Acid Test is a

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alternative band from

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.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". ''

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'', 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.

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").

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) signed the band in 1993, they released the album ''Drop'' that year and performed in the US.In addition to regular band members, ''Drop'' also featured Geoff Bennett (percussion) and Jeff Dalziel (programming). The band was the opening act for

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, and for the last live performance, in Toronto, of

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. It also played across the US, Canada and the UK. In addition to ''Highway 61'', Acid Test contributed to the soundtracks for the 1991 documentary, ''Talk 16''. Their song "Shake" was used in

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's 1993 film ''

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''. 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''.

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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Acid Test (Band) Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups disestablished in 1994 Musical groups from Toronto Canadian alternative rock groups 1990 establishments in Ontario 1994 disestablishments in Ontario Sire Records artists