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Solar Quest - Acid Air Raid

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Solar Quest - Acid Air Raid

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Acid
Year:
1994

Tracklist

Acid Air Raid (Analogue Attack) 8:47
Acid Air Raid (Euphoric Acid) 9:28
Acid Air Raid (George's All Nighter) 12:08
Acid Air Raid (Ambient) 6:07

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Acid Air Raid (12", Ltd, Red) Choci's Chewns CC 004 UK 1994
Acid Air Raid (12", Red) Choci's Chewns CC 004 UK 1994
Acid Air Raid (12", Ltd, RP) Tracid Traxxx TTX 2005 Germany 1998
Acid Air Raid (12", Ltd, Red) Tracid Traxxx TTX 2005 Germany 1998
Acid Air Raid (12", RP) Choci's Chewns CC 004 UK  
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Rated 5/5
Review by kuu Nov 25, 2008

referencing Acid Air Raid, 12", Ltd, RP, TTX 2005

The original version of this track is just something amazing. It's hard to describe the atmosphere that hovers all over this track, I guess it's called The Trance.

Considering how minimal track it is, there is so much going on and there is not one single minute when the track would get boring. I don't know how many patterns Mr. Saunders had when he wrote this track, but it must be many. Mainly the whole track consists of 3 main elements; the bell melody, TB-303 and drums. The track just floats on and on and personally I could take another 12 minutes of this trip with ease.

A track that is one of the stepping stones of trance, and a record not to miss.

Rated 5/5
Review by maroko Sep 13, 2008

referencing Acid Air Raid, 12", Ltd, Red, CC 004

If heavy artillery could drop acoustic napalm while taking out enemy lines, then Acid Air Raid would be to music industry what the V2 rocket is to the massive war apparatus!
In plain english: this track will make you simultaneously reconsider both, your taste and sanity, while massive acid driven leads shatter your body and mind to an infinite quantity of randomly scattered protons!
It has all been already said. A long and patient build up followed by a spontaneous vinyl combustion, and an air strike siren bringing it all to an end. This 12" contains four different cuts of the same track, but it's the George's All Nighter that got everyone hooked. Any one of the four versions can still be dance floor effective if properly introduced; be it a hard trance, retrospective techno, acid techno or just a no nonsense hard techno set. Be not mistaken, there is a very good reason why Solar Quest's track came out head and shoulders above any other old school TB303 driven track.
I have two copies of this. One is being saved for the rainy days, the other one has been getting regular spins for a decade now. It's one of my all time favorite releases, and amongst three to four other items which helped shape my entire musical life.
Review by moonmaniac Mar 30, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing Acid Air Raid, 12", Ltd, Red, CC 004

This is one big destructive acid tune, when it comes to giving a title to the most known (hard) acid techno track, this would probably be it, or the pump panel version of confusion. Altho the genius of the track is that it is one big tease. A huge intro building into nothing, big soaring beats with humongous snares just shattering all over you going ballistic into the standard beat of the track. What can you say really about this track that hasn't been said, not much really but it sure works every time.
Rated 5/5
Review by steady-j Mar 10, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing Acid Air Raid, 12", Ltd, Red, CC 004

An absolutely wicked epic acid trance tune! I got my opportunity to play this in the minutes leading up to midnight on NYE 2000/2001 for the delight of 250+ headbanging nutters - it tore the floor up.
Not as self-consciously "hard" as more recent acid techno, but nonetheless all the elements of this tune are spot on - alternately bubbling and tearing acid lines, a bouncy little bell-like synth line that cuts across everything, turbulent drum rolls, and lots of big long hands-in-the-air breakdowns (but minus the obvious cues that make up so many newer treadmill trance-by-numbers tunes).
Oh and it's on lush red vinyl.
Rated 5/5
Review by MrFonktrain Nov 09, 2001

referencing Acid Air Raid, 12", Ltd, RP, TTX 2005

WOW, what a classic. 12 Minutes packed with uplifting 303-sequencies. Screwing itself deep into your brain the track makes you feel like flying and drives you wild on the dancefloor!!