Listening to old-school acid house often means listening to scratchy old recordings ripped from 20-25 year old mixtapes. Not this time! Back in 2000, Underground Construction, a Chicago house label known for releasing literally hundreds of great 12 inches, compiled and released an excellent compilation of hits from the Trax Records vaults. For those not familar with Trax, here’s a little history from Discogs:
Trax is one of the two original Chicago house-music labels (the other being D.J. International Records). Founded in the early 1980s by Larry Sherman, Screamin’ Rachael, Jesse Saunders, and Vince Lawrence. Responsible for the release of “Acid Tracks” by Phuture, “Move Your Body” by Marshall Jefferson, and many other records that shaped the Chicago and acid house sounds through the 80’s until the early 1990’s.
Mixed by DJ Rick Garcia, this is a journey through twenty-four of Trax Records’ most famous and beloved anthems. These songs shaped the future of house music and techno, with their haunting synths and acid 303 lines, as well as soulful vocals by Darryl Pandy and Xavier Gold. Essential and timeless.
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Tracklist after the jump…
| 1 | Mix Masters – | WBMX Mini Mix | ||
| 2 | Adonis – | No Way Back | ||
| 3 | Rude Boy Farley Keith, The – | Give Yourself To Me | ||
| 4 | Jamie Principle – | Cold World | ||
| 5 | Sweet D – | Thank Ya | ||
| 6 | Farley “Jackmaster” Funk & Jesse Saunders – | Love Can’t Turn Around | ||
| Vocals – Darryl Pandy | ||||
| 7 | Mr. Lee – | I Can’t Forget | ||
| 8 | Santos (3) – | Work The Box | ||
| 9 | House Master Boyz And The Rude Boy Of House, The* – | Trax You Lost | ||
| 10 | Liz Torres – | Can’t Get Enough | ||
| Featuring – Edward Crosby | ||||
| 11 | Pierre’s Pfantasy Club – | Got The Bug | ||
| 12 | Fresh (2) – | Dum Dum Part Two | ||
| 13 | On The House – | Ride The Rhythm | ||
| 14 | Force, The – | It’s OK | ||
| 15 | Robert Owens – | Bring Down The Walls | ||
| 16 | House Master Boyz And The Rude Boy Of House, The* – | House Nation | ||
| 17 | Gwendolyn – | Come To Me | ||
| 18 | Ralphi Rosario – | You Used To Hold Me | ||
| Featuring – Xavier Gold* | ||||
| 19 | Phuture – | We Are Phuture | ||
| 20 | Marshall Jefferson – | Move Your Body | ||
| 21 | Mr. Lee – | Pump Up Chicago | ||
| 22 | Farley “Jackmaster” Funk – | Farley Knows House | ||
| 23 | Phuture – | Your Only Friend | ||
| 24 | Mr. Fingers – | Can You Feel It | ||
wow. totally loved this. didn’t think i would. thx.