Infused with an undying passion for Chicago’s acid-jack sound, the first record under the artist name of Melin Oliphant III is anything but ordinary. At just over 84 minutes, Faith is a lengthy testament to an undying love for Chicago’s nearly forgotten sound that once redefined dance music with legends like Phuture and Fast Eddie releasing DIY acid house records that reached from the airwaves of Chicago to the rave revolution in the UK.

Each track is constructed around simple four and eight bar loops, created as they were 20 years ago from archaic machines pushed into sonic service in ways their Japanese inventors never imagined. But while you may expect this to become repetitive, each additional layer adds new texture and sensation. Faith’s sonic palette may sound flimsy compared to the electro overdrive dominating dance floors in 2009, but it’s doubtful any of those producers have the steely commitment to their sound as Traxx.

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