Scratch Acid

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For the band's self-titled EP, see Scratch Acid (EP).

Scratch Acid
Scratch Acid: (L-R) David Wm. Sims, Rey Washam, Brett Bradford, David Yow
David Wm. Sims, Rey Washam, Brett Bradford, David Yow
Country Austin, Texas, USA
Years active 1982–1987 + 2006 (reunion)
Genres Noise rock
Post Punk
Labels Rabid Cat, Touch and Go
Members David Yow
David Wm. Sims
Rey Washam
Brett Bradford

Scratch Acid was an Austin, Texas noise rock group formed in 1982. When they first began, their lineup was Steve Anderson (vocals), David Wm. Sims (guitar), Brett Bradford (guitar), David Yow (bass), and Rey Washam (drums). Anderson was kicked out of the band before the band ever recorded an album, prompting Yow to move to vocals and Sims to move to bass.

Scratch Acid's first two albums were released by Texas indie record label Rabid Cat, the third and final release, Berserker EP by Touch and Go Records. A posthumous compilation CD entitled The Greatest Gift, was released by Touch and Go Records in 1991.

After developing a reputation as a crazy, noisy punk band, Scratch Acid disbanded in 1987. According to the liner notes of The Greatest Gift, the band members never received compensation from either Rabid Cat or Fundamental Records (who distributed their releases in Europe).

Brett Bradford went on to form Colorado punk band Great Caesar's Ghost. They disbanded in 1993. He also formed Sangre De Toro and played with Areola 51. Washam went on to perform with many other bands, including the Big Boys, Ministry, Helios Creed, the Didjits, Lard, and Tad. In 1987, Sims and Washam joined Steve Albini in the band Rapeman, which disbanded just before Sims reunited with Yow in 1989 to form the Jesus Lizard.

All of the original members of the band appeared at Emo's nightclub in Austin on Sept. 2, 2006, and at the Touch and Go 25th anniversary celebration in Chicago, Illinois on September 9, 2006. [1] They played their third and final show of the brief reunion at Seattle's Showbox Theater on Saturday, September 16, playing twenty songs from their twenty-eight song (recorded) oeuvre before leaving the stage.

Scratch Acid
David Yow | David Wm. Sims | Rey Washam | Brett Bradford
Steve Anderson
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Scratch Acid EP | Just Keep Eating | Berserker | The Greatest Gift
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