Acid Dreams | Chicago 2013.03.14

ACID DREAMS 

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BMG
Ectomorph, Interdimensional Transmissions | Detroit

JACKMASTER HATER
K-Starke Records, Warehouse Box | Chicago

JORDAN ZAWIDEH
Acid Dreams | Chicago

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Thursday March 14th, 2013
ACID DREAMS
Berlin NiteClub
photos by ASL
21+ | 10PM-4AM
RSVP for no cover: www.do312.com/stardust

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What is acid?
The Albert Hofmann stuff? No, Acid House. What is that? How did that happen? I think it began in Chicago as a musical reaction to the deep hypnotic state that Ron Hardy would take you to at the Muzic Box, especially with his mind bending heavily repetitious edits, and the feeling you got around 5 am from his incredibly skilled programming that eventually released the pure beast in you. There was an element of the psychedelic built in there, natural euphoria from dancing, but certainly assisted through a portion of the party people's chemical intake, creating an overall vibe of losing it. It is like a musical abstract take on that feeling, and that's why there is so much more in acid than just the 303.

Acid is more than the vibe of the Muzic Box from 83 to 85, more than the equipment used to fuel the original Acid House craze, more than the artists that made it, more than the records. Acid is a feeling. I wouldn't say any one region owns it, or owns what it's become, but I would say it is most at home in the Midwest. -Brenden M. Gillen

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ACID DREAMS WELCOMES ALL