Location: Austin, Texas
Active: 1982 – 1987
A pioneer of noise rock/post punk from Austin Texas, similar to Fugazi, Big Black and Cindytalk. They claimed a kinship with bands like Sonic Youth and Butthole Surfers, and were compared to the Birthday Party in their time. They only released one LP, but a two EPs and singles amounted to a decent body of work for their five year run. ‘Greatest Gift’ was released as a collection album by Touch And Go in 1991. After Scratch Acid, David Yow and David Sims formed alternative rock band The Jesus Lizard. Yow would also collaborate with Pigface, Off!, Cop Shoot Cop, and stood in for Flipper’s Bruce Loose for their 2015 and 2019 reunions. Scratch Acid performed a few reunion shows post 2000.
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/219388-Scratch-Acid
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Acid
BandCamp: https://scratchacid.bandcamp.com/
Related: Birthday Party, Pigface, Off!, Cop Shoot Cop, and stood in for Flipper, David Yow, Steve Albini, Austin, Texas
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