Hippie Sabotage

Hippie Sabotage are an electronic dance music duo from Sacramento, California, composed of brothers Kevin and Jeff Saurer.[1]

Hippie Sabotage
OriginSacramento, California, United States
GenresEDM
Years active2005–present
LabelsiHipHop Distribution
Associated actsTove Lo
Websitehippiesabotage.com
MembersKevin Saurer
Jeff Saurer

They were #1 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart.[2] They have performed with Ellie Goulding and Tove Lo and have worked with Cubic Z from We the Best Music Group.They are best known for their remix of "Habits (Stay High)", which has surpassed 800 million views on YouTube.

In 2018, they hit one-billion streams and announced their national tour, "Legends of Fall."

The name Hippie Sabotage was inspired by their fathers' initials H.S.[3] They initially started in the Indie genre in 2005 and have gradually entered the electronica genre. Their recent EP, "Drifter" released in 2017, has introduced their audience to their evolving beats.

In 2016 at What the Festival in Portland, OR the brothers refused to exit the stage after their time slot. The incident led to the duo assaulting a security guard who was acting on the behest of the promoters.[4]

History

The pair began working on music at the age of 12 where their focus was hip-hop where they created beats for local artists such as Yukmouth. They continued to venture into creating hip-hop musical beats for Chicago artists like Alex Wiley and C Plus. They progressed into the Electronic music genre where they have headlined for several music festivals such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo Music Festival and Electric Zoo.

The brothers released their own material in 2013 with their EP "Vacants" followed by "The Sunny Album" in 2014. Ellie Goulding posted the remix Habits (Stay High) with the brothers and Tove Lo which resulted in world-wide attention. They later released their third EP "Providence" in 2016 followed by their EP "Options" in continued collaboration with Cubic Z.

The duo has since continuously dropped singles like "Trust Nobody" and "Find Me".


Discography
  • 2013 — Vacants (EP)
  • 2014 — Johnny Long Chord (EP)
  • 2014 — The Sunny Album
  • 2016 — Devil Eyes (EP)
  • 2016 — Options (EP) (Cubic Z)
  • 2016 — Providence
  • 2016 — Vibes
  • 2017 — Drifter (Cubic Z)
  • 2020 — Red Moon Rising

References
  1. Murphy, Tom. "The Sun Doesn't Set on EDM: Hippie Sabotage's Selfie Extravaganza and Gramatik's Expansion of the Genre". Westword. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "Hippie Sabotage". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. Callwood, Bret (February 1, 2018). "HIPPIE SABOTAGE ARE ALL ABOUT LOVE, THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY PEACE". LA Weekly.
  4. "Hippie Sabotage assault security at What The Festival". Dancing Astronaut. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2019-08-25.


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