Acid Horse was a one-off collaborative

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between two industrial music pioneers,

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and Cabaret Voltaire. Only one single, "No Name, No Slogan", was released in 1989 on

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. The band name is a combination of the slang terms for

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(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

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, the band member's identities are masked by pseudonyms. The members are as follows: *Alien Dog Star -

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*Gallopin' Scorpiosaddlebutt - Chris Connelly *Biff -

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*Tennessee King -

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*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. While '' Goldmine'' author Jo-Ann Greene said "No Name, No Slogan" is "strangely reminiscent" of English synthpop duo

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's 1983 single " Blind Vision". Evidence that "No Name, No Slogan" might have been written using "Blind Vision" as a reference track is available on Soundcloud. '' Option'' editor Sandy Masuo likened it to "an unlikely collision of house-style mixing and spaghetti western ambience à la Ennio Morricone"; in the said magazine's article, Jourgensen says that despite that the collaboration gave an opportunity to work with the industrial scene's prominent acts, it ended up to be disappointing: The "pioneers" Jourgensen referred to were clearly Mallinder and Kirk, who had come to Chicago to work with house producer

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at the same time that the Acid Horse collaboration formed.

References

External links

artist information/discography page at CyberNoise
{{Authority control American industrial rock musical groups Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups disestablished in 1989 Wax Trax! Records artists