Thee Hypnotics
| Thee Hypnotics | |
|---|---|
| Origin | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres | Garage rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 1985–1999 |
| Labels | Sub Pop, Beggars Banquet, Situation Two, RCA Records, American Records, SPV |
| Associated acts | Black Moses, The Jim Jones Revue, Ray 'Sonic' Hanson's Whores of Babylon |
| Past members | Jim Jones Ray Hanson Adam Sharam Chris Dennis Mark Thompson Will Pepper Phil Smith Robert Zyn Craig Pike David Ashe |
Thee Hypnotics were a British garage, psychedelic and hard rock band. They recorded three studio and one live album for record labels including Sub Pop, Beggars Banquet, Situation Two, RCA Records, American Records between 1987 and 1999. They formed in late 1985 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, and were part of the early alternative rock and psychedelic rock London scene, and made an impact on the underground and alternative music scenes in the UK, Europe and the United States.
Thee Hypnotics were co-founded by the guitarist Ray Hanson, singer Jim Jones, along with their original drummer Mark Thompson, and bassist Adam Sharam. Personnel changes ensued with others including Chris Dennis (1987-88), bassist Will Pepper (1988-93 and 1994-95) and the Canadian drummer Phil Smith (1989-99).
They released their first 7" single "Love In a Different Vein" in 1987, which was released on Vinyl Solution. Thee Hypnotics they subsequently signed to Situation Two a subsidiary of the independent record label, Beggars Banquet. The band cemented this union by scoring an independent chart hit with the 12" single "Justice In Freedom" and follow up "Soul Trader". Their live album, Live'r Than God (1989), elevated the band out of the UK club scene, and they toured supporting both Gaye Bykers on Acid and Crazyhead, as well as their own UK tour. In September 1989, Melody Maker noted that "Thee Hypnotics care only for their own generic past and frenetic present. The future doesn't even get a look in... Forget regression, this is reincarnation! Past, present and future!" Thee Hypnotics were asked to do a radio session for BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel on 28 March 1989, and they recorded "Nine Times", "Love in a Different Vein", "Soul Trader" and "Let's Get Naked", and were previewed on MTV.
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