Acid For The Grandma :: What?

In many respects, the 12”s from Acid For The Grandma sound more like compilations. Each EP has a sense of being distinct and unique rather than a progression from one to the next. The real surprise is that it is one artist behind these releases, one musician exploring acid, ambient, house and techno and doing so from incredibly varied perspectives.

From armchair to the floor, Grandma knows best

What indeed. Acid For The Grandma. A name that will catch the eye and probably enrage the British tabloids, somehow. Both artist and label have adopted the moniker, with Enrico Sedda being the man behind the music.

Started in 2023, the imprint has been a base for Sedda’s sounds. The “Acid” in the title is a little bit of a curveball. Yes, the TB‑303 is employed, but this isn’t all about the silver box. Nor are you in for braindance knob‑jerking or Chicago‑house‑centered chicanery; Acid For The Grandma bends genres.

Off‑kilter, wonky and refusing rules, Dynamic Fluo came out three years ago. Straddling house and techno, the EP has a live energy to it. As though created through a jam, the tracks bend and flex in unexpected directions. Beats are the solid ground from which basslines bulge and melodies duck and swoop as the listener is led to uncharted parts.

An overarching feature of the releases is a lean into the meandering nature of jazz. There are too many elements, sub‑plots and tangents, for the label’s sound to fit snugly into any genre. Sedda consistently plumbs further into his machines to unearth soulful sounds, such as the juddering lines and strings found in the title piece of the /Humans EP or in the trembling pads of “Space Pass Over.”

There are moments when the listener is pulled into techno, a quivering dub‑vortex of looping samples and orbiting electronics. The Stargazing EP, released in 2024, is an intense trip. Drugged drum patterns stumble through a fog of shifting keys, with the aquatic drips and swirls of tracks like “Pitchadj” casting light on another side of this imprint’s ever‑evolving style.

The latest EP, Loose Parts, once again ventures into the unknown. From the nightscape of “Hypnotic Evocation,” with its twinkling chords and brittle beats, the EP moves into the technoid, Chicago‑dipped “Good Pressure,” where reverb bubbles under minimal structures. That same dub‑techno influence comes to the fore in the resonating behemoth of the title piece. Looming, the track morphs as smoky percussion is doused in 303 twists.

In many respects, the 12”s from Acid For The Grandma sound more like compilations. Each EP has a sense of being distinct and unique rather than a progression from one to the next. The real surprise is that it is one artist behind these releases, one musician exploring acid, ambient, house and techno and doing so from incredibly varied perspectives. From armchair to the floor, Grandma knows best.

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