acid house

Jasper James – Wax Trax Vol. 1 [CWX04.2]

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Glasgow’s former Sub Club resident Jasper James heads to Chiwax for his own new series of jacked up and prickly house bangers. ‘Back 2 Jack’ does throw it back to the dirty, sleazy sounds of early Chi Town warehouse cuts, ‘X Transmission’ then zones out a little with stars that flutter like foil in the wind and wispy cosmic keys, and ‘Bass Utility’ brings thumping 90s techno drums to the fore with skewed synths that soundtrack your descent into a deep space rave. ‘Modem Funk’ gets its name from the mad melodies that dart about like they used to inside the obsolete bit of hardware it references. Four imaginative takes on high-impact house.

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Jasper James – Wax Trax Vol. 1 [CWX04.2]

808 Prince – 808 Prince LP [APRON808LP]

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Apron Records founder Steven Julien taps into his alter-ego with his new album, 808 Prince. Written and produced around iconic drum machines, 808 Prince embraces raw drum programming, analogue textures, and bass-heavy compositions. The record moves fluidly between peak-time club energy and experimental rhythm studies, exploring the shared languages of techno, house, acid house, grime, and electro. Rather than looking back, the album reimagines the influence of the 808 through Julien’s distinct production style, creating a body of work that is both timeless and forward-looking. The album features a strong lineup of collaborators, including James Massiah, J. Caesar, Jarren, Touch Sensitive, and KIAH, expanding Julien’s sonic universe while remaining anchored in pure groove and movement. More than an album, 808 PRINCE marks a new chapter in Steven Julien’s artistic practice, bringing together decades of club music influence, hands-on studio craftsmanship, and a lifelong fascination with rhythm into a singular statement designed for dance floors worldwide.

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808 Prince – 808 Prince LP [APRON808LP]

A-Eno-Acid – The Last Jack LP [CB1988-09]

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Mark Churcher aka A-Eno-Acid returns with his debut LP, “The Last Jack” on Chicago Bee Records. A raw transmission from the underground — deep, hypnotic and unapologetically acid. Rooted in the late-1980s sound of warehouse parties, pirate radio and underground dancefloors, this is an album built for DJs, dancers and heads who know. 808s, squelching 303s and hypnotic grooves — pure acid house energy.

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A-Eno-Acid – The Last Jack LP [CB1988-09]

Steve Bug & Stefan Braatz – Circles EP [NG170]

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Electronic mainstays and longtime collaborators Steve Bug and Stefan Braatz return to cult NYC label Nu Groove with their four-track EP, Circles, showcasing a refined blend of new deep house, acid and underground club sonics.

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Steve Bug & Stefan Braatz – Circles EP [NG170]

Type-303 – Enigmatic Dreams [BLOW24]

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Type-303 makes his first appearance on Cold Blow with ‘Enigmatic Dreams’, a six-track 12″ that balances acid with the softer, more melodic end of early-’90s Italian house. ‘Enigmatic Dreams’ doesn’t sit still for long, offering acid one minute, Balearic drift the next, then straight into something that could’ve come off an early-90s house white label. The big story here is ‘Atlantic Dreams,’ a collaboration with Dr. Rhythm aka Mark Woollard, whose old material got a second life through a previous reissue. Turns out Woollard kept composing for music libraries long after those original records, and buried in that archive was something with the exact same warmth. Type-303 picked it up and ran with it, turning a decades-old idea into something new. The rest of the record features ‘Paradise’ and ‘Morning (Ambient Mix)’, which both drift toward that dreamy, sun-bleached Italian sound that’s perfect this time of year.

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Type-303 – Enigmatic Dreams [BLOW24]

Drvg Cvltvre – Nepotism As A Compositional Tool [NYH408]

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Drvg Cvltvre is back on New York Haunted. The three sludgy house cuts on this EP that pull together the best the genre has to offer, now with added vocals styled after house music’s own origins.

Drvg Cvltvre – Nepotism As A Compositional Tool [NYH408]

Yuri Suzuki – Bless This Acid House LP [ABLTD005]

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Yuri Suzuki, the sound artist and designer known for creating works that explore the realms of sound through exquisitely designed pieces, has become completely captivated by that silver box. Toting that infamous box and relentlessly diving deep into the swamp of Acid House, he drops a new album after nearly six years in LP format.
On this record, Suzuki’s finely honed squelchy old-school 303 sound, tightly mastered by the sound alchemist Rashad Becker, unfolds with precision and points toward another possible tomorrow. Each track is a sketch, carrying you through a timeless landscape of rhythm and texture and reaffirming Suzuki’s unique command over sound and space.

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Yuri Suzuki – Bless This Acid House LP [ABLTD005]

Raw Takes – House Of Phreaks EP [NICE006]

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All Nice Records returns with the 006 instalment, welcoming Raw Takes to the roster for a self-titled six-tracker that lives up to its name. No frills, no fuss, just pure, unfiltered club music pressed on wax. Side A kicks off with House of Phreaks, a dense Chicago house sledgehammer built around a heavyweight bassline that sets the pace from the first bar, no introduction needed. Last Figure pulls the tension tighter before One For Gehm closes the first side as a heartfelt nod to Andreas Gehm – the legendary German acid pioneer whose influence continues to ripple through the underground. Flip it over and Piano Jam brings an unexpected melodic warmth to the centre of the record, while AECD wears its influences proudly, a 303-drenched acid workout rooted deep in the classic Chicago house tradition, the kind of track that feels like it could have come straight out of the Warehouse era. Crime Times seals the deal… gritty, atmospheric, and built for the late hours.

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Raw Takes – House Of Phreaks EP [NICE006]

Takuya Matsumoto – Song Of The Ocean EP [INEX021]

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Japanese DJ and producer Takuya Matsumoto has quietly established himself as one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from Japan’s contemporary house scene. Known for his warm, deeply musical approach to production, Matsumoto blends classic house sensibilities with jazz, funk and soulful influences, crafting records that balance
dancefloor functionality with rich musicality. Across the six tracks Matsumoto once again radiantly showcases the depth of his production skills as the project sonically traverses Balearic-tinged House, bouncy acid-laced electro, cosmic nu-disco, breaks driven jungle and dub infused deep house.

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Takuya Matsumoto – Song Of The Ocean EP [INEX021]

Marco Passarani – Digipack Vol. 2 [STUDIOMST004]

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Studiomaster Digipack Vol. 2 sees Marco Passarani back with another serving of unique club sounds straight from Rome. Following the vibe of the first volume, this new edition delivers his unmistakable blend of house pressure and pure techno. No nostalgia trip here, just functional futurism with character. Whether you know these tunes from online drops or the first 12”, Vol. 2 delivers real deal dancefloor tools ready for heavy rotation. No fillers, just groove for dancers who still believe the floor is a testing ground for what comes next.

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Marco Passarani – Digipack Vol. 2 [STUDIOMST004]

Auto Sound City vs Iron Blu – Twice Wi’ Scraps For Me And Mi’ Mate Please [WOD032]

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Weapons Of Desire label is back with its first vinyl release in three years. WOD032 sees label misfits Auto Sound City and Iron Blu collaborate once again with a four tracker kick ass release that turns music upside down.

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Auto Sound City vs Iron Blu – Twice Wi’ Scraps For Me And Mi’ Mate Please [WOD032]

DJ Slush / Dretraxx – Signal Phase Decay [PREP02]

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Polytechnic Recordings – sublabel of Disctechno Music – presents a split EP of jacking house and psychedelic rhythms from Detroit’s DJ Slush and Dretraxx. Label co-founder DJ Slush follows up his Model Collapse EP with 2 jacking, sleazy, 80’s-tinged house tracks with garbled vocal samples on A1 and B2. Dretraxx – head of Detroit’s acid-forward Body Worx party – delivers dubbed out modular grooves and on A2. On B1, Interdimensional Transmissions’ BMG remixes Dretraxx for the No Way Back Mix, with some freaky heart-pumping analog techno. Recommended for fans of Midwest rhythms.

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DJ Slush / Dretraxx – Signal Phase Decay [PREP02]

Bill Converse – Zone Zone LP [FRS036]

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Bill Converse should be a household name in every heads abode. He’s been DJing live with 3+ turntables since he was a teenager, always under the same name. Unfathomably envious record collection. Your favorite DJs as well as very likely your favorite DJ. Whether it is DJing or a live set, his presentation is head-spinning, hard-edged but hypnotic. His avalanching drum programming is as recognizable as Coltranes timbre. His records have been released on Dark Entries, Fit Sound, Texas Recordings Underground, Tabernacle Records, Immortal Sin, Acid Test, Feral Colony and Obsolete Future. Now Fixed Rhythms presents a 2×12 pack of Bills characteristically bewildering excellence. The first 12” has four cuts. Woozy, heavy, bombastic machine workout opener “Stress Test” followed by the tension peaking sustainer “ZoneZone” on the A side. On the B side, “770” brings us to a new place of plucky bass lines and unconventionally tuned drum workouts, with “lure me” closing the first 12” with flexing low-end, percussive stabs syncopated with heavy snaredrum riffing.

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Bill Converse – Zone Zone LP [FRS036]