The mystique, perhaps manufactured, behind Klaus Blatter is only enhanced by the unusual and dryly humorous and surreal single video for “(I Find Myself Surrounded By) The Lunatics of Acid House.” The story goes that Blatter is an influential figure in the world of Acid House (which started in Chicago, of course, and developed further in the UK) but whose name doesn’t appear in histories of or articles on the genre. That he’s allegedly from Dortmund, Germany may go some way to explain his not being included in the official record. But whatever his exact origins or place in the family tree of Acid House, Blatter’s track is both an eccentric celebration of and documentation of the spirit of an era that changed the course of electronic music forever as well as a fine example of the art form. Blatter reportedly performed at the most recent Glastonbury Festival so there may be something to his story so follow Blatter on his Twitter page as his story further unfolds.
Queen City Sounds and Art 