Chris Acland | |
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 Acland performing with Lush | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Christopher John Dyke Acland 7 September 1966 Lancaster,Lancashire, England |
| Died | 17 October 1996(1996-10-17) (aged 30) Burneside, England |
| Genres | Shoegaze,Britpop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1980–1996 |
| Labels | 4AD |
| Formerly of | Lush |
Christopher John Dyke Acland (7 September 1966 – 17 October 1996) was an English drummer and songwriter. He was the drummer of the London-basedalternative rock bandLush.
Acland was born at theRoyal Lancaster Infirmary inLancaster,Lancashire, the youngest of three sons of paper manufacturer Oliver Geoffrey Dyke Acland, of Barnsdale,Burneside,Cumbria, who had served as asecond lieutenant in theBorder Regiment, and Judith Veronica Willans. He was the great-grandson of SirFrancis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet.[1] He studied atNorth London Polytechnic, where he met his future Lush bandmatesMeriel Barham andMiki Berenyi, briefly dating the latter.[2]
He played in a number of bands, including The Infection, Les Turds,[3] A Touch of Hysteria and Panic, before founding Lush in 1988 with Steve Rippon,Emma Anderson, Meriel Barham and Miki Berenyi. After personnel changes gave way to a stable lineup, Lush released their debut mini-album,Scar, and developed a following as a live act. They would go on to release three albums and several singles andEPs and achieve critical success.
Acland was a keenfootballfan and a supporter ofTottenham Hotspur F.C. He and members ofMoose andCocteau Twins formed the groupThe Lillies and recorded a humorousflexi-disc entitled "AndDavid Seaman Will Be Very Disappointed About That" following the team's victory overNorth London rivalsArsenal in the1991 FA Cup semi-finals.[4]
On 17 October 1996, Lush had completed theirtour and music festival appearances. Two days after Anderson announced a desire to quit the group, Acland was found dead as a result ofsuicide by hanging in his parents' garden in Burneside, Cumbria. Devastated by the news, Acland's bandmates subsequently disbanded after a period of mourning.[5]
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