Gentry Ice / Adonis ‎– Do You Wanna Jack / Lost In The Sound

'Do you Wanna Jack' is an overlooked Adonis classic, mellower tan 'No Way Back' but also more hypnotic, there is a slight Moroder feel to this overall wonderful deep acid number.

One can possibly overlook Gentry Ice's offering here [AKA Jack Frost & The Circle Jerks AKA Adonis. More precisely "The Sweat Boyz" pressed as a 3 tracker on West Madison Street Records, with 3 excellent corresponding mixes]. Which is a mistake if you're into early chicago acid house & closely related styles of music.

Quality early, deep, acid house music here. The 303 is used mainly as a simple bassline which doesn't evolve or distort as much as many other acid basslines did around that period, keeping it simple and funky. This production focuses more on deep, hypnotic, synth melodies, hi-hats, complex hand claps, and chanting melodies. The "Dub mix" being less vocal and shorter in duration. Really overlooked in my opinion and worth tracking down...also available on the "Jack Trax-Vol 4 compilation", although it only features the "Club Mix".

Adonis was a true innovator of the early house scene and produced so many countless & unique classics.

Lost In The Sound is one example of his talents, and for me the shining star on this 12" single and possibly one of his best to date. Perfectly arranged, deep, instrumental house, with a funky, groovy, latino flavour with melancholy but also ethereal in feeling. Magic...