Phuture

The Profile

Chicago-based acid house group formed in the mid-1980s, widely credited as pioneers of acid house and best known for the 1987 track "Acid Tracks".

Pioneered use of the Roland TB-303 in acid house; notable member DJ Pierre (Earl Smith Jr.); "Acid Tracks" dated 1987.

The available review praises Phuture's 1987 "Acid Tracks" as an early, innovative use of the Roland TB-303 that helped define acid house. The review is poetic and celebratory, highlighting the track's hypnotic sequencer and historical importance. Phuture are recognized as Chicago-based pioneers of acid house.