King Black Acid and the Womb Star Orchestra: Biography

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Genres:

Classical Music, Electronic & Dance Music, Trance Music, Dance Pop Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Known for their extended, mindaltering jams, Portland, Oregon's King Black Acid was originally the moniker of Hitting Birth leader Daniel Riddle's solo hometaping project. As he became more interested in exploring musical avenues other than Hitting Birth's tribal/industrial percussive grooves, he put down his bass, picked up a guitar, and recruited roommate Melinda DiCillo (keyboards), Roger Campos (guitar), Nathan Jorg (bass), exWiper Scott Adamo (drums), and parttimer Joseph Trump (drums; also of Pigface and Elliott Sharp's Carbon). In contrast to Hitting Birth, King Black Acid pursued the sort of spacy, neopsychedelic indie guitar rock typified by bands like Mercury Rev and My Bloody Valentine, with a bit of bluesrock influence in their chord progressions. King Black Acid's debut recording appeared in 1995 on Cavity Search; titled Womb Star Session, it captured the band's epic sound on full display in concert. Sunlit appeared in 1996, and Royal Subjects followed it the next year. After a three year break, King Black Acid resurfaced in fall 2000 to issue Loves a Love Song.

- Steve Huey, All Music Guide