Time isn't always my friend...

I'm still working on putting together notes for Thomas. I've become obsessed with note taking so I will hand him what probably resembles the notebook of a serial killer ("That's good, shows dedication!") unfortunately,I'll go for a few days filled with ideas and jot them all down and other days my collar bone pain is too much to handle. But I've got something big planned out for a companion piece to Giallo Terrore. I'll reveal more in my next couple of posts. So, in the mean time, I've already laid down the foundation track and am going to add more tonight as well as on my vacation this weekend. It will be nice to get away from my current environment, probably more inspiring...I hope, at least.

So the initial pressing will be on CD-R (because you're just going to rip it anyway, fuck all these "You need your CD to be pressed at a plant on real CD" elitist shit...DIY TIL YOU FUCKING O.D. AND DIE! ) and it looks like we're going to sell the first 150 copies at $5 a piece, next 200 priced at $6, and any more pressings after that will be $7. Remember that the CD will contain artwork so you will get your moneys worth. That is what is most important to us. We are in talks of doing a gate fold vinyl release, but may just do a double LP with lots of insert artwork included but all in single "unfold" traditional vinyl cardboard sleeve. It was not the original idea, but it looks like we'd be able to sell them A LOT cheaper and like I said before, we want people to get the most quality for the best price. It would be nice to break even, and would be even nicer to make a buck on each, you know? Get rewarded financially for your work, but it's far from a priority and we are veryhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif lucky to have the support of Final Girl Recordings behind us! As always, I will keep everyone updated as I find out more information.

I am also putting together a list of contributors (some rather unlikely ones at that) that I would like to add to G.T. Hopefully, all will be on board. also, I will upload a 20 min preview of a very basic version of an excerpt from G.T. that may or may not include Tommy's tracks depending on how much time he has to work on them at the moment. But, we definitely need an audio representation on here since most people stopped going to our old Myspace and we are hard at work looking for shows. Hopefully, I won't have much collar bone pain and I can work a lot more. Cheers to everyone I run into who asks about ACIDCOP! You make me remember that there are people who are fans of us and generally enjoy what we do. Thank You, everyone. You help keep us alive. Talk to ya soon or see you at the next show! - Rob

Just to clarify something...

Just wanted everyone to know that the "acid cop" videos you see on youtube are NOT US. It's some other band from Iowa, I believe, and have absolutely NOTHING to do with SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA'S ACIDCOP.

I'm not knocking their band or whatever they have going on, I'm just saying not to confuse them with us. We actually legally own the rights to the name & logo. So, yes, we are the "real" ACIDCOP just to clarify.

Misc. B.S.

Besides being hard at work on our upcoming debut, ACIDCOP is looking to put together some of our unreleased material for an upc0ming compilation. We're also looking for any possible live footage that may be out there. If you have any such documentation, audio or visual, we'd greatly appreciate anything we can find. You will get full credit for your contributions plus a copy or two of the finished product.
In the meantime, I'll be trying my hardest to document any and all upcoming shows that we have. In addition to studio material that doesn't make the cut on the debut and any other possible bonus stuff we can put together. I won't reveal the working title of it at this moment, for it is insignificant.

I'm also currently coming up with ideas for artwork for the still untitled debut. It will most likely be a collaboration between myself (photographs) and the amazing artwork of Jessica Murrieta. She will be designing our logo and will, at the very least, have a big hand in the design of the layout. The album may also include some guest appearances, but that has yet to be fully determined. It's not exactly easy to find someone to contribute to something that's out of the norm, but I have a few people in mind who might just enjoy lending a hand to some of our tracks.

Currently, there's no real "concept" per say to the album, but that is likely to change during the writing and recording process. After all, we are a band that is highly fascinated with classic Hammer/Amicus horror scores and the glorious synth horror scores of our favorite Golden Age of Slashers. So having a concept is definitely possible.

I am very excited about the whole thing...So I should probably stop typing and get back to work.


As always, you can book us for shows at ACIDCOPBOOKING@GMAIL.COM

Moving forward...

Pre-Production is moving a little slow, but that's to be expected with my present injury. I'm trying to be as productive about this project as I can. Especially since I'm too injured to do Times of Desperation, I've got more time at the moment to make sure everything is executed right.

The (proper) debut full length will have all of the things that people who like the band like us for. I saw Tommy tonight and he is on board. His job season will be slowing down in October or so, so we will be rehearsing together soon and will be looking for shows in the October-December time. For those of you who are totally unfamiliar with the band; you can check out a small idea (read: incredibly subdued) of what the band sounds like. I have not uploaded any new material to our Myspace (RIP) since I was working on "Giallo Terrore" by myself sometime in 2007-2008 and, while ACIDCOP retains the same elements, having another member to contribute to the writing and recording process is going to be a bit different, to say the least.

Why no newer updates on the Myspace? Well, before I decided to keep performing live and add my buddy to the mix, I was working (and at times STILL AM) on what was to be my only official release seeing as how there's not really a demand for this type of experimental music. It's not Noise in the traditional sense, it's not exactly industrial, it's not exactly music concrete. Who would we play with?
Well, that's never stopped anyone before me (now us) and that's why there are noise shows and more venues for experimental music; thanks in no small part to everyone before us.

Also, I was going through a tough time and came down with a heavy dose of Writer's Block, so it still remains unfinished. Not to mention the equipment I was using at the time and the advancements I've be able to afford/acquire since. G.T. will get a release in the future. A proper one. When Tommy became part of the band, we recorded a demo for a show and despite a really killer opening band on tour from Seattle, it was pretty empty so it didn't end up in many hands. Good thing because I finished it in such a rush that I didn't notice a couple of mixing and mastering flaws. Oops! That's why I haven't uploaded anything new to there.

BUT, I will treat this blog as my (hopefully temporary) home on the internet and will upload full tracks of new material from the upcoming debut as it is finished in addition to other snippets.

At this point, it looks like we are planning for a Digital release followed by a possible Vinyl release. CD-Rs will be sold at our shows with full artwork. I don't care that they will be CD-Rs because people are just going to rip them anyway. At least do it at either 320k MP3 or FLAC for your files. Get the most out of it, don't just half ass it.

In short; Tommy is on board. Rob's working on pre-production and basic tracking still, and the whole thing will be available (most likely) before the end of the year. I won't get into any more car accidents and now that I have a laptop dedicated to being an instrument/sequencer, a digital 8 track recorder and Pro Tools 9 on our Mac, I don't see anything stopping us from getting anything done.

As always, you can book us for shows at ACIDCOPBOOKING@GMAIL.COM

New album pre-production starts...title coming soon.

First, let me clarify that the previous post was STARTED in February and I put off the blog until this month when I FINISHED the post. Funny enough, both trips to the hospital were after February.

Second, ALL ACIDCOP BOOKING CAN BE DONE VIA EMAIL AT ACIDCOPBOOKING@GMAIL.COM

Third, Pre-Production for our currently untitled album has begun. It will be released on CD-R (don't complain! You're just gonna rip it to your iPod anyway and YOU KNOW IT!) via our friends at SCHEDULE II Records through our own FINAL GIRL RECORDINGS imprint. If you're not familiar with the SCHEDULE II Collective, you will be soon. Trust me.

I won't reveal too much about the album right now other than it will be continuous, but not one track. There won't be any 20 minute long songs. However, you can expect it to be really diverse. Not just keyboards and samples on this one. You can expect acoustic and electronic percussion, found sounds, guitars, strings, voices, and many other weird sounds.

Goodbye Myspace...Hello Blogspot.

Welcome to the new home of Sacramento, California Experimental/Industrial band ACIDCOP.

We still have a Myspace page up for the time being, but you will be able to access all the good things our Myspace has to offer and much more here @ blogspot.

I will also no longer do any booking through Myspace. Most of the time, if and when I log on, my inbox is flooded with spam and it makes it difficult to sift through all of that for the booking inquiries in between. On top of that, people are abandoning Myspace everyday, so it makes more sense to move information and media to another location.

However, at the present, I am not in the interest of pursuing a Facebook change. Facebook, my like myspace, is just another fad (much like blogging could or very may well be too...I understand this) so why not have a stable home at least for a little while longer than the social networks right? Right? Ummm...hello? Anybody there?


So, this will be the place for show listings, song and album uploads,videos, photos, and any other random stuff I feel like sharing with everyone. I'll get to that in the next few days, but for the time being; let's play catch up with a short bio:!

ACIDCOP is:

Rob: Synthesizers, samplers, sequencing, Monotron, Chamerblin, Novatron, Optigan, TR-606, Moog Filtatron, Noise.iO, Guitar Rig, TR-707, TR-808, TR-909, SH-201, minimoog, ARP 2600, Jupiter 8V, Korg MS-20, Polysix, NI Pro-53, FM7, Absynth, Kontakt, B3 Organ, Piano, Ableton Live!, electronic percussion and various audio treatments..

Tommy: NI Absynth, Pro53, FM8, Monotron, sampling, treatments and Bass synthesizer.



ACIDCOP started out as just Rob (drummer for Sacramento progressive-post grind duo TIMES OF DESPERATION & Black Metal/Thrash band MASTER LEATHER DADDY) recording songs and noise as a teenager. He had done home recording since be was 16 and always wanted to assemble a band that bludgeoned people with synths and samples. The problem was that he didn't know anyone who shared the same interest, or if he did meet someone who shared that interest; they were either too broke to commit to buying a keyboard or even worse: had very expensive equipment but zero musical abilities. The kind of people that liked to collect vintage synthesizers for mostly show or to pull out during parties or something occasionally to make bleeps and bloops to awe everyone.
He got bored and somehow managed to book an all ages matinee show for a Sunday afternoon. In quick need of a band name, he picked one that he had written down somewhere in a journal he kept while under the influence of LSD. It was a part of an experience he had where he and a group of friends had been chased down by the police while tripping out at a school and had set off a silent alarm at one of the classrooms. On the show, Rob comments;
"I had booked 2 other bands to play. They both flaked the night before, literally 12 hours before via phone call. I picked up my phone at about 1 am to be told that 'the show was cancelled' and I found it ridiculous because it was my show and I had booked it and my friend was telling me that my show had been cancelled because one band dropped off and she decided to do same when she found out the news at the very last moment. No hard feelings at all...at least not now...hahaha No, I'm joking. There were never any hard feelings. The person I booked the show to play on is a very dear friend of mine. She's super awesome and has since made quite the name for herself under the guise of MOM, and I'm very proud of her performance art. To think that my friend has found her niche is very exciting because with her, you never know what to expect...except to bring a change of clothes for after her performance! Very weird, psychedelic performance art. Beautiful, really."

So, with Biaggio's help, they basically played a Times Of Desperation/ACIDCOP hybrid set that can best be described as "noisegrind" to about 8 people. But that didn't stop him from trying again.

I had Biaggio helping out in the band because he seemed to show genuine interest in the project at the time. He just didn't have enough time to dedicate to learning the new-to-him instrument of the keyboard, so he used a radio through his guitar rig via Humbucker feedback that he manipulated with his arsenal of guitar effects. I rather enjoyed his input, but because of having the exact lineup as T.O.D., when finished with ACIDCOP sets we were greeted with things like "Ok. You guys done sound checking? Where are Rob's drums?"

Biaggio eventually bowed out from the project and Rob played a few shows alone. "Some were met with great enthusiasm from audiences. Others were severely plagued with technical difficulties that left me wondering if I should ever considering playing live electronics ever again. I had a great slot booked on a Halloween show and it was back in the days when I would bring out 1-2 computer towers to a show, plus monitors and such. Ran everything through MIDI with 2 keyboard controllers and everything decided to malfunction on me for the rest of the night. I had my friend Tony help me out at the last second because he was there and he had helped me in the past to great reception. Well, since my computers decided not to work and one keyboard was strictly a keyboard with no on-board sound, the one keyboard I had left was a cheap $80 Yamaha that I basically played over Tony's pre-made hip hop beats. No slight to him, he did his part fantastically. I, on the other hand, sounded like complete shit, cut our set after 10 mins and wanted to bury my head under the sand."

Rather than throwing in the towel, Rob took some time to familiarize myself with every bit of musical software he could get my hands on. Indeed, it has never been a better time to be an "electronic" musician. As his enthusiasm grew for both the technology and the musical experimentation that resulted from it, he talked more and more about it to his friend and fellow Master Leather Daddy band mate, Tommy Anderson (ex Cowboy Killer R.I.P.) , and he agreed to help out along the journey. Since he's joined, the band have played various additional venues including an Art Show opening for Jessica Murrieta at Bows & Arrows (featuring Matt Goosen on additional keyboards, at that time the 3 of them were working on a band called "The Crawling"), as well as local downtown establishment The Hub (R.I.P.) instead of their usual establishment The Java Loung, which had become a second home to the band, thanks to Sophie for always keeping the band in mind whenever she was booking a show and needed a band. ACIDCOP are grateful for her doing the best she could with what circumstances the so called "owners" laid upon her. That place would've imploded a lot sooner without her positive energy there.

While 2011 looked to be a promising year for the duo, things were cut short and put on hold for a few months when on July 25th, Rob got into a automobile accident in an attempt to avoid hitting a cat. He crashed his van into a tree about 6 inches away from the sidewalk. Despite the van flipping over on it's side, Rob was, for the most part, ok. It wasn't until his seat belt locked and the fire department REFUSED to cut it and pull him out through the windshield, severing his clavicle in the process.

Rob states that with plenty of time to lye around with his arm elevated and nothing to do but medicate with marijuana and watch movies, ACIDCOP will soon return to the studio to record their follow up to their nobody demo that no one probably ever heard except for the few people we gave free copies to CD from 2009.

"In between working on an ACIDCOP project currently dubbed "Giallo Terrore", I've been working on other tracks that will be the basic foundation for our first 'proper' release" says Rob.
"I've had a few set backs this year, including 2 trips to the ER, but despite these obstacles, I've manged to come up with more than a few ideas. I've got new instruments to work with, I've rebuilt and reworked my studio, I've got a different outlook in general. All of this downtime I've had [not practicing with Times of Desperation] has given me time to get back in touch with the things I love that got me interested in doing this kind of music in the first place. Thanks to new technology, I've gone from having literally 2 things in my old 'poor man's setup' to having virtually any instrument at my fingertips. I'm more excited than ever to complete a proper 'debut' this time around. As for the other disc, that was made in a night to sell at our show with SLEEPY EYES OF DEATH and only a few people have it. As of now, they are the only ones who will have it for the time being. Maybe one day, we'll give it the remaster treatment down the road. But right now, I doubt there's going to be anyone hunting me down for a copy! Tommy's got like 3 or 4 different bands he's in right now, but I'm sure he's ready to record too. If he's simply too busy to commit to ACIDCOP at this time, he's always got an open invitation. I'm prepared to either do this with him, by myself, or with another person. TIMES is my band, and ACIDCOP is my baby. As long as I'm alive, there will be an ACIDCOP."

Be sure to look for ACIDCOP's upcoming debut via FINAL GIRL RECORDINGS/SCHEDULE II RECORDS.