Acid techno

It saw younger artists apply the "squelching" synthesizer sound of Chicago acid house to harder-edged techno material.

[1] The acid style was obtained largely through Roland instruments, most prominently the TB-303 bass synthesizer.

[4] In addition to acid records imported from the US, the style was influenced by sources such as hardcore, German trance, and Belgian rave music.

[2] Early exponents of the style included Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman), Aphex Twin, Dave Clarke, Hardfloor, solarquest, and Damon Wilde.

[2] In London, the acid techno scene developed via illegal network of parties; the 1997 compilation It's Not Intelligent…And It's Not From Detroit…But It's F**king 'Avin It was subtitled "The Sound of London's Acid Techno Underground" and helped to solidify the genre in the underground consciousness.

The Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer provided the electronic squelch sounds often heard in acid tracks.