A GUY CALLED GERALD - Proto Acid

 

A GUY CALLED GERALD
Proto Acid: The Berlin Sessions
LABORATORY INSTINCT

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Acid house veteran's techno jam.

Having faded from relevance after a stint producing existential drum'n'bass, Berlin-based Gerald Simpson returns to the sinuous acid style he mastered in the late '80s as one of the original members of 808 State. Aimed squarely at the dancefloor, Proto Acid is a pacey 71-minute mix with 24 new club tracks, most of which have a functional anonymity. A dippy few stand out, ("Xray", "Voltar" and "Feel The Heat"), but it's clear Simpson's main aim is to ride the undulant groove from the safety of his studio.

PIERS MARTIN