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:''Not to be confused with the Electrohippies Collective, an international group of internet activists based in Oxfordshire, England'' Electro Hippies was a crust punk 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. They also incorporated elements of heavy metal and have been described as "proto-grindcore".〔York, William "(''The Only Good Punk'' Review )", ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 19 December 2009〕 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 recurring lyrical theme on each LP targeted the McDonalds corporation, evidenced by the lyrics to "Run Ronald" and "Scum". The band were supported by John Peel for whom they recorded a radio session in 1987, released as an EP by Strange Fruit Records the same year.〔Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography, 2nd edn.'', MOJO Books, ISBN 1-84195-185-4, p. 181〕〔(The Electro Hippies 1987 Peel Session ), ''Keeping It Peel'', BBC, retrieved 19 December 2009〕 The Electro Hippies included Jeff Walker (guitar, vocals) in their ranks. He later joined extreme metal band Carcass. When Walker joined Carcass full-time, Simon (drums) and Andy (guitar) took over vocal duties . Eventually, the band split up in 1989, playing one last gig and releasing the show as their final album. ==Discography== Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart. * * 1986 ''Play Loud or Not at All'' Flat Earth Records (Generic/Electro Hippies split LP) * 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'' 12". Necrosis Records (#19). Re-issue of the band's half of the split LP with Generic. * 1989 ''The Peaceville Recordings'' LP/CD. Peaceville Records. * 1989 "Mega Armageddon Death Pt.3" / "You Suffer" 7". Split single with Napalm Death included with initial copies of the "Grindcrusher" compilation LP on Earache Records. * 2002 ''The Only Good Punk'' CD. Peaceville Records. 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''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Electro Hippies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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