AC Acoustics

AC Acoustics were a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1990. Over their thirteen years of existence, they released a string of singles, EPs and albums on a number of independent record labels. They split up in 2003. AC Acoustics formed in Glasgow in 1990. Initially, they were heavily inspired by The Jesus and Mary Chain – blending white noise with early Pavement-style experimentation and, on occasion, augmenting their two guitar, bass and drums instrumentation with saxophones and violins.

Links to Peel
In an 2010 interview with Mark Raine of the band, the musician was asked about how Peel was important to the band on the 17 Seconds blogsite:

"'Incredibly important. We were fans of his/in awe of him before the band, during the band and still are. For him to provide us with our ‘breakthrough’ was magic. We were very lucky to do 4 Peel Sessions, a live recording from Groningen in Holland and spent a handful of nights with him, usually at festivals. When you read about how nice he was and how passionate about music he was, in our brief experience with him, it doesn’t nearly do him justice.'"

In fact, the band did five sessions for Peel's show.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 1996 Festive Fifty: Stunt Girl #26
 * 1997 Festive Fifty: I Messiah Am Jailer #19

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1993-11-18. Broadcast: 07 January 1994 2. Recorded: 1994-12-11. Broadcast: 27 January 1995 3. Recorded: 1997-01-24. Broadcast: 13 March 1997 4. Recorded: 1999-01-03. Broadcast: 23 March 1999 5. Recorded: 2002-03-03. Broadcast: 21 May 2002
 * Leatherbuyer / Sister Grab Operator / King Dick / Oregon Pine Washback
 * Fast / Atmospheric Breakfast / I Messiah Am Jailer / Side Nova
 * Hand Passes Empty / I Messiah Am Jailer / Bluff Drive By / Red Not Yellow
 * Crush / B2 / Hammerhead / Waiter Strains
 * A Bell Of Love Rings Out For You / Hold / Clone Of Al Capone / 16 4 2010

Live
Recorded at the Reading Festival
 * 1) Sister Grab Operator
 * 2) Stunt Girl
 * 3) I Messiah Am Jailer
 * 4) Hammerhead
 * 5) Continuity Freak

Other Shows Played

 * 1991
 * 1993
 * 1994
 * 1995
 * 1996
 * 1997
 * 1998
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 2002
 * 1997
 * 1998
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 2002
 * 2000
 * 2002
 * 2002
 * 2002