Little White Earbuds: Talking Shopcast with Acid Test @ MNS |  |
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Posted: 04 May 2014 10:01 PM PDT
 Rarely do you find a record label as focused as Acid Test that delivers on its promise. Many times concept labels grow tiring after their first few dispatches, struggling to unearth new material that’s relevant to the cause. The Los Angeles-based Acid Test has avoided this by challenging its artists to find novel new ways of interpreting the acid sound. And thanks to a stellar core group of artists like Tin Man, Recondite, Donato Dozzy, and Achterbahn D’Amour, as well as exceptional guests like Pepe Bradock, they’ve had no problem wringing compelling tunes from this oft-abused sub-genre of dance music. Label owner Oliver Bristow is a steady, assured hand at the wheel, building on his experience running Absurd Recordings in years past and serving as a manager at Amoeba Records, the world’s largest independent record shop (by their count). He’s also launched the Avenue 66 label with a promising 12″ from Joey Anderson. LWE reached out to find out where Bristow is coming from and where he’s aiming to go. Acid Test’s most frequent artist (and LWE fave) Tin Man returned to add a killer exclusive DJ mix, as well — Talking Shopcast 21. |
