Steve Angello - Acid / Euro mp3 download

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What a shame that such a stunning A-side is let down by everything else.While these days Eric Prydz is well-known for his ability to loop small musical sections for a seemingly infinite amount of time backed by very little else, this track was released nearly a year earlier than 'Aftermath', arguably Prydz' first track to consciously employ this structure. Angello uses only four main elements to weave this gem: lead, kicker, pad and hi-hat. Simplicity never sounded so good. It's hard to believe that someone producing such rubbish post-2006 also produced this. 'Acid' begins only with kick drum and sustained pad. Rapidly brightening, the pad is reminiscent of early techno, or more recently, Deetron and Redshape's work. Angello quickly adds flavour in the form of hi-hats before thumping listeners over the head with a fatter drum. The main melody is nothing more than five or six rapidly repeating notes, but their hypnotic feel never tires. Like Prydz' work, the tension in the track is built through extensive usage of effects - gradual shortening or lengthening of notes, delay, reverberation, et cetera. The only difference is Angello's harsh edge. Where Prydz' tracks are always soft and approachable, this has a harsh, gritty feel. While some might find this track overly simplistic and 'clubby', for me it works in exactly the same way as any of the ultra-repetitive tracks from techno dons Regis or Robert Hood. The only thing that stumps me is the title - this track doesn't really seem to contain any noises reminiscent of that beautiful box known as the TB-303.