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. ethic which was very common among many early crust punk bands.

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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. 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 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.
  • Electro Hippies war eine Crust-Punk-/Thrashcore-Band aus St. Helens/Wigan.
  • Electro Hippies fue una banda de proto-grindcore/crust hardcore punk formada en Liverpool, Reino Unido en 1985. Aunque siempre se mantuvieron "underground" durante toda su carrera, su música influenció a muchas bandas futuras de crust punk y hardcore punk. Tocaron también lo que pronto sería el Grindcore (Napalm Death serían los innovadores de ese género en el futuro). la banda usaba bajos para crear un buen sonido. La banda aplicó seriamente el D.I.Y. (do it yourself/hazlo tu mismo) que era muy común entre las bandas de crust punk. Las letras de la banda hablaban sobre los derechos de los animales y vegetarianismo. En cada LP criticaban a la corporación McDonalds (Algunas canciones como "Run Ronald" y "Scum" dirigían insultos a McDonalds). Los Electro Hippies fueron más conocidos por haber tenido a Jeffrey Walker (guitarra, vocales) quien después se uniría a la banda de Goregrind Carcass. Cuando Jeff se unió a Carcass por tiempo completo, Simon Jiell (batería), Bruno Revier (bajo), y Leo Kottke (guitarra) se hicieron cargo de la vocalización en la banda. Eventualmente, la banda se separó en 1989 lanzando su último concierto como álbum póstumo.
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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. ethic which was very common among many early crust punk bands.
  • Electro Hippies war eine Crust-Punk-/Thrashcore-Band aus St. Helens/Wigan.
  • Electro Hippies fue una banda de proto-grindcore/crust hardcore punk formada en Liverpool, Reino Unido en 1985. Aunque siempre se mantuvieron "underground" durante toda su carrera, su música influenció a muchas bandas futuras de crust punk y hardcore punk. Tocaron también lo que pronto sería el Grindcore (Napalm Death serían los innovadores de ese género en el futuro). la banda usaba bajos para crear un buen sonido. La banda aplicó seriamente el D.I.Y.
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