Lords of Acid

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Lords of Acid is a Belgian acid house band from the 1990s that started as a spinoff of Praga Khan with the controversial New Beat single I Sit On Acid in 1988. Their debut album, 1990's Lust (along with the remix singles Rough Sex and I Must Increase My Bust) became famous within the electronic music and dance music communities for their outrageously sexual lyrics and sound samples - perhaps their most popular song, I Sit on Acid, begins with the a capella lyrics "Darling, come here / fuck me up the ..." only to be interrupted with a grinding rave beat. 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 15 years, released a Greatest Hits album. Their fans formed an online community called Children of Acid.

Lords of Acid also performed as Digital Orgasm, with a less sex-based and more rave-influenced sound.

Their name is reportedly in homage to Traci Lords.

[edit] Current members of Lords of Acid

Oliver Adams - Synthesizers, programming (1988-present)
Wim Daans (AKA Shai De La Luna) - Synthesizers, programming (1993-present)
Maurice Engelen (AKA Praga Khan) - Vocals, synthesizers, programming (1988-present)
Erhan Kurkun - Bass (1994-present)
Kurt Liekens (AKA Kurt McGuinness) - Drums (1993-present)
Deborah Ostrega - Vocals (1998-present)

[edit] Former members of Lords of Acid

Ludo Camberlin (AKA Carl Johansen) - Guitars, synthesizers, programming (1993-1999)
Ruth McArdle (AKA Lady Galore) - Vocals (1993-1995)
Nikkie Van Lierop (AKA Jade 4 U) - Vocals, synthesizers, programming (1989-1998)