Coldcut - Doctorin' The House

What this video is

Released in February 1988 on Ahead Of Our Time and Virgin, 'Doctorin' The House' arrived at the precise ignition point of the UK acid house explosion. Alongside Bomb The Bass's 'Beat Dis', it was among the first crop of acid-house-inspired records produced in the UK, translating American Chicago house and hip-hop cut-up techniques — championed by figures like Double Dee & Steinski and Afrika Bambaataa — into a…

Why it matters

A landmark UK acid house / dance-pop crossover single that demonstrated the commercial viability of sample-based production in Britain. 'Doctorin' The House' was instrumental in introducing house music to the UK mainstream and proved that hip-hop's cut-up aesthetic could be the engine of Top 10…