Acid: perhaps single handedly the most characteristic and nostalgic sound in dance music's history. The squelching basslines and melodic helixes of the Roland TB-303 have travelled a long way since its outset in Chicago house and techno of the mid-1980s. Three decades later, acid still lives on, but in numerous guises. The distinctive sound of Acid forms a key component in many transatlantic electronic music genres – from hard techno, to ambient, to lo-fi, to jacking house, and beyond. Acid remains relevant and respected in a musical climate that is evolving constantly, thanks to the sheer timelessness of its sound.

I Love Acid are one of the few outlets that are paying the appropriate reverence to Acid. Their forthcoming catalogue (including Cardopusher, Hardfloor and Luke Vibert – all of whom also feature in this mix) is enough to prove this. But what the Posthuman / Balkan Vinyl / I Love Acid boys are really doing is highlighting the importance and agelessness of the Acid movement. Their sub-label hosts modern-day releases by the notable names in music that feel the same impact and share the same love for Acid.

This week's Upfront mix comprises of all the goodies that I Love Acid are currently cooking up, including some cuts from the Posthuman boys themselves. Oscillatory 303 loops, fractal factory line rhythms and computerised voices whirring at sub-bass volumes – prepare to delve into an hourlong retrospective journey of Acid in its truest form.