What is Acid Punk?

Acid Punk (n) ~
A genre classification found in Windows Media Player and other media library tools that follow the ID3v1 standard for tagging MP3 files. It is associated with Genre ID #73 in the ID3v1 genre list.

Background:

  • ID3v1 is a metadata format used in MP3 files to store information such as title, artist, album, and genre.
  • This standard includes a list of predefined genre names, each assigned a numeric ID from 0 to 125 (originally).
  • ID #73 corresponds to “Acid Punk.”

Interpretation:

  • While “Acid Punk” does not have a clearly established or widely recognized musical definition in the real-world music scene, it’s often thought of as a blend or experimental fusion of:
    • Punk rock’s raw, aggressive style
    • With acid house or psychedelic influences, possibly including electronic effects or hallucinatory themes

Noteworthy:

  • The term is rarely used in mainstream music classification.
  • Its presence is more of a historical artifact  of the ID3v1 genre list than a reflection of a distinct, widely-acknowledged musical movement.