# The Acid

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{{Short description|Electronic music band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = The Acid
| image           =
| image_size      =
| caption         =
| origin          =
| genre           = [Electronica](/source/Electronica), [minimal](/source/minimal_music)
| years_active    = 2013–present
| label           = [Infectious](/source/Infectious_Music), [Mute](/source/Mute_Records)
| website         = {{URL|wearetheacid.com}}
| current_members =
* [Adam Freeland](/source/Adam_Freeland)
* Steve Nalepa
* [Jens Kuross](/source/Jens_Kuross)
* [RY X](/source/RY_X)
}}

'''The Acid''' are an [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) quartet consisting of British DJ and record producer [Adam Freeland](/source/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](/source/Jens_Kuross); and Los Angeles–based Australian artist [RY X](/source/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](/source/Sharp_Objects_(miniseries))''.<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](/source/Adam_Freeland)
* Steve Nalepa
* [Jens Kuross](/source/Jens_Kuross)
* [RY X](/source/RY_X)

==Discography==
* ''The Acid'' (EP, 2013)
* ''Liminal'' (2014)
* ''The Bomb (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2017)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|wearetheacid.com}}

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Category:Electronic music groups
Category:Minimalist composers
Category:Musical groups established in 2013
Category:Mute Records artists
Category:Infectious Music artists

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