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Acid Techno Guide: History, Artists & Classics

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Welcome class, get ready to dive straight into another techno sub-genre lesson with 6AM. On today’s slate, we’re going to learn about the wonderful world of acid. No, we’re not talking about the type of acid that will burn a hole through your wall, nor the type that will burn a hole through your brain and make you talk to aliens. We’re talking about that 303, that screeching synthesizer, that classic, iconic sound that just screams, “Rave!” So put down the blotter paper and pull up a speaker as we take a look into one of the most quintessential sub-genres of techno, acid. Read more

Honeysmack Releases Post Acid

Premiere: Honeysmack Releases “Post Acid” 9-Track LP on Carl Cox’s Awesome Soundwave

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The Awesome Soundwave label will start 2020 as it means to go on: with an essential new album from Honeysmack that once again raises the bar for Carl Cox’s influential label. Honeysmack Releases “Post Acid” on February 28th.

Recorded live over two days in Coxy’s El Rancho studio, the album is an amalgamation of expansive modular sounds, the likes of which were carefully edited into what you hear now. This truly is an album that bares all the hallmarks of a producer who is currently working on a PHD in acid techno and improved electronic music.

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In Interview with Honeysmack

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David Haberfeld aka Honeysmack is an Australian electronic dance music producer and live artist who has been at the forefront of the Australian house and techno scene since the 1990s.

A passionate artist with a fierce dedication to all things acid, he’s as prolific as they come, and someone whose obsession with sound has even recently led to him embarking on a PHD in electronic music. Though an impressive feat, it;’s his recent work on Carl Cox’s fledgling Awesome Soundwave which has really caught our ear.

So, ahead of the release of his thoroughly captivating Post Acid LP, David kindly took some time out to discuss his home country of Australia, his recent studies and his live setup…

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