''Farstucker'' is the fourth studio album from
Belgian
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electronic
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band
Lords of Acid. It was released on February 27, 2001, on Antler-Subway Records and marks the band's full transition from the
new beat
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sound of their earlier work to an
industrial music collective, with use of more live instruments. This is the first Lords of Acid album to be released following the departure of founding member Nikkie Van Lierop (aka Jade 4 U), and the first featuring new vocalist Deborah Ostrega.
Lyrically, Lords of Acid maintain their trademark themes of sex, drugs and
hedonism.
Jade 4 U provides backing vocals on "Rover Take Over".
''Farstucker'' peaked at number 160 on the U.S.
''Billboard'' 200 chart. Like prior studio albums ''
Lust
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'', ''
Voodoo-U'' and ''
Our Little Secret'', ''Farstucker'' was re-issued in 2002 in a "Stript" version, with all vocals removed.
The title is a
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of "Starfucker".
Track listing
Personnel
* Maurice Engelen (aka Praga Khan) - Vocals, synthesizers, drum programming
* Deborah Ostrega - vocals
* Olivier Adams - synthesizers, engineering
* Wim Daans - guitars, synthesizers
* Erhan Kurkun - bass
* Kurt Liekens - drums, electronic percussion
References
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2000 albums
Lords of Acid albums
Industrial albums by Belgian artists