{{Short description|Electronic music band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Acid | image = | image_size = | caption = | origin = | genre = Electronica, minimal | years_active = 2013–present | label = Infectious, Mute | website = {{URL|wearetheacid.com}} | current_members = * Adam Freeland * Steve Nalepa * Jens Kuross * RY X }}
'''The Acid''' are an electronic music quartet consisting of British DJ and record producer Adam Freeland; Californian producer, composer, and professor of music technology Steve Nalepa;<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Nalepa, the Professor of Party|url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/02/22/steve-nalepa-the-professor-of-party/|publisher=billetto|accessdate=February 22, 2012}}</ref> American singer/songwriter Jens Kuross; and Los Angeles–based Australian artist RY X.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ry X (New band of the day No 1,658)|date=December 10, 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/10/ry-x/|publisher=billetto|accessdate=December 10, 2013}}</ref>
On April 14, 2013, the group released their debut, self-titled EP, along with a video for the track "Basic Instinct".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Acid announce debut EP and 'Basic Instinct' video|url=http://blog.billetto.co.uk/2014/02/06/the-acid-announce-debut-ep-and-basic-instinct-video/|publisher=billetto|accessdate=February 6, 2014|archive-date=April 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429185017/http://blog.billetto.co.uk/2014/02/06/the-acid-announce-debut-ep-and-basic-instinct-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 7, 2014, they released their first full-length album, ''Liminal'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Acid – 'Liminal'|date=July 4, 2014|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15431/|publisher=billetto|accessdate=July 7, 2014}}</ref> on Infectious Music (UK) and Mute Records (US).
In 2017, the band released their soundtrack to the film ''The Bomb'', on 12" vinyl.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
In 2018, several songs from the album ''Liminal'', including "Tumbling Lights" and "Ghost", were featured in the HBO series ''Sharp Objects''.<ref>{{cite web|title=HBO's Sharp Objects is Your Must-Listen Soundtrack with The Acid and Other Acts|url=https://journalate.com/hbos-sharp-objects-is-your-must-listen-soundtrack-with-the-acid-and-other-acts/}}</ref>
==Band members== * Adam Freeland * Steve Nalepa * Jens Kuross * RY X
==Discography== * ''The Acid'' (EP, 2013) * ''Liminal'' (2014) * ''The Bomb (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2017)
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==External links== * {{official|wearetheacid.com}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Acid, The}} Category:Electronic music groups Category:Minimalist composers Category:Musical groups established in 2013 Category:Mute Records artists Category:Infectious Music artists