Acid Test | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Electronic rock, dance rock, alternative rock, funk, techno |
Years active | 1990 | –1994, 2012, 2016–2019
Labels | Sire, Eggplant Records |
Members | Lucy Di Santo Steve Fall Atom Percy Tim van de Ven |
Past members | Mike Harland (d 2012) Jim Alty |
Website | acidtestmusic.com |
Acid Test is a Canadian alternative band from Toronto. [1] The band consists of vocalist and bassist Lucy Di Santo, guitarist Steve Fall, keyboardist Atom Percy, and drummer Tim van de Ven. [2]
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"). [1] Sire Records ( Warner Music Group) signed the band in 1993, they released the album Drop that year and performed in the US. [3]In addition to regular band members, Drop also featured Geoff Bennett (percussion) and Jeff Dalziel (programming). [4]
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. [5] It also played across the US, Canada and the UK. [6] In addition to Highway 61, Acid Test contributed to the soundtracks for the 1991 documentary, Talk 16. [7] Their song "Shake" was used in Martin Scorsese's 1993 film Naked in New York. [8]
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. [9] [10]