Ten tracks that took Acid Future apart

808 day went off with a royal bang at London's Tobacco Dock as Seth Troxler and co highlighted the renaissance that acid is currently enjoying in electronic music.

Doing his best to grace the decks for a substantial portion of the day, the party saw the enigmatic Detroit resident take to the decks with The Martinez Brothers - as one third of Tuskegee – as well as DJ Harvey and Craig Richards. He did so whilst repeatedly popping up to witness many of the plethora of DJs he had programmed on the bill, manning the Smokey Tails grill that was pumping out smoked meats on the terrace and interacting with the revellers who were all keen to pass on thanks for a party that has to be one of the highlights of the summer. To say he had a busy day would be an understatement.

The all-dayer was originally billed as paying homage to London's acid house heritage – inviting artists that Troxler feels currently embody the spirit of acid house – and the giant warehouse party did exactly that, seeing back to back sets of music influenced by the bye-gone era. Spread across four main rooms, as well as a terrace and the Tobacco Dock's myriad of tunnels, the attention to detail in the space was incredible, with each room holding its own acid house inspired vibe.

So here's 10 tracks that show just how much Seth Troxler's Acid Future went off. Here's hoping they make a weekend of it next year…

Played by Skream in the Car Park: There was no chance to check out the sun drenched roof terrace when we landed as Skream immediately got the party going in the Car Park, playing an early set at 1:30pm where he laid down a series of bona fide acid bangers to an afternoon crowd that were more up for it than a horny teenager.

His three-hour set seemed to take about half that time, and tracks that he did pack in included an acid bootleg of Jamie 3:26 & Cratebug's 'Hit It N Quit It', Format:B's 'Chunky' – which is getting played out pretty much everywhere at the moment – and Boot & Tax's 'Dancin', which all sent the crowd into rapture. But it was his dubplate of the unreleased 'Let Go of My Acid' by Magnetic Man counterpart Artwork that took the roof off the dark and intimate space for the first time of the day.

Played by Seth Troxler B2B The Martinez Brothers (Tuskegee) in The Great Gallery: Despite the number of duties Troxler partook in over the course of the day, he still managed to pack in a four-hour set with his Tuskegee label co owners The Martinez Brothers. Launched as a "label of cultural heritage" the set felt like the triumphant culmination of all they had hoped to achieve when they introduced it last year.

Despite the fact they packed in a series of acid bangers, it was set opener and all round acid house classic 'Funky Dope Trakk' that topped the lot, with the weight of expectation when the trio stepped up to the plate exploding on the dancefloor to its it thumping low end.

Played by Marshall Jefferson in The Great Gallery: Charged with bringing down the curtain on the main room after Tuskegee had finished their four-hour stint, Jefferson brought the classics as he laid down some deep Chicago vibes. The Chi-town legend was always going to play his own 'Move Your Body (Future House)', but it was when the mix oozed a heap more groove during cuts like 'Bar A Thym' that you realised just why the house legend has been relied upon to deliver for so many years.

Played by Craig Richards in the Car Park: After DJ Harvey received what had to be the biggest crowd reaction of the day, Craig Richards had some big boots to fill as he stepped up to close the Car Park. But who better to take the final reigns of the Acid Future than the man who has done so much to shape the face of London's most iconic club for over 15 years?

Ever the gent, DJ Harvey dropped the pace from his otherwise unrelenting set, with the Fabric resident transitioning in to the slightly eerie sounding Nadastrom dub of 'Wanna Be Dancin' by The Glass. The start of Richards' mix was uncompromising – whilst the lights were killed for the last two hours – as Troxler, fresh from a stint alongside DJ Harvey, donned his headphones and signalled his final surprise B2B of the night. We knew the duo meant business when they set the pace with a pitched up 'Mission On Mars'.

Played by Tom Trago in The Little Gallery: Tom Trago stepped up after the legendary Arthur Baker played a rare live performance of relentless acid experimentation, roping in The Martinez Brothers to help him out controlling the myriad of equipment on the tiny desk in front of them. Even Trago couldn't help getting involved as he waited for his start time in the DJ booth, with Baker ushering him onto the desk for the last track.

Once the live show was over Trago delivered an epic warm up set built from a number of tunes that might normally be considered DJ tools outside of an acid rave, but which came into their own in front of a crowd ready for an old skool rave. Classic deep house cut 'Moon Patrol' by Moon Man sounded sublime amidst the inexorable Roland 303 which echoed around the room, but it was the unforgiving end of 'Man or Mistress' that gained the biggest crowd reaction in a set as driving as the live show that prefaced it.

Played by Danny Rampling in the Car Park: It only seemed right that a rave tracing the lineage of acid house incorporated a set from one of the individuals that originally brought it back from Ibiza back in the late 80s. That duty was left to Shoom founder Danny Rampling, who delivered a relentless mix of 4/4 house laced with an unyielding 303 that ebbed and flowed throughout – building the baying Car Park crowd into rapture it was probably the closest thing to an actual acid house rave all day.

He played a number of underground club classics including Todd Terry's 'Check This Out' alongside new cuts like Tai Davis' 'Acid Hangover', the Green Velvet remix of DJ Pierre's 'Acid Trax' and Heartthrob's 'Never Wanted One'. However it was during his edit of 'Can You Feel It' that the crowd – by this point clambering on shoulders, railings or whatever they could find to gain a better vantage point of Rampling bossing the decks – really peaked.

Played by DJ Harvey in the Car Park: DJ Harvey stepped up for the penultimate set in the Car Park and delivered the performance of the party. With the lights down low he worked the speaker stacks that loomed over the crowd crammed into the long narrow space, making the area underneath the Tobacco Dock feel like a secluded part of Berlin for the two hours he played.

Harvey brought a potent brand of fire that rarely let up, aside from a deeper section midway through that was made up of cuts like Gene Hunt's recently re-released 'Drive Yourself Nuts' and Trevino's 'Backtracking'. However it was the expertly placed 'BeatCrush' that summed up the ethos of the Acid Future and paved the way for the remainder of a thoroughly crushing set.

Played by DJ Harvey in the Car Park: During two hours of distinct audio punishment in a scene that looked something more akin to Blade Runner than a London conference centre, Harvey's set rode a wide gamut of techno, much of it pitched up to a frenetic pace. His wry grin suggested that he knew exactly what he was dishing out, and that he had been looking forward to doing so for quite some time.

The early part of the mix sent that smile across the crowd and as the 4/4 from 'Hex' engaged their roar was as deafening as the speaker stack the track erupted from, the apocalyptic space containing it like some kind of acoustic pressure cooker.

Played by Danny Rampling in the Car Park: It didn't seem that the energy of his set could get more intense when Rampling weaved the CLS edit at number five in this list into his 90 minute set, but when he dropped 1993 banger 'Acperience 1' towards its end, you genuinely felt that the only person that wanted to be DJ Harvey in the room was the London-born LA resident who was looking on from the side of the stage. Any lesser DJ would have simply crumbled under the pressure.

Played by DJ Harvey in the Car Park: With three tracks in this list DJ Harvey clearly brought something special to Acid Future. Although at times it seemed he might have missed the acid memo, opting for a techno set so hard it's probably unhealthy to have been in its presence. It didn't really matter as even Troxler (who came straight down after finishing his Tuskegee set upstairs) was clearly loving it, taking to the decks for an impromptu B2B session.

Cuts of acid techno like 'Kino-I' were the crowning moment of a set so hard even the man himself looked exhausted by its close, dropping his headphones and necking a pint of water before taking one last bow to a crowd fully appreciative of what the ever incredible DJ Harvey had just delivered.

[Photo: Will Calcutt]