First recorded in 1985–90
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He’s occasionally worked as a DJ, and has been involved in acid house, techno and other electronic music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
The movement saw an explosion of a musical and cultural scene in the North West city, where a blend of indie rock with elements of acid house, psychedelia, and 1960s pop rose in popularity.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025
His new Great Hall Commission, “A Metta Prayer,” turns the museum’s solemnity into a funky, queer-infused love poem to the universe, set to an acid house beat.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
"It was the rave scene, the early acid house scene," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2021
Jon had discovered an acid house club in London called Shoom and took me along.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2020
Part-funded by Arts Council England and created in response to the 2019 British Textile Biennal, Acid House Flashback is an online archive established to collect oral testimonies, images and ephemera from the Blackburn parties.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2020
After the success of the 1996 film adaptation of Welsh’s novel Trainspotting, The Acid House was also made into a film.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2016
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