20 key Kerri Chandler productions
Explore King Kerri's treasure trove
2005: ‘Return 2 Acid’ (Large)
Not a noted producer of acid house, Chandler nonetheless turns in an electrifying eight-minute squelchfest here. The beat chugs, a keyboard flashes, then he sets a 303 rolling over the top, with toms adding an authentic 1988 touch. “So tell me, when was the first time you heard acid?” he asks. The Warehouse? Zanzibar? Ministry Of Sound? Some place in Scotland? A tangential gem, from a time when Kerri Chandler was experimenting with different vibes.
2006: ‘Oblivion’ (Soul Heaven Records)
As deep house was coming back into fashion in the late ’00s, Chandler released this magnum opus to remind everyone how revelatory it could be. A narcotic haze of swirling wah-wah synths, echoing bass and click-clack percussion are the backdrop for an address on the state of the house music nation. “I see you must be blind to the music … You can’t lie to house music … Now you’re lost in your own hype, in the oblivion.” The custodian of house’s soul has spoken. Listen and understand.
