Proto Acid: The Berlin Sessions

A Guy Called Gerald rose to prominence with classic acid house tracks like ‘Voodoo Ray’, but there’s a world of a difference between his back catalogue and this current incarnation. Inspired by Detroit techno and Berlin minimalism – Gerald moved recently to the German capital – rather than heads-down Roland-torturing, the focus is on violent, Sender-style basslines and tight, jacking workouts like ‘The Stink’. He also touches on the spooky otherworld of Drexciyan electro and outros with the atmospheric, Derrick May-esque ‘Sweet You’. If you expected merely a succession of 303 tracks, you’ll be disaapointed, but if you’re adventurous and take this full trip, you’ll come up smiling.