Acid Test is a Canadian alternative band from Toronto.Peter Howell, "Acid Test gasses up after spin on Highway 61 Highway 61 leads to the fast lane as young band's dreams start coming true". Toronto Star, August 27, 1992. The band consists of vocalist and bassist Lucy Di Santo, guitarist Steve Fall, keyboardist Atom Percy, and drummer Tim van de Ven.Lenny Stoute, "Acid Test needs more bass; Dez Monas get some". Toronto Star, September 10, 1992.
History Acid Test formed in Toronto in 1990. The group independently released a cassette in 1991 and put out an album, Trip on This on Eggplant Records in 1992. After Fall was asked to play a role in the 1992 movie Highway 61, directed by Bruce McDonald, the group composed two tracks on the movie's soundtrack ("Mr. Skin" and "Dance"). Sire Records (Warner Music Group) signed the band in 1993, they released the album Drop that year and performed in the US."Music Notes: Failing the Acid Test". Lethbridge Herald, September 30, 1993. In addition to regular band members, Drop also featured Geoff Bennett (percussion) and Jeff Dalziel (programming)."Passing the Acid Test". Billboard, September 25, 1993.
The band was the opening act for Nine Inch Nails, Grace Jones, Snow, 54-40, The Ocean Blue, and for the last live performance, in Toronto, of The Sugarcubes.Chris O'Connell, "Loony method behind Sugarcubes' madness". Toronto Star, April 15, 1992. It also played across the US, Canada and the UK."Acid Test on road to fame; It's been a long time coming, band members say". Edmonton Journal, September 8, 1992. In addition to Highway 61, Acid Test contributed to the soundtracks for the 1991 documentary, Talk 16.John Kiely, "Down the highway : Acid Test is on the road to recognition". Waterloo Region Record, September 16, 1993. Their song "Shake" was used in Martin Scorsese's 1993 film Naked in New York.
Acid Test went on a hiatus in 1994, reforming in 2012 to work on a third studio recording at Atom Percy's home recording studio in British Columbia. In 2018, the band released the EP Jus Rite.Jason Schneider, "Five Questions With… Acid Test". FYI Music News, March 23, 2018.
Discography Acid Test (1991) Trip on This (1992), EP, Eggplant Records Drop (1993), Sire Records Mr. Skin (1993), EP, Remix. Sire, Reprise Jus Rite (2018), EP. Independent
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