It's time for an official pressing of the "Percolator." This new silver label junx also features 2 remixes not on the whites. The Keep Movin mix(1) is a pretty cool instrumental variation, while the Green Velvet mix(2) is the industrialized take. Here's what we had to say about the original version (also included): One of the radio stations in Maryland played this track when it first came out, instantly starting a craze in my middle school. I never actually heard the song, but I played along to act like I was in the know. Kids walked around school saying the chorus: It's time for the percolator... it's time for the percolator. I thought it was about chicken breeding or something. Over 10 years later, this track is now considered a classic piece of Chicago techno. Furthermore, it's achieved that status across several genres including house, rave, and b-more club. In fact, you can argue that it is one of the foundational b-more club tracks, and remains a staple spin to this day. Back to the actual song... "Percolator" features a childlike quality to it: the mysterious chorus, the rubber suction noises, and that waning tone. It immediately captures the feeling of being in a warehouse engulfed by bass and strangers. It has a unique power of unfamiliarity. Curtis Jones produced this oddity in 1992, releasing it on his label of the same name (early home to DJ Sneak and others), and ever since it has become one of those tracks that's been bootlegged to hell. You should be able to mash this up somewhere in your set, guaranteed to draw a crowd to the booth every time. By the way, the original title to this track was "Coffee Pot," solving the whole percolator mystery. Lookup "percolator" in the dictionary and you'll get: "A coffeepot in which boiling water is forced repeatedly up through a central tube to filter back down through a basket of ground coffee beans." What about them chickens?

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