current_members associated_acts years_active notable_instruments alias label article_title background genre origin name
spanky rio dj pierre dj pierre , roy davis jr. . 1985 & ndash ; present roland tb-303 roland tr-707 phortune trax records records music man records strictly rhythm records a1 phuture
 group_or_band acid house , deep house chicago , usa phuture
phuture

phuture is a chicago-based acid-house group founded in 1985 by spanky , dj pierre and herb j .
the group 's 12-minute track `` acid tracks '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- is one of several recordings that lay claim to being the first-ever acid house record .
`` acid tracks '' featured characteristic bass lines from the roland tb-303 bass synthesizer -- which was manipulated to produce resonant and squelchy sounds uncharacteristic for a bass guitar it was designed to emulate .
the track rose to popularity at dj ron hardy 's music box club in chicago and has since been re-pressed many times .
phuture released a great number of acid tracks now considered classics , usually as 12-inch vinyl maxi singles .
the music the group produces is dark and monotonous .
many tracks are very long , even passing the 10-minute mark -lrb- such as `` acid tracks '' -rrb- .
sparse lyrics are occasionally related to drugs , like the lyrics of `` your only friend '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- , which describe cocaine addiction , or a simple chant , such as on `` spirit '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- .
the group also recorded under several pseudonyms , generally using the substitution of ph or pf for f. for example , the name phortune or pfortune .
