VA – Terry Farley Presents Acid Thunder: More Definitive Original Acid and Deep House 1985-1991

Terry Farley Presents Acid Thunder (More Definitive Original Acid & Deep
VA
LABEL: Harmless | HURTXCD129
GENRE: Deep House, Acid House
RELEASED: 2014
MP3 DOWNLOAD SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 320kbps / 44100kHz / Full Stereo
TRACKS: 59
SIZE: 915.48 megs

TRACKLIST

1. Marshall Jefferson – Give a Little More for the Gold (Marshall Jefferson Presents Dancing Flutes) [Club Mix] 5:08
2. Steve Poindexter – Nb Battle Track (Steve Poindexter Presents Kareem Smith) [12″ Club 5:25
Mix] 3. Risque III – Risque Madness 5:13
4. James “Jack Rabbit” – Let Us Have Love (Step by Step) [12″ ‘Step by Acid’ Club Mix] 4:14
5. Crystalite – Cut by a Laser 8:04
6. Risque III – Essence of a Dream 6:08
7. Terrance McDonald – Mind over Matter 4:16
8. Razz – Kill Yourself Dancing 4:31
9. MD111 – Personal Problem 4:54
10. Nexus 6 – Take Me Higher 10:51
11. D.J. Rush – Lookin’ for Excitement (D.J. Rush Presents Knee Deep) [12″ Club Mix] 6:37
12. House People – Godfather of House 4:57
13. Frankie Knuckles – Only the Strong Survive 8:54
14. J. M. Silk – Music Is the Key 9:07
15. Club MCM – It’s Me 4:41
16. Mitchbal – When I Hear the Music 8:41
17. The Mix Masters – In the Mix 3:54
18. House People – Jack Me Frankie – Power House 7:32
19. Blake Baxter – In This House We Jack 6:32
20. The Children – Freedom 7:28
21. Pleasure Pump – Fantasize Me 6:28
22. MD111 – Face the Nation 5:05
23. Bobby Konders – Nervous Acid 5:10
24. Mark Imperial – J’adore Danser 6:25
25. Nitro Deluxe – The Brutal House 14:09
26. Modern Mechanical Music – Persia 5:53
27. Blake Baxter – When We Used to Play 6:08
28. Chip E – Time to Jack 7:52
29. The Endless Poker’s – !The Poke! 9:26
30. Club MCM – Message 2 Ron 4:03
31. Sterling Void – Serve It Up 3:38
32. Marshall Jefferson – Do the Do (Marshall Jefferson Presents Dancing Flutes) [12″ Got 2 Mix] 4:19
33. Shawn Christopher – People of All Nations 7:27
34. Joe Smooth – Promised Land 4:59
35. E.S.P. – It’s U 4:15
36. Liz Torres – What You Make Me Feel 7:41
37. Marshall Jefferson – Open Our Eyes (Marshall Jefferson Presents Truth) [12″ Celestial Club Mix] 7:07
38. Steve Poindexter – To the Motherland (Steve Poindexter Presents Kareem Smith) [12″ Club Mix] 3:57
39. Romance – All Dis Music 7:42
40. Liz Torres – Can’t Get Enough 5:21
41. Ragtyme – I Can’t Stay Away 7:03
42. Mario Reyes – Whatever Turns You On 6:21
43. Laurent X – It’s Magic 5:23
44. Robot & The DJs – Energy 3:42
45. Marshall Jefferson – We Are Unity (Marshall Jefferson Presents Umosia) [12″ Radio Mix] 3:23
46. Rickster – Night Moves 7:48
47. The Night Writers – Let the Music (Use You) [12″ Club Mix] 8:10
48. Sterling Void – It’s Alright 6:52
49. Peter Black – How Far I Go 7:31
50. Ralphi Rosario – You Used to Hold Me 6:55
51. Jeanette Thomas – Shake Your Body 5:08
52. Paris Brightledge – Learn to Love 9:27
53. Master C&J – In the City 7:10
54. E.S.P. – Let’s Move 6:39
55. Sterling Void – Don’t Wanna Go 5:16
56. Bobby Konders – Let There Be House 5:22
57. Master C&J – Face It 6:53
58. Hex Complexx – I Want You 7:43
59. MK – Somebody New 4:46

Total Playtime: 375:44min

Given the expansive nature of Terry Farley’s first celebration of early and classic house, 2013’s five-disc Acid Rain, you’d think he’d be running out of choices for this second, similarly epic selection. In fact, Acid Thunder is, if anything, a more pleasingly deep and in-depth collection. Whereas that first installment was heavy on relatively well-known classics, this follow-up digs deeper for inspiration. As a result, it’s packed with tracks that many house DJs simply won’t know, or have struggled to get hold of; not just stone cold classics such as Bobby Konders’ “Nervous Acid” or Hexx Complex’s “I Want You”, but genuinely overlooked material from the likes of Risque III, Peter Black and Jack James Rabbit. It’s something of a welcome history lesson, even for those with a good grasp of house music’s formative years.