The Roland TB 303 oscillating synthesiser was the key element involved in the music of the early 90s acid house/techno movement.
It was an iconic sound, adopted by the digital anarchists, the free party movement, the u.k rave scene,
and made up an integral part of the music of that time, the music being played at the parties which quickly became illegal with
the introduction of the criminal justice bill.
After the emergence of the Acid House parties in the late 1980s up to 4,000[2] people were known to attend a rave. These events happened almost every weekend. The noise and disturbance of thousands of people appearing at parties in rural locations, such as Genesis '88, caused outrage in the national media.
After sensational coverage in the tabloids, culminating in a particularly large rave (near Castlemorton) in May 1992, the government acted on what was depicted as a growing menace.
In 1994, the United Kingdom's Criminal Justice Bill passed as the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 which contained several sections designed to suppress the growing free party movement made everything political.
Now the music was about something more.
It was about freedom,
about community,
about anti-establishmental ideology,
and about opposition to the opressive attempts to control our music, our behaviour, our fun, our liberty.
Throughout this time I was DJing Acid Techno at these events,
including the infamous "reclaim the streets" in London 1994.
I have been Djing ever since, and it has been a source of great joy for me.
The 303 was where it all started, and i'm still completely addicted to that acid sound, even if my music has progressed into new areas.
PiP
I had no clue there was anyone else as dedicated to electronic dance music and DJ'ing in this neck of the woods! Very impressive post (and iconic username 
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