was Something Made By Ron Hardy Himself So They Named That Tune “Ron Hardy’s Acid Trax” But Later By The Time It Was Released In 1987 The Audiences Discovered It Was Made By Pierre Spanky And Herb J From Phuture. Let’s Go Back To 1985. Some Months Later Of “Acid Tracks” Conception DJ Pierre Started To Think About Another Music. “About That Time I Already Knew How To Program It” Said Pierre On An Interview Years Later. He Did Some Basslines Wrote Some Lyrics And Recorded Them With His Personal Vocals But Marshall Jefferson Interfered Saying That The Sinister Lyrics With “This Is Cocaine Speaking!” On Its Ouverture Needed A Deeper And More Scary Voice. Earl Spanky Smith Had It So He Owned The Chance To Sing The Legendary Tune – As Well As To Make The Beats For It. The Tune Was Baptised “Your Only Friend”. With A Quote That Sounded Like Mentionning The White Powder “Your Only Friend” Was Like Reflecting The Reality Of All Those Nightclubs At That Time. Acid And Cocaine Were Both Largely Consumed By The Underground Audiences Since The Disco Era And They Certainly Remained Consumed By Them Since The Early House Scene. Review By Alain Patrick
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PHUTURE Is A Chicago-Based Acid House Group Founded In 1985 By DJ Pierre Earl "Spanky" Smith AKA DJ Spank Spank And Herb J Herbert Jackson . Their Love For House Music Started Back In The Early 80's When Friends Pierre Spanky And Herb J Would Go Hear Innovative DJ Ron Hardy Play At The Infamous Music Box In Chicago And Would Get Lost For Hours On End In His Sound. Smith Talked To Pierre And Herb About Forming Their Own Group Later To Be Named PHUTURE So They Could Produce Their Own Music And Give What Came About Of Their Sessions To Hardy To Play In His Sets. In 1985 Spanky Came Across A At The Time Written Off Roland TB-303 Not Knowing That They Would Go On To Make History When They Created A New Type Of Sound To Come Out Of It And Chicago. Tweaking The Knobs At The Same Time The Patterns Were Playing They Used The 303 For Something Other Than What It Was Originally Made For. It Was To Be Called Later On By Those Who Would Hear It As "Acid". PHUTURE'S Debut Track "Acid Tracks" Caused Havoc On Dance Floors In Chicago When It Was Originally Released In 1986 And Hardy Broke It On Cassette Tape In His Sets. It Then Went On To Ignite A Fire In Great Britain When Marshall Jefferson Produced It And It Was Officially Released On Traxx Records In 1987. That Track Went Onto Spread Around The World Many Times Over And Spawned Immolators And Fans To This Day Still Crediting It As The Reason For Them Wanting To Produce Music Or The Reason For Their Emergence Into The Dance Music Scene. Pierre Left The Group In 1990 And Spanky Carried On With PHUTURE With Various Members Over The Years Till 1996. Then In 2014 Pierre And Spanky Reunited As PHUTURE With Newest Member Rio "The Musician" Lee And Are Working On New Music And An Tour.
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Considered the earliest Acid House tune ever, “Acid Tracks” story begins with the friendship of two friends which later were behind Phuture - DJ Pierre and Earl Spanky Smith. Very close to each other since the high school, they grew up together in a very strong musical environment, until a day when DJ Pierre got surprised by his friend Spanky when he came on his house while he was DJing and told something like “Hey, I bought a drum machine, it’s time to produce!”, back in 1984.
Since Earl Smith had a job, he could afford the expensive equipments necessary to do it. But at the first moment, it was just a Drum Machine, which made them do drum solos – cleverly used by Pierre on his DJ sets. Earl Spanky had a natural hability with kicks, snares & hi-hats, so he quickly turned himself into an amazing drum line maker.
One day, Earl Spanky bought a Roland 303 acid bassline, and they both tried with their friend Herbert J to manipulate those sounds, and that acid loop seemed to be already there, but at that time they really did not know yet how to create different ones. “We didn’t know how to program. When we plugged it, it was already making that sound. It had plenty of different acid loops. As we didn’t know how to ‘create’, we worked on the only one that sounded good. No one really invented it, it was already in there. We sequenced it, and Spanky made the beats”, said Pierre, trying to remember his first steps as a producer, about 21 years ago. Boof, the “Acid Tracks” was ready.
Marshall Jefferson, who was giving counsels to them, became a sort of an executive producer for their first tunes, and was also behind their partnership with Larry Sherman from Trax Records (the single got out on Sherman’s red label many months later, in 1987). Jefferson told them immediately to slow down the “Acid Tracks” BPMs from 125 to 120, because it was too fast for the dancefloors when it was made. “This is too fast, New York won’t accept it”, remind DJ Pierre about his friend’s advice.
The big difference that made this early acid house tune a hit probably lies on the combination between the legendary Music Box cellar and its historical resident Ron Hardy. At the same year of 1985, Spanky came to Pierre and said: “This is the place to be, you gotta go to the Music Box, the DJ there is incredible”! They both started to be regulars on that venue, more precisely an underground parking place for about three hundred people which would change their lives forever.
Ron Hardy did not know them the day these two kids (Pierre & Spanky) decided to give him a tape with the Acid Tracks demo. That was still in 1985, just before the Music Box opened. As soon as they gave Ron the tape, the DJ listened to it and said, smiling: “It’s ok… When can I get a copy?”
That first night, Ron was bold enough to play “Acid Tracks” four times. The first one was immediately rejected by the public, and nobody stayed on the dancefloor. But Ron Hardy was a visionnary, and so he played a second time, and some people started to pay attention. The third time, it was already well accepted, and on the fourth one, the crowd went mad; the impact was so strong that it became a hit.
As nobody imagined who could be the author, the regulars thought that it was something made by Ron Hardy himself, so they named that tune “Ron Hardy’s Acid Trax”, but later, by the time it was released in 1987, the audiences discovered it was made by Pierre, Spanky and Herb J from Phuture.
Let’s go back to 1985. Some months later of “Acid Tracks” conception, DJ Pierre started to think about another music. “About that time, I already knew how to program it”, said Pierre on an interview years later. He did some basslines, wrote some lyrics, and recorded them with his personal vocals, but Marshall Jefferson interfered, saying that the sinister lyrics with “This is cocaine speaking!” on its ouverture needed a deeper and more scary voice. Earl Spanky Smith had it, so he owned the chance to sing the legendary tune – as well as to make the beats for it. The tune was baptised “Your Only Friend”.
With a quote that sounded like mentionning the white powder, “Your Only Friend” was like reflecting the reality of all those nightclubs at that time. Acid and cocaine were both largely consumed by the underground audiences since the Disco era, and they certainly remained consumed by them since the early House scene.
review by Alain Patrick Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.