Nineties hell-raising rock’n’rollers Thee Hypnotics release Righteously Recharged, a 4LP coloured vinyl anthology including rare and unreleased material.
Righteously Recharged features ‘Come Down Heavy’ on violet vinyl, ‘Soul Glitter & Sin’ on red vinyl, ‘The Very Crystal Speed Machine’ on clear vinyl, and ‘In A Trance (Thee Early Daze 86–89)’ on white vinyl.
Taking their cues from the Detroit militancy of The MC5, the corrupting output of The Stooges and the gospel according to The Cramps, Thee Hypnotics’ devastating brand of rock’n’roll was propelled by near punishing decibel levels and a fervor bordering on the evangelical.
Blazing a devastating trail of high-octane thrills and annihilation, Thee Hypnotics occupied a bizarre hinterland that sat somewhere between the British neo-psychedelic scene of the late 80s and the detonation of garage-influenced rock from the Pacific northwest of the early 90s. Little wonder that a band that shone so bright would burn out before the end of the century.