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Acid Horse

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Genres  Industrial rock
Labels  WaxTrax!
Record label  Wax Trax! Records
Years active  1989
Active until  1989
Genre  Industrial rock
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Past members  Al Jourgensen Chris Connelly Paul Barker Stephen Mallinder Richard H. Kirk
Origin  Chicago, Illinois, United States (1989)
Associated acts  Ministry, Cabaret Voltaire
Members  Al Jourgensen, Chris Connelly, Bill Rieflin, Richard H Kirk, Stephen Mallinder
Similar  1000 Homo DJs, Lead into Gold, Pailhead, Ministry, Revolting Cocks

Acid Horse was a one-off collaborative side project between two industrial music pioneers, Ministry and Cabaret Voltaire. Only one single, "No Name, No Slogan", was released in 1989 on Wax Trax! records. The band name is a combination of the slang terms for LSD (acid) and heroin (horse), as well as a play on the title of the then-popular acid house movement.

As with many other Ministry side projects, such as PTP and the Revolting Cocks, the band member's identities are masked by pseudonyms. The members are as follows:

  • Alien Dog Star - Al Jourgensen
  • Gallopin' Scorpiosaddlebutt - Chris Connelly
  • Biff - Stephen Mallinder
  • Tennessee King - Paul Barker
  • Harold Sandoz - Richard H. Kirk
  • Musically, Acid Horse resembles fellow Ministry side project PTP, in that it blends an upbeat dance-like electronic rhythm with catchy guitar-work. The lyrics come off in a serious, yet slightly comical tone - a trademark of many Ministry side projects.

    References

    Acid Horse Wikipedia