Phuture
Phuture is a Chicago-based acid-house group founded in 1985 by Spanky, DJ Pierre and Herb J. The group's 12-minute track "Acid Tracks" (1987) is one of several recordings that lay claim to being the first-ever acid house record.
"Acid Tracks" featured characteristic bass lines from the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer—which was manipulated to produce resonant and squelchy sounds uncharacteristic for a bass guitar it was designed to emulate. The track rose to popularity at DJ Ron Hardy's Music Box club in Chicago and has since been re-pressed many times.
Phuture released a great number of acid tracks now considered classics, usually as 12-inch vinyl maxi singles.
The music the group produces is dark and monotonous. Many tracks are very long, even passing the 10-minute mark (such as "Acid Tracks"). Sparse lyrics are occasionally related to drugs, like the lyrics of "Your Only Friend" (1987), which describe cocaine addiction, or a simple chant, such as on "Spirit" (1994).
The group also recorded under several pseudonyms, generally using the substitution of ph or pf for f. For example, the name Phortune or Pfortune.
Phuture 303
Phuture 303 was formed in 1996 by synthesizer fan [bandmember]Earl Smith AKA DJ Spank Spank[/bandmember] after he left Phuture behind and has had, at various times, different members over the years such as [bandmember]Roy Davis, Jr.[/bandmember], [bandmember]Damon Neloms[/bandmember] (aka Professor Trax), [bandmember]L.A. Williams,[/bandmember] Ron Maney AKA DJ Skull and most recently Rio "The Musician" Lee. They released a hand full of singles during that time and also had two full length albums "Alpha & Omega" in 1996 and "Survival's Our Mission" in 2001.
In 2014 Pierre and Smith reunited as PHUTURE with newest member Lee in tow and are working on new material and an full length tour.
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Phuture
ALBUMS
- Alpha & Omega released:
Storm of Stress
Originally performed by Terrorizer
Can't escape all your worries
Endless sorrow, pain and suffer
Can't escape your emotions
Enslavement be the world you choose
You work so hard, all for nothing
Your dreams are shattered
Your goals destroyed
No-one listens to what we stand for
So why even try do you really care
The struggle continues as the cries of pain
Peace can no longer rest in your mind
The world you choose is fucked already
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