Tyree Acid Crash / Hardcore Hip House Joe Smoothe Too Deep Mix

Encouraged by the high demand for ‘Foundations
Vol.1’, which saw DJ Spinna and Kai Alce join
forces to release the Cajmere classic ‘Brighter
Days’ on 7” vinyl, the second volume of
‘Foundations’ sees the pair digging even deeper
into House music history, selecting a pair of tracks
from Chicago legend Tyree Cooper.
The first cut on our strictly limited 7” pressing was
originally named ‘Video Crash’, then re-titled
‘Acid Crash’ on a bootleg version released around
the same time. Whichever name you prefer, this
1988 track hails from an era of creative oneupmanship
in the Chicago underground. The story
goes that Marshall Jefferson and/or Lil’ Louis
created a jam called ‘Video Clash’ in the mid 80s
(there’s still some controversy about who made it,
so we’ll say no more). Keen to go one better,
Tyree hit the studio to make a track called ‘Video
Crash’ and in the process he created one of the
most potent and recognizable Acid House tracks of
all time.
On the flip side and originally released back in ’89
is Joe Smooth’s ‘Too Deep’ mix of another
Tyree classic: ‘Hardcore Hip House’. A crossover
anthem, Tyree’s original version paired rap vocals
and James Brown cutups with raw House beats.
Fellow Chicago DJ Joe Smooth shows off the
flawless, crisp production abilities that would later
see him producing for Destiny’s Child, New
Order and Whitney Houston with this superb,
timeless Deep House remix.