#851 VA - Acid Trax Volume 1

Of the two acid house compilations I've heard lately, this is the less interesting, lacking the playfulness of volume 2 in the same series, and leaning too greatly on hard beats and vocal samples. The second half, consisting entirely of Jack Frost tracks, is better, but reminds you why there are so few LP's by acid house artists: with a style this tightly defined, you really need that DJ'd multi-artist transitioning to keep it from getting stale. It's a fine little pile of squonky 4/4s, but you can do better 3/5