The Acid Test are Richie Kelly, Aidan O’Brien, Daire McCoy, Molton Boron & Will Nescrack. Hailing from the musical and cultural metropolis of Mullingar, their music has been described as guitar and electro beats with hues of abstract electronica welded to mighty 4/4 dance grooves. Influenced by everyone from Faust to Fourtet and Radiohead to Rachmaninoff, the acid test are a thrilling combination of melody and style that leave audiences begging for more.
All the lads had played music for years, both together and with other ventures however it wasn’t until Richie and Aidan started to work on a new project in October 2006, which involved a more electronic sound and approach, that The Acid Test began to take shape. The two lads played a couple of gigs as a two piece and Daire, always a good man to jump on the bandwagon, decided that lead guitar was sorely missing! It was a great addition to the band and over the coming months the band developed and refined their increasingly unique sound.
2007 brought a measure of success to them in the form of a number of high profile gigs, which included support slots over the year to bands like Delorentos, Channel One & The Flaws. They also played with Nina Hynes as part of the IMRO showcase gig in the midlands and with Dave Geraghty, Concerto for Constantine & Ham Sandwich on the Mullingar leg of the 2fm2moro2our.
Recently they have been joined by their newest member, Molton Boron, who plays theremin, glockenspiel, synth and does some backing vocals when the spirits take him. A certain Nick Carswell has recently joined on bass for a couple of sessions whenever his hectic schedule permits (gets up off his arse).
The band’s sound is created by combining elements of both new and old musical equipment and techniques. So while some of the sounds are generated using cutting edge modular wavetable synthesizers, other sounds are created on 1970’s analogue synthesizers and drum machines. Others instruments such as the ebow, the theremin, the melodica and interesting guitar effects, all lend to the uniqueness of the band’s sound.
Things have been quiet on the gig front over the past couple of months as the lads were working on new material for an EP they recorded in early May. Following a run-out on BalconyTV and gig in Baker's Place, Limerick, it was off to Data Recording Studios in Tralee, a residential studio where the lads recorded over four days with the help of Ross O’Donovan in the producer/engineer chair. The EP launch is in The Stables Mullingar on Sat 24th May, after that there is another run-out on the Balcony and a Dublin launch night in Radio City on July 3rd.
The Acid Test : Fact Splurge!
Favourite colour : any shade of topaz
Favourite smell : the musky scent of overloaded amps
Fears / Weaknesses : The planet Neptune, Biological washing powders, snail slime trails (we cannot cross them)
Favourite Drink : Vermoooooooooooooth
Favourite film : Girls Gone Mild vol IV
Absolute best album of all time apart from our own debut = Teardrops in the snow by Big Tom and the mainliners
Allergies : Aidan = swans/ Richie = any TV smaller than 48" / Daire = nutmeg / Molton = Igloos
Starsigns : Aidan = Porpoise / Richie = Crapricorn / Daire = lazy eyed lemur / Molton = dyslexic monkey
Band Motto : Tootis in extremis
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