Chicago-based Acid House group founded in 1985 by DJ Pierre, Earl 'Spanky' Smith aka DJ Spank Spank and Herbert 'Herb J' Jackson.
Their love for House Music started back in the early 80's when friends Pierre Spanky and Herb J would go hear innovative DJ Ron Hardy play at the infamous music box in Chicago and would get lost for hours on end in his sound. Smith talked to Pierre and Herb about forming their own group, later to be named Phuture, so they could produce their own music and give what came about of their sessions to Hardy to play in his sets. In 1985 Spanky came across a (at the time) written off Roland TB-303 not knowing that they would go on to make history when they created a new type of sound to come out of it and Chicago. Tweaking the knobs at the same time the patterns were playing they used the 303 for something other than what it was originally made for. It was to be called later on by those who would hear it as "Acid".
Phuture's debut track "Acid Tracks" caused havoc on dance floors in Chicago when it was originally released in 1986 and Hardy broke it on cassette tape in his sets. It then went on to ignite a fire in Great Britain when Marshall Jefferson produced it and it was officially released on Trax Records in 1987. That track went onto spread around the world many times over and spawned immolators and fans to this day still crediting it as the reason for them wanting to produce music or the reason for their emergence into the dance music scene.
DJ Pierre left the group in 1990 and Spanky carried on with Phuture with various members over the years till 1996. He then formed Phuture 303. Ron Maney (aka DJ Skull) and Roy Davis Jr. worked on one occasion as Phuture The Next Generation.
Then in 2014 Pierre and Spanky reunited as Phuture with newest member Rio "The Musician" Lee and are working on new music and an tour.
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2019
2011
Kstarke Records
12"
2011
2005
2002
S12
12"
2001
1997
Trax Records
10", Comp
1997
1996
1994
1994
1993
1992
1989
1988
Jack Trax
12", Ltd
1988
1988
1987
2016
1994
2009
D.J. Classic Mastercuts
12"
2006
1995
1994
1991
1988
1988
1988
1989
1998
2022
2018
Choam Charity
Cass, Album, Ltd
2006
2000
1997
1996
23 Frankfurt
2xCD, Comp, P/Mixed
1993
1992
1991
1988
1987
2025
2025
2024
2023
2020
FACT Magazine
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2020
2019
Demon Records
2xLP, Comp
2019
Get Physical Music
3xFile, FLAC, EP
2019
Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music
2xLP, Comp
2019
Get Physical Music
18xFile, FLAC, Comp
2019
Beatboys Records
12", EP
2019
2018
E Archive
3xCD, Comp
2018
Afro Acid
2x12", Comp, Ltd
2018
Museum Für Kommunikation Berlin
Cass, Ltd, Mixed
2018
Prisa Noticias Colecciones
CD, Comp
2018
2017
Trax Records, Chicago Trax
30xFile, WAV, Comp
2017
2016
Cataclyst
Cass, Comp, Ltd, Mixed, Mixtape, C70
2016
Get Physical Music
2xCDr, Comp
2016
4 To The Floor (2)
53xFile, FLAC, Comp
2015
Strictly Rhythm
2xCD, Mixed + 2xCD, Comp
2015
Harmless
3xCD, Comp
2015
Joia Magazine
12xFile, WAV, Mixed, Mixtape
2015
Wagram Music
4xCD, Comp
2015
BRAWLcast
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2014
Wax Treatment
File, MP3, Mixed, 192
2014
2013
FACT Magazine
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2013
Booty Tune
CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo
2013
Music Brokers
3xCD, Comp, Mixed
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
Bleep (2)
55xFile, FLAC, Comp, Ltd
2012
Mind Warp (2)
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2012
Mind Warp (2)
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2012
A Colourful Storm
File, MP3, Mixed, 192
2012
Solid Steel Radio Show
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2012
Trax Records
14xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2011
Resident Advisor
File, MP3, Mixed, 160
2011
Resident Advisor
File, MP3, Mixed, 160
2011
Mostiko
5xCD, Comp
2011
Little White Earbuds
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2011
[futureaudio] Records, [futureaudio] Records
2xCD, Comp
2011
Valerie (2)
File, MP3, Mixed, 192
2011
Kärleksdöden
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2011
Kitchen Spasm Podcast
File, MP3, Mixed, 320
2011
2011
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