M: There is a song, aBCs of kinky sex, by a band named Akesh. That’s really all I know about it. Can you please find anything you can to explain who these people are, the name of the album or other source of the song, pretty much anything; I have listen to it for years and even remixed it for a rocky horror thing, and I know almost nothing about the song or who sang it.
G: To help me dig deeper into this, could you clarify a few things:
This will help narrow down the search for what may be a rare or underground track.
M: Like I said, I know almost nothing about it. I know that it has been misidentified as a Lords of Acid song. The song itself starts off with “a is for asphyxiation. You won’t catch your breath“. If you can find any fan sites or explanations or anything, it will be more than I know right now.I am as certain about the spelling of the original band as I can be; however, I also may have gotten it completely wrong. I can’t even tell you when I first heard it, but I believe it was before 2010.
G: Thanks for the added detail. I’ll look into the song titled ABCs of Kinky Sex, reportedly by a band named Akesh and often misattributed to Lords of Acid. I’ll search for any information about the artist, origin, lyrics, album, fan communities, or other metadata that might clarify where this track came from.
I’ll let you know what I find.
G:
Akash was a small experimental rock/electronic band from Pennsylvania (based in Philadelphia) active around the late 1990s and early 2000s【11†L30-L37】. They were known for fetish-themed, provocative performances – one 2000 press blurb invites listeners to “get into Body Worship now!” (referring to their debut album) and promises “all your pervy lil’ pagan fantasies” in a Halloween show【11†L30-L37】. The group’s core member was John Cecil Price, a Philly musician/guitarist and producer, and their debut album was indeed titled Body Worship (circa 2000)【38†L69-L72】.
One notable collaborator was Kali Morgan, who wrote and performed the vocals on “The ABCs of Kinky Sex.” Kali Morgan is the owner of a Philadelphia fetish boutique called Passional Boutique, and she provided the lyrics and vocals for the song【12†L15-L18】. (The song’s opening line, as you quoted, “A is for asphyxiation, you won’t catch your breath,” is delivered by her.) John Cecil Price and the band Akash wrote and produced the music, crafting an alphabetical tour of kinks with tongue-in-cheek humor and dance/rock energy.
“The ABCs of Kinky Sex” is a track from Akash’s album Body Worship. The album was released around 2000 and was distributed in the Philadelphia underground scene – for example, the band gave away free copies at local shows and even put most tracks on their website【47†L22-L30】【38†L69-L72】. The song itself runs about 4 and a half minutes of risqué lyrics going through the alphabet of fetish terms. Given Akash’s niche status, the track never had major label backing; it was more of a cult-favorite novelty song in fetish/BDSM community circles and among adventurous DJs.
At the time, Akash hosted erotic multi-media performances in Philly clubs (their events were jokingly billed as “Perv-Performance Series” at venues like the Shubin Theatre【47†L33-L41】). “The ABCs of Kinky Sex” fit perfectly with this vibe. It features Kali Morgan’s playful vocals reciting each letter’s corresponding kink, over music composed by John Cecil Price and the band. In fact, contemporary messages from 2001 show the band proudly promoting Body Worship and even using lots of looping gear and samples in their tracks【47†L22-L30】, indicating the experimental electronic side of their sound.
Many listeners over the years mistakenly believed “ABCs of Kinky Sex” was a song by the Belgian electro-industrial band Lords of Acid. This confusion likely stemmed from the song’s explicit BDSM-themed content and electronic style, which are reminiscent of Lords of Acid’s work. The misattribution became so widespread in early file-sharing days that even DJ playlists and lyric sites often listed the song under Lords of Acid’s name【34†L9-L17】【53†L23-L30】. In reality, Lords of Acid had no involvement. In fact, the official Lords of Acid Facebook page eventually posted a clarification: “ABC’s of Kinky Sex is not our song. That song is by Akash. That is all.”【53†L0-L3】. This helped set the record straight for fans who had long tagged it incorrectly.
It’s now clear that “The ABCs of Kinky Sex” is 100% Akash (feat. Kali Morgan). The band Akash itself is no longer active (one commenter noted they were a “now defunct group local to Pennsylvania” by the mid-2000s)【52†L1-L3】. But the song lives on as a quirky piece of underground music lore. You can find it on streaming playlists uploaded by John Cecil Price【22†L17-L25】 and on fan videos – a lasting legacy of a band that operated in a very specific corner of the late-90s alternative scene.