King Black Acid

King Black Acid

Daniel Riddle (King Black Acid) performing live on August 22nd, 2009
Background information
Origin Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres Space rock, neo-psychedelia, indie rock[1][2]
Years active 1993–present
Labels Cavity Search, Lakeshore Records, Mazinga Records, Ruckus
Website myspace.com/kingblackacidmusic

Daniel John Riddle is an American musician best known by his pseudonym King Black Acid.[1][2][3] Riddle began recording music under the name King Black Acid as a high school student in the late 1980s while also bassist for Portland industrial rock band Hitting Birth.[4] Since then Riddle has worked with an ever-changing collective of musicians, referred to as the Electric Chair Band (1993), the Womb Star Orchestra (1993-1997), the Starseed Transmission (1997-2001), the 144,000 Piece Acid Army (2002-2003), and the Sacred Heart (2006-2009). All King Black Acid material is written and produced by Riddle, who sings and plays guitar during live shows, and who plays a variety of other instruments in the recording studio. Riddle also operates a recording studio, Mazinga Studio, where he produces records under the name King Black Acid. In addition to several studio releases, King Black Acid has recorded music for several film and TV soundtracks[5] including The Mothman Prophecies,[6][7] Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Zig Zag,[8] CSI: Miami, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Collaborators

Many musicians have contributed to King Black Acid recordings and live shows. Only the primary contributors are listed below.

Discography

Studio Albums

EPs

Singles

Collaborative Releases

References

  1. 1 2 3 Steve Huey. "King Black Acid Biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  2. 1 2 "King Black Acid And The Womb Star Orchestra Bio". Epitonic.com. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  3. 1 2 David Walker. "Return Of The King". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  4. Elaine Beebe. "Heady stuff". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  5. 1 2 "About King Black Acid". ourstage.com. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  6. Alex Steininger. "From Soundtrack To The Next Record". In Music We Trust. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  7. Jerry Kranitz. "King Black Acid". Aural Innovations. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  8. Steve Huey. "King Black Acid - Royal Subjects". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  9. Kimberly Berhorst. "Psychedelic Rock With A Pop Twist". In Music We Trust. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
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