Editing Voodoo Ray (section)

==Impact and legacy==
British electronic music magazine ''[[Mixmag]]'' ranked "Voodoo Ray" number 46 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time" list in 1996, writing, "Voodoo Ray is pretty much the first British [[acid house]] record, and sounds like it was recorded by banging on metal pipes. Which is nice."<ref>{{cite magazine|title= The 100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time |magazine= [[Mixmag]] |date= 1996 |access-date= 2020-10-10 |url= http://ravehistory.homestead.com/100greatest.html}}</ref>

In the same year, British [[drum and bass]] DJ and producer [[Fabio (DJ)|Fabio]] named it one of his favourites, adding, "'Voodoo Ray' is an early drum & bass track because of the way it was layered: the sounds, the working of it. It's laid back but at the same time so danceable. We were really into imports at the time and he was the first English guy we got interested in. He kick-started the whole British scene so it's a very important track. He's so underrated."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-07-20.pdf|first=|last=|title=Jock On His Box|work=[[Music Week]], in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=1996-07-20|page=5|accessdate=2021-09-05}}</ref> Also another English DJ, [[Tall Paul (DJ)|Tall Paul]], named the song one of his Top 10 tracks in 1996, saying, "This was so different at the time. A massive groundbreaker — the girl, the chant and the way she sings."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-07-06.pdf|first=|last=|title=Jock On His Box|work=[[Music Week]], in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=1996-07-06|page=5|accessdate=2021-09-05}}</ref>

In 2019, journalist Matt Anniss wrote that "Voodoo Ray" "may now be one of the most recognizable [[House music|House]] records ever made, but the track has lost none of its charm or power."<ref name="future"/> Anniss also opined that the four-track EP "has held up remarkably well," calling the additional tracks "similarly weighty, inspired and off kilter."<ref name="future"/> In 2020, ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' ranked it among "The 20 Best House Music Songs... Ever!".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=El|last=Hunt|url=https://www.nme.com/features/best-house-songs-ever-chicago-1970s-1980s-1990s-frankie-knuckles-2678413|title=The 20 Best House Music Songs... Ever!|work=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=2020-06-25|access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref> In 2022, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked "Voodoo Ray" number 55 in their "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|first1=Jon|last1=Dolan|first2=Julyssa|last2=Lopez|first3=Michaelangelo|last3=Matos|first4=Claire|last4=Shaffer|title=200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-1372888|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2022-07-22|accessdate=2022-10-30}}</ref> In 2024, ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' ranked it number five in their list of "Top 20 80s House Hits".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=O'Brien|title=Top 20 80s House Hits|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2024/05/top-20-house-hits/|website=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]|date=2024-05-02|access-date=2024-11-11}}</ref>