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Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Alternative rock |
Years active | 1992 | –2001
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Acetone were an American alternative rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles, California, United States, from the three core members of the group Spinout, formed in 1987. [1] [2] The group consisted of Mark Lightcap on guitar, Richie Lee on bass and Steve Hadley on drums. It disbanded after Lee’s suicide on July 23, 2001, aged 34. [3]
The group's influences included The Beach Boys, Gram Parsons and the Velvet Underground. [4] Establishing themselves as an alternative rock group, they incorporated genres ranging from neo-psychedelia to roots rock and country into their music. [5]
Acetone has performed on few occasions since Lee's death, most notably with Mazzy Star's lead singer Hope Sandoval in 2017. [6]
Hadley and Lightcap formed The Ecstasy of Gold in 2012, [7] releasing their first album Vol. 1 October 6, 2022.
Lightcap's endeavors include the Dick Slessig Combo, [8] with himself on guitar, bassist Carl Bronson, and drummer Steve Goodfriend formerly of the band Radar Brothers. Notable credits include electronic duo Matmos' albums The West (1999) [9], A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure (2001) [10], The Civil War (2003) [11], The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast (2006) [12], performing electric, slide and acoustic guitar, ukulele, banjo, tuba, trumpet, bass trumpet, peck horn, and plastic tube.
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