{"product_id":"lords-of-acid-am-i-sexy","title":"Lords Of Acid - Am I Sexy...?","description":"\u003ch6 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLords Of Acid never had much interest in subtlety. “Am I Sexy...?” turns pounding electronics, provocative vocals, and a deliberately excessive sense of sleaze into exactly the kind of club weapon that made the Belgian group infamous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “Am I Sexy...?” comes from the era surrounding Lords Of Acid’s debut album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when the project was establishing its distinctive collision of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacid house, new beat, techno, industrial dance, and sexually charged electronic music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Led by producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraga Khan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Lords Of Acid emerged from Belgium’s fertile late-’80s and early-’90s electronic scene but quickly developed an identity considerably more outrageous than most of their contemporaries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Am I Sexy...?” is quintessential early Lords Of Acid. A hard, repetitive electronic groove provides the foundation while samples, synth stabs, and provocative vocals pile on top. There’s an unmistakable connection to the Belgian new beat scene, but the tempo and production point toward the harder techno and industrial dance sounds that were rapidly taking over alternative clubs on both sides of the Atlantic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat crossover became central to Lords Of Acid’s appeal. Their records could sit comfortably alongside European rave and techno while also finding an audience among listeners of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eindustrial, EBM, and Wax Trax!-era club music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The production was unapologetically electronic and built for volume, while the band’s fixation on sex, fetishism, and camp gave the music a personality that was impossible to mistake for anyone else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1992 12-inch single\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives “Am I Sexy...?” the extended-format treatment that suits Lords Of Acid particularly well, emphasizing the track’s repetitive rhythms and club-oriented construction. It’s a snapshot of the group during the period when their mixture of Belgian electronics and underground decadence was beginning to reach an international audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor anyone exploring the dirtier intersection of early-’90s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eindustrial dance, new beat, acid house, and techno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “Am I Sexy...?” is Lords Of Acid in concentrated form: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprovocative, pounding, knowingly ridiculous, and engineered for the darkest corner of the dance floor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lords Of Acid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46696349204534,"sku":"NR1037","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2592\/7222\/files\/lords-of-acid-am-i-sexy.jpg?v=1792465110","url":"https:\/\/greycatrecords.com\/products\/lords-of-acid-am-i-sexy","provider":"Greycat Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}