I recommend three, oh, three great acid tracks

For a couple of days last week, I took over @303OClock, a Twitter account dedicated to posting acid tracks twice a day at 3:03 O'Clock.

I thought I would record my takeover here, because Twitter is ephemeral like mist or memory or biscuits, while a blog post is forever, like Jesus or shame. 

The brief was my favourite acid tracks from 2010–2019, and although I don't think my choices were especially original, I was pretty happy with my selections.

Takeover this week from music journo and all-round good egg Fat Roland. Have a read of some of his work here https://t.co/aBjf8KGqFm @FatRoland

— 303 OClock (@303OClock) April 30, 2020

Recent takeover people have included Perc Trax, DJ Food, EOD and Ghostly International. So no pressure then.

Fat Roland Takeover 1. Hardfloor - Good Lack Scharm. "I can't have an acid list without my first love Hardfloor. Of all their 2010 tracks, this sounds most like them getting back to their build-em-up roots" #acid @FatRoland https://t.co/L7AIpNQ25y

— 303 OClock (@303OClock) April 30, 2020

Hardfloor's Good Luck Scharm isn't easy to come by, and I was pretty dismayed at the booby nonsense in the homemade video. Still, I chose this track because there's nothing more cobweb-clearing than Hardfloor in full tweak. It's so nice the boys have kept going: in lockdown times, I have to work on my motivation, and this is exactly the energy I need.

Fat Roland Takeover 2. Daniel Avery - Drone Logic. "A mean little shuffler that gets overtaken by big fat acid nonsense. Just gorgeous." #acid @FatRoland https://t.co/qDH5ypMFwL @danielmarkavery

— 303 OClock (@303OClock) May 1, 2020

I was disappointed not to be seeing Daniel Avery at this year's Blue Dot festival, a wonderful shindig whose 2020 event fell foul of the coronavirus crisis. I chose Drone Logic not just for the Chemical Brothers-style scuzziness, but for the sheer joy you can get from a very basic acid melody. In the words of Robert Leiner, it's a kind of magic.

Fat Roland Takeover 3. Ceephax Acid Crew - Legend Of Phaxalot. "I've loved Ceephax's King Arthur fun these past few years, so it has to be the one track that's wedged in my mind. Like a sword in a stone. Or something." #acid @FatRoland https://t.co/He3N3vbD8T

— 303 OClock (@303OClock) May 1, 2020

And finally, Ceephax Acid Crew's Legend of Phaxalot. I could have chosen any number of his works, especially from his brilliant 2020 album Camelot Arcade.  This was my comfort-listen choice: I can't imagine life without Ceephax.

I've banged on about my love of acid before, including hearing it on odd-shaped speakers, how I would make acid house parties compulsory, and, er, how acid house is for losers. Um...

Do give @303OClock a follow for a twice-daily dollop of acid. It's not only an antidote to all major diseases, it also makes you better looking and will instantly make you a millionaire. Citation needed. 

Further Fats: "Apart from Dizzee Rascal and the Script, of course..." (2014)

Further Fats: Ten slices of shallow-fried Twitter whimsy (2020)