Ant And Nick Grater* – Panic Underground / Laugh

Panic Underground is a very cool track, reminiscent of much of the earlier SUF catalog (in that it's warm, high-tempo, and features a pleasing dose of 303 action). But I must point out something odd: the main acid line sounds nearly identical to the acid riff in Al-Yen's track, 'Acid Kick Your Ass', on Pzylo's Pure Acid 303 E.P. 2 (on Pzylo's Acid Cirkus label). Granted, the tracks eventually diverge more pointedly after a few minutes, but again, the primary/initial acid lines are basically identical. Both tracks came out in 2008 (though the Pure Acid 303 E.P. 2 came out a couple months earlier), but either way, it's just a bit odd.

I guess it's like the Infernal Machine track, "The Loin Sleeps Tonight," which is an awesome, rip-roaring Goa trance affair, but which features an acid riff that is virtually identical to Sulfurex's monster hit "Point Break." Sometimes separate acid artists independently converge on the same riff, seemingly.

To be fair, I don't think Laugh is all that interesting of a track. Not bad, maybe, but not memorable, at least for me.

A nasty underground acid techno track from the Stay Up Forever label. Great bass-lines, 303's here and there. I dig the sample that was used on the A-side, adds a dark vibe to the track, a warehouse hit. The B-side stays in the same ball park as the A-side, but with a little more energy. Highly recommend this track to those who love the London Acid Techno scene or those who love the sounds of 303!!!