ACID HOUSE
VA - Terry Farley Presents Acid Rain' [2013] (5 x CDs)
Acid Rain, released in 2013 by Harmless Records, is one of those rare archival projects that feels both exhaustive and alive. Terry Farley approaches the history of UK acid house not as a museum display but as a living ecosystem, built from twelve‑inch singles, white labels, club‑only mixes, and the kind of records that travelled through hands rather than charts. The set gathers tracks from the late eighties and early nineties, a period when the sound was still forming its identity, shaped by small studios, cheap drum machines, and the energy of nights that stretched into morning.
Farley’s curation gives the box its shape. Instead of leaning on the obvious anthems, he digs into the deeper shelves, pulling together cuts that show how acid house grew from Chicago imports into a distinctly British movement. You hear the shift from raw, looping grooves to more atmospheric pieces, the way producers began stretching the 303 into new shapes, and how the scene absorbed influences from hip‑house, techno, and early rave. The sequencing across the discs lets these changes unfold naturally, as if you are listening to a long night in a club where the mood keeps turning but the pulse never breaks.
Harmless Records supports the project with detailed notes, label credits, and clean transfers that respect the original pressings. The archival care matters, because these tracks were built for dancefloors, not preservation, and hearing them restored without losing their grit gives the set its weight. Acid Rain becomes a portrait of a culture in motion. It captures the moment when acid house stopped being an import and became a language of its own, carried by DJs, dancers, and producers who found freedom in repetition, tension, and the glow of a single synth line cutting through the dark. (B)
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Track lists
CD1
01 Jungle Wonz - Bird in a Gilded Cage [Original 12'' Club Mix] 6:38
02 Frankie Knuckles - Bad Boy [Unreleased 12'' Mix feat. Jamie Principle] 5:40
03 Virgo Four - Take Me Higher [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:48
04 William S - I'll Never Let You Go [Original Instrumental 12'' Club Mix] 6:15
05 M.E. - School Hall [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:24
06 Libra Libra - I Like it [Original 12'' Dub Mix] 9:50
07 Pleasure Zone - Fantasy [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:27
08 Charles B - Lack of Love [Original 12'' Club Mix] 6:19
09 DJ Pierre - Box Energy [Original 12'' Club Mix] 5:09
10 Candy J - Desirable Revenge [Original Jack 'Em Off Club Mix] 8:59
11 Pierre's Pfantasy Club - Dream Girl [Original Ralphi Rosario Club Mix] 8:49
12 Ace & The Sandman - Let Your Body Talk [Original 12'' Club Mix] 7:10
CD2
01 Virgo - R U Hot Enough? [Original 12'' Club Mix] 7:40
02 Mr. & Mrs. Dale - It's You [Original 12'' Free Club Mix] 5:21
03 Jungle Wonz - The Jungle (Edit) [Original 12'' Club Mix] 5:07
04 Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants to Ride [Original 12'' Club Mix] 8:38
05 Mario Diaz - Can You Feel It? (feat. Mr. Lee) [Original "Jackin Up the Dub" 12'' Mix] 4:15
06 Mickey Oliver - In-Ten-Si-T [Acca-Bass-Si-T 12'' Remix] 5:12
07 Lidell Townsell - As Acid Turns [Original 12'' Club Mix] 5:11
08 Dr Derelict - That Shit's Wild [Original Album Version] 4:22
09 Cool McCool - World Turns Round [Original Album Version] 6:25
10 Gene Hunt - Living in a Land [Original 12'' Club Mix] 5:22
11 Phuture - Your Only Friend (Cocaine) [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:55
12 Master C & J - Face it [Original 12'' Dub Mix] 7:03
13 Pierre's Pfantasy Club - Got the Bug [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:56
14 Mr. Fingers - Washing Machine [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:19
CD3
01 Mike Dunn - Magic Feet [Original 12'' Club Mix] 6:05
02 Bam Bam - Another World [Original Album Version] 4:35
03 Fingers - Ecstasy [Original Album Version] 5:39
04 Farley ''jackmaster'' Funk - I Need a Friend [Original Album Version] 5:38
05 Ralphi Rosario - In the Night [Original Kenny's Night Club Mix] 5:32
06 Jack Frost & The Circle Jerks - Shout [Original Album Version] 2:54
07 Sleezy D - I've Lost Control [Original 12'' Club Mix] 9:43
08 Lidell Townsell - I'll Make You Dance [Original Album Version] 5:00
09 Mr. Lee - I Cant Forget [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:41
10 Phortune - String Free [Original 12'' Club Leray Mix] 8:39
11 Bam Bam - Where's Your Child? [Original 12'' Club Mix] 5:37
12 Phuture - Slam [Original 12'' Club Mix] 5:41
13 Victor Romeo - Acid Rain [Original 12'' Rain Dance UK Club Mix] 5:40
CD4
01 Armando - Don't Take it [Thomo's 2007 12'' Re-Edit] 8:31
02 Bam Bam - Make U Scream [Original 12'' Deep House Club Mix] 8:09
03 Neal Howard - To Be or Not to Be [Original 12'' Club Mix] 6:20
04 Marcus Mixx - Without Make Up [Original Ron Hardy 12'' Club Mix] 11:04
05 Model 500 - The Chase [Original Mayday 12'' Club Mix] 6:24
06 Jack Frost & The Circle Jerks - Cool & Dry [Original Album Version] 5:15
07 Lidell Townsell - Get the Hole [Original Album Version] 5:57
08 K. Alexi Shelby - K's Vertigo [Original 12'' Club K Re-Edit] 6:44
09 Neal Howard - The Gathering [Original 12'' Club Mix] 6:38
10 Marcus Mixx - Psychousic [Original 12'' Club Mix] 7:07
11 Fade II Black - The Calling [Original 12'' Reprise Mix] 3:46
CD5
01 Mr. Fingers - Distant Planet [Original 12'' Club Mix] 5:14
02 Marcus Mixx - The Spell [Original Ron Hardy 12'' Club Mix] 9:27
03 Ron Hardy - Sensation [Original 12'' Club Mix] 7:25
04 Jack Frost - Clap Me [Original 12'' Club Mix] 6:47
05 Santos - Work the Box [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:31
06 Laurent X - Machines [Original 12'' Club Mix] 6:47
07 Phuture - We Are Phuture [Original 12'' Club Mix] 8:33
08 Laurent X - Drowning in a Sea of House [Original 12'' Club Mix] 4:20
09 Phuture - Acid Trax [Original 12'' Club Mix] 12:26
10 Jungle Wonz - Time Marches on [Original 12'' Club Mix] 6:56
11 Mr. Fingers - Can You Feel It? [Original 12'' Club Mix] 5:45
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