Lords of Acid
| Lords of Acid | |
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 Praga Khan and DJ Mea in Tulsa, OK during their 2011 Sonicangel tour. |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | industrial, acid house, techno, EBM, New Beat, rave |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Labels | Lektroland, Metropolis Records |
| Associated acts | Praga Khan, Digital Orgasm, Jade 4U, The Immortals, Channel X, 101 |
| Website | www.LordsOfAcid.co |
| Members | |
| Maurice Engelen DJ Mea Virus Murv Douglas Kirk Salvador |
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| Past members | |
| Deborah Ostrega Olivier Adams Ruth McArdle Jade 4U |
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Lords of Acid is a Belgian-American post-industrial/techno band, led by musician Praga Khan. They debuted with the controversial new beat single "I Sit on Acid" in 1988. Created by Jade 4U, Praga Khan, and Olivier Adams; their debut album, 1991's Lust (along with additional singles "Rough Sex" and "I Must Increase My Bust"), were critically acclaimed within the electronic music and dance music communities for their outrageously sexual lyrics and sound samples. Their second album was Voodoo-U, which featured a more industrial sound. This was followed by Our Little Secret (1997), Heaven Is an Orgasm (1998) and Expand Your Head (1999). In 2000 they released a more rock-influenced album entitled Farstucker and in 2003, after being in the business for fifteen years, released a greatest hits album called Greatest T*ts.
Their fans formed an online community called the Children of Acid.
In 2010 after being silent for almost ten years, Praga Khan announced a new EP, "Little Mighty Rabbit," was in the works with a Sept. 27, 2011 release date.[1] The new album Deep Chills is set to be released April 10, 2012. Confirmed tracks for the album are "Children of Acid," "Paranormal Energy" with Zak Bagans, and "Pop That Tooshie" with Alana Evans.[2]
Lords of Acid's soundtrack credits include Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Sliver, Strange Days, Bad Lieutenant and Paparazzi.
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[edit] Band members
- Current members
- Maurice Engelen (aka Praga Khan) - Vocals, synthesizers and programming
- Mea Fisher (aka DJ Mea) - Vocals [3]
- Andre Karkos (aka Virus) - Guitars
- Murv Douglas - Bass
- Kirk Salvador - Drums and electronic percussion
- Key former members
- Nikkie Van Lierop (aka Jade 4U and Darling Nikkie) - Vocals, synthesizers and programming
- Olivier Adams - Synthesizers and programming, vocals, drums
- Deborah Ostrega - Vocals on Farstucker and Private Parts
- Ludo Camberlin (aka Carl S. Johansen) - Guitars, synthesizers and programming
- Ruth McArdle (aka Lady Galore and Cherrie Blue) - Vocals on Voodoo-U
- Other contributors
- Zak Bagans - Guest vocals[4]
- Alana Evans - Guest vocals
- Lacey Conner - Live vocals (Sextreme Ball Tour)
- Sin Quirin - Live guitars (Sextreme Ball Tour)
- Kurt Liekens (aka Kurt McGuinness) - Drums and electronic percussion
- Hans Bruyninckx (aka Hans-X) - Bass
- Wim Daans (aka Shai De La Luna) - Live synthesizers
- Natalie Delaet - Live vocals, dancer
- Tejo De Roeck aka Tej-Doo - Additional synthesizers and programming
- Erhan Kurkun - Guitars
- Inja van Gastel - Live vocals, synthesizers, dancer
[edit] Further information
Praga Khan and Oliver Adams are also known for their work on Mortal Kombat: The Album, based on the controversial video game Mortal Kombat performing as The Immortals[5] Jade 4U did backing vocals on "Kano (Use Your Might)"
Lords of Acid also performed under the name Digital Orgasm, with a less sex-based and more rave-influenced sound.[6] Other pseudonyms included Channel X and 101.
Lords of Acid made a cameo appearance in an adult pornographic film 54, performing "Finger Lickin' Good", "Stripper" and "Stoned on Love Again".
Lords of Acid has also explored other genres of music such as hip hop and R&B, disco, rap, pop, jazz, Latin, reggae, folk and country.[7]
Although being named the "Queen of New Beat", Jade 4 U had expressed her distaste for the genre in the beginning.[8]
Co-founder Olivier Adams is the heir to the Stella Artois beer fortune.[9]
[edit] Discography
- 1991 Lust
- 1994 Voodoo-U
- 1997 Our Little Secret
- 2000 Farstucker
- 2012 Deep Chills
[edit] References
- ^ "Twitter / Maurice Engelen : Looking forward to a peace". Twitter.com. 2010-12-30. http://twitter.com/Maurice_Engelen/status/20527511754514432. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ http://www.metropolis-mailorder.com/product.php?prodnum=MET+785
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/RealLordsOfAcid/status/25555847664902144
- ^ http://affairsmagazine.com/wordpress2/2011/08/16/zak-bagans-demon-hunter-author-vocalist/
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Immortals-Mortal-Kombat/release/408407
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Digital+Orgasm
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/search?q=lords+of+acid&btn=&type=all
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaoOelY8k14
- ^ http://lordsofacid.com/biography/
