Acid Horse was a one-off collaborative side project between two industrial music pioneers, Ministry and Cabaret Voltaire . Only one single, "No Name, No Slogan", was released in 1989 on Wax Trax! Records . The band name combines the slang terms for LSD (acid) and heroin (horse), and plays on the title of the then-popular acid house movement.
7-463: As with many other Ministry side projects, such as PTP and Revolting Cocks , the band members' identities are masked by pseudonyms . The members are as follows: Musically, Acid Horse resembles fellow Ministry side project PTP , in that it blends an upbeat electronic rhythm section with catchy guitar work. Option editor Sandy Masuo described it as "an unlikely collision of house-style mixing and spaghetti western ambience à la Ennio Morricone "; in
14-498: A reference track is available on Soundcloud. PTP (band) The industrial band PTP (Programming the Psychodrill) was a short-lived side project of Wax Trax! Records artists. The first PTP track, "Show Me Your Spine," was recorded in 1986. Written by Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker of Ministry and Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy , it marked the first collaboration between the three. The track appeared briefly during
21-457: The club scene in the first RoboCop movie ( 1987 ) but did not appear on the soundtrack . The song was not commercially released until 2004 when it appeared on Ministry 's Side Trax compilation. Musically, it is representative of the early Wax Trax sound, featuring arpeggio melodies, loud drums , sampled orchestral hits and Ogre's heavily distorted vocals. PTP released the "Rubber Glove Seduction" single in 1989 on Wax Trax . It
28-411: The mix, some of which offered a commentary on the song itself when slowed down. "My Favorite Things" featured a throbbing bass line and a guitar solo . The CD liner notes were cryptic. The listed band personnel were: The liner notes state "Another Luxa/Pan Production" credit, a mention of the engineer (Littlefellow) and the studio (ursini/hyams recorders). A slogan "where you always save more money"
35-496: The same article, Jourgensen said that despite being able to work with one of industrial's prominent acts, the collaboration was also disappointing: "I found it really sad that these complete pioneers, who were once willing to take risks, come here to Chicago because of the house explosion. [...] They wanted to do a house record, and they didn't understand that they informed house music through people copying them. And now they're back here to copy themselves off other people?" Acid Horse
42-403: Was formed after Mallinder and Kirk, the "pioneers" Jourgensen was referring to, had come to Chicago to work with house producer Marshall Jefferson . Goldmine author Jo-Ann Greene pointed out that "No Name, No Slogan" is "strangely reminiscent" of English synthpop duo Blancmange 's 1983 single " Blind Vision ". Evidence that "No Name, No Slogan" might have been written using "Blind Vision" as
49-402: Was reissued in 1993 on TVT . The b-side was a song titled "My Favorite Things." Both were written by Jourgensen, Barker and Chris Connelly . "Rubber Glove Seduction" became a club hit with Connelly's deadpan lyrics: "Tick tick tock I am the kitchen clock / Tick tick tock this is my wife / Tick tick tock I am the kitchen clock / Tick tick tock this is my knife." Sped up vocals swirled through
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