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Infobox musical artist | name = Lords of Acid| image = Lords of Acid.jpg| caption = Praga Khan and DJ Mea in Tulsa, OK during their 2011 Sonicangel tour.| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Antwerp , Belgium | genre = Industrial music|Industrial , Acid house , Techno music|Techno , Electronic Body Music|EBM , New Beat , Rave music|Rave | years_active = 1988-present| label = Lektroland, Metropolis Records , dpulse Recordings| associated_acts = Praga Khan , Digital Orgasm, Jade 4U , The Immortals (band)|The Immortals , Channel X, 101| website = http://www.lordsofacid.co/ www.LordsOfAcid.co| current_members = Praga Khan|Maurice Engelen
Murv Douglas
Mea Fisher
Andre Karkos
Kirk Salvador| past_members = Olivier Adams
Ludo Camberlin
Wim Daans
Erhan Kurkun
Kurt Liekens
Ruth McArdle
Deborah Ostrega
Nikkie Van Lierop
Lords of Acid is a Belgium|Belgian - United States|American post-industrial music|post-industrial / techno music|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 (Lords of Acid album)|Lust (along with additional single (music)|singles "Rough Sex" and "I Must Increase My Bust"), were critically acclaimed within the electronic music and dance music communities for their outrageously Human sexuality|sexual lyrics and sound sampling (music)|samples . Their second album was Voodoo-U , which featured a more industrial music|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 and roll|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.cite web|url= http://twitter.com/Maurice_Engelen/status/20527511754514432 |title=Twitter / Maurice Engelen : Looking forward to a peace |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2010-12-30 |accessdate=2011-01-12 The new album Deep Chills was 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 . http://www.metropolis-mailorder.com/product.php? prodnum=MET+785 Metropolis Mail-Order // Deep Chills. Metropolis-mailorder.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-09.

Lords of Acid's soundtrack credits include Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me , Sliver (film)|Sliver , Strange Days (film)|Strange Days , Bad Lieutenant , Paparazzi (2004 film)|Paparazzi , and Virtuosity .

Band members


;Current members
  • Maurice Engelen (aka Praga Khan) - synthesizers and programming , Singing|Vocals

  • Mea Fisher (aka DJ Mea) - Lead Vocalist|Lead Vocals http://twitter.com/#!/RealLordsOfAcid/status/25555847664902144

  • Andre Karkos (aka Virus (musician)|Virus ) - Guitars

  • Murv Douglas - Bass guitar|Bass

  • Kirk Salvador - Drums and electronic percussion


  • ;Key former members
  • Nikkie Van Lierop (aka Jade 4U and Darling Nikkie) - Lead Vocalist|Lead Vocals , synthesizers and programming

  • Olivier Adams - drums , Synthesizers and programming , Singing|vocals

  • Wim Daans (aka Shai de la Luna) - Synthesizers and programming

  • Kurt Liekens (aka Kurt McGuinness) - Drums and electronic percussion

  • Deborah Ostrega - Lead Vocalist|Lead Vocals on Farstucker and Private Parts

  • Ludo Camberlin (aka Carl S. Johansen) - Guitars , synthesizers and programming

  • Ruth McArdle (aka Lady Galore and Cherrie Blue) - Singing|Vocals on Voodoo-U



  • ;Other contributors
  • Zak Bagans - Guest vocals http://affairsmagazine.com/wordpress2/2011/08/16/zak-bagans-demon-hunter-author-vocalist/ Zak Bagans: Demon Hunter, Author, & Vocalist? ? . Affairs Magazine (2011-08-16). Retrieved on 2012-05-09.

  • Alana Evans - Guest vocals

  • Lacey Conner - Live vocals (Sextreme Ball Tour)

  • Sin Quirin - Live guitars (Sextreme Ball Tour)

  • Hans Bruyninckx (aka Hans-X) - Bass guitar|Bass

  • 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


  • Further information


    Olivier Adams and Praga Khan are also known for their work on Mortal Kombat: The Album , based on the controversial video game Mortal Kombat performing as The Immortals (band)|The Immortals http://www.discogs.com/Immortals-Mortal-Kombat/release/408407 Immortals, The - Mortal Kombat (CD) at Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-09. Jade 4U did backing vocals on "Kano (Use Your Might)"

    Lords of Acid also performed under the pseudonyms Channel X , Digital Orgasm and 101 , with a less sexual intercourse|sex -based and more rave music|rave -influenced sound. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Digital+Orgasm Digital Orgasm Discography at Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-09.

    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 various other genres of music such as Hip hop music|hip hop and contemporary R& B|R& B , disco , rap , Pop music|pop , jazz , Latin music|Latin , reggae , Folk music|folk and Country music|country . http://www.discogs.com/search? q=lords+of+acid& btn=& type=all

    Although being named the "Queen of New Beat", Jade 4U had expressed her distaste for the genre in the beginning. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=JaoOelY8k14 What happened to Jade 4U and CJ Bolland Part 1. YouTube (2009-11-17). Retrieved on 2012-05-09.

    Co-founder Olivier Adams is the heir to the Stella Artois beer fortune. http://lordsofacid.com/biography/ dead link|date=May 2012

    Discography


    Main|Lords of Acid discography
  • 1991 Lust (Lords of Acid album)|Lust

  • 1994 Voodoo-U

  • 1997 Our Little Secret

  • 2000 Farstucker

  • 2012 Deep Chills


  • Timeline


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    References


    Reflist

    External links


  • http://www.LordsOfAcid.co/ Lords of Acid Website

  • http://www.ChildrenOfAcid.com/ Children of Acid Website

  • http://www.SextremeBall.com/ Lords of Acid Sextreme Ball

  • http://www.discogs.com/artist/Lords+Of+Acid Lords of Acid on Discogs


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