Give Thanks For Acid is a 1 hour 20 minute dark, ritual-driven acid tech house journey built around repetition, endurance, and controlled release. Instead of chasing constant peaks, the mix unfolds like a ceremony. It moves through initiation into groove, sustained pressure, confrontation, testimony, descent, and closure, with the dancefloor always at the centre of attention.
The sound is rooted in classic acid house and early techno discipline, reinterpreted through a modern, club-ready lens. Persistent TB-303 lines and 909-style drums form the backbone throughout, favouring loop hypnosis and physical momentum over melody or spectacle. Progression comes through density, restraint, and the shifting relationship between acid and percussion rather than dramatic builds or emotional swells.
Human voice appears sparingly and with intent. Preacher-style fragments, gospel-influenced call-and-response, and chopped sermon phrases surface as command, witness, and reminder rather than song narrative. As the mix advances, vocals intensify, fragment, recede, and disappear, reinforcing a sense of ritual completion instead of storytelling, before returning with uplift at the close.
The influence comes from the functional, physical lineage of acid and techno. The raw authority of Phuture, the discipline of DJ Pierre, the relentless drive of Hardfloor, the tension control of Josh Wink, the reductionism of Plastikman, and the spoken-word authority of Green Velvet all inform the structure, pressure, and intent of the mix without leaning on nostalgia or humour.
Everything here is original and built from the ground up as DJ tools first. Long blends, strong phrasing, and grooves designed to lock in and hold are central to the construction. The tempo moves patiently between 120 and 132 BPM, with no abrupt jumps and drops used as structural shifts rather than payoffs.
The result is dark, focused, uncompromising, and ultimately uplifting. A mix built for endurance, late-night rooms, and bodies in motion. Not spectacle. Not release. Commitment.
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Time Stamps
00:00 - Intro
00:06 - Opening Invocation
05:45 - Witness on the Floor
08:40 - Acid & Ash
12:07 - Testify the Signal
14:59 - Sinners Delight
17:51 - Reverbed Testimony
21:02 - Mantra on Repeat
24:20 - Monks in the Machine
27:22 - Ecstatic Body, Ecstatic Soul
30:22 - Temple Circuit
33:37 - Laying on Hands
36:45 - Iron Circle
42:41 - Blood & Dust
45:35 - Fire Walk Ceremony
51:18 - Ascension Witness
60:35 - Smouldering Ground
63:34 - Echoes in the Chest
66:29 - Ash Still Warm
69:16 - Can I Get a Witness
72:36 - The Work Is Done
75:45 - Neon Chapel Groove
Arclight Soundforge creates original electronic music shaped for long-form listening, physical spaces, and underground intent.
Each release arrives when it’s ready.
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