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On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Chris Cannam

 wrote:

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> On 16 May 2011 21:48, James Morris  wrote:

>> i always prefer the slightly weirder sounds, so of course that's

>> something i've gone for with this track:

>>

>> http://jwm-art.net/audio/acid_techno_test1.mp3

>

> The sounds are quite authentic, I think.  The kick might not seem very

> techno these days but it's quite appropriate for the time and genre.

>

> ("Acid"-anything tended to mean lots of 303 in it, but that detail

> aside, the samples and general tone are plausible enough for the sort

> of thing you might have found in the techno room at Club UK

> [http://history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2009/02/club-uk-in-wandsworth-love-ecstasy-and.html,

> nice article])

>

> The main problem I have is that that snare noise is far too

> four-square, bash bash bash bash, to be so far forward in the mix,

> particularly nearer the start.  It's just too much.

>

> And of course the whole thing is too short.

>

Yeh... great track! :)
It sounds pretty 90's techno to me.. And I think the speed is about

right for 92-93.. Things only pushed 140 in the late 90s IIRC unless

we are talking DnB.
Reminds me of dancing at the Velvet Underground to Carl Cox around that time..
Only things I would say is the bass drum should be a bit harder -

sounds a bit flabby to me, and the hi-hat/snare sound is a bit

overpowering - things were generally a bit tighter I think - less

reverby.. although it does give the impression of actually being in a

club! All the fx are fantastic.. maybe a bit more than was possible at

the time tho?
And vastly too short!
James

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