Electro Hippies

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Name = Electro Hippies


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Origin = St Helens/Wigan, UK
Genre = Thrashcore
Crossover thrash
Crust punk
Proto-grindcore
Years_active = 1985 - 1989
Label = Peaceville
Necrosis
Associated_acts = Carcass
Napalm Death
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Current_members = Jeffrey Walker
Simon
Bruno
Andy
Kate
Phil
Dom
Whitey

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Electro Hippies was a crust punk/thrashcore band formed in St Helens/Wigan, United Kingdom in 1985.

Though they were short-lived and underground through their career, their music influenced many future crust, hardcore punk, and grindcore bands. The band relied heavily on low bass end sounds to create their low-fi, primitively-produced music. The band strongly embraced the D.I.Y. (do it yourself) ethic which was very common among many early crust punk bands. The band's lyrics spoke heavily about animal rights and vegetarianism. A reoccurring lyrical theme on each LP targeted the McDonalds corporation, evidenced by the lyrics to "Run Ronald" and "Scum".

The Electro Hippies were most notable for including Jeff Walker (guitar, vocals) in their ranks. He later would join extreme metal band Carcass. When Jeff joined Carcass full time, Simon (drums) and Andy (guitar) assumed vocal duties in the band. Eventually, the band split up sometime in 1989, playing one last gig and releasing the show as their final album.

Discography

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* 1986 "Play Fast Or Die" Split LP with Generic
* 1987 "The Only Good Punk... Is A Dead One" LP, Peaceville Records
* 1987 "The Peel Sessions" 12", Strange Fruit Records (#10)
* 1989 "Live" LP, Peaceville Records (#7)
* 1989 "Play Fast Or Die" LP, Necrosis Records (#19)
* 1989 "The Peaceville Recordings" LP/CD, Peaceville Records
* 1989 "You Suffer / Mega Armageddon Death Pt. 3" 7", split with Napalm Death, Earache

During their short career, they also appeared on many compilations, such as A Vile Peace, Digging in Water, the Peel sessions sampler, and Vile Vibes.

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