Hippie Sabotage

Hippie Sabotage are an electronic dance music duo from Sacramento, California, consisting of brothers Kevin and Jeff Saurer.[1] They are well known for their remix of "Habits (Stay High)".

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

The brothers began working on music at the age of 12, focusing on hip-hop and creating beats for local artists such as Yukmouth. The name Hippie Sabotage was inspired by their fathers' initials H.S.[2] They initially started in the indie genre in 2005 and gradually entered the electronica genre. They continued to venture into creating hip-hop musical beats for Chicago artists like Alex Wiley and C Plus. They progressed into making electronic music, appearing at several music festivals such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo Music Festival and Electric Zoo.

Hippie Sabotage 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 Swedish singer Tove Lo, which resulted in world-wide attention, hitting number one that year on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart.[3] They later released their third EP Providence in 2016 followed by their EP Options. In 2018, they announced their national tour, Legends of Fall.

Festival violence

The duo was seen in a physical fight with a security guard in Portland, Oregon, at What The Festival in 2016, strangling the guard in a chokehold until event production crew members intervened.[4][5] Videos of the altercation went viral.[6] EDM concertgoers were reported still angry about the incident three years later, protesting the inclusion of Hippie Sabotage on a festival lineup in 2019.[7]

Discography

Albums
  • The Sunny Album (2014)
  • Providence (2016)
  • Vibes (2016)
  • Drifter (2017)
  • Red Moon Rising (2020)
  • Overdrive (2020)
  • Floating Palace (2021)
  • Trailblazer (2023)

Extended plays
  • Vacants (2013)
  • Johnny Long Chord (2014)
  • Devil Eyes (2016)
  • Options (2016)
  • Hentai (2018) with Azizi Gibson

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. Callwood, Bret (February 1, 2018). "Hippie Sabotage Are All About Love, Though Not Necessarily Peace". LA Weekly.
  3. "Hippie Sabotage". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. "Hippie Sabotage assault security at What The Festival". Dancing Astronaut. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  5. "Hippie Sabotage Fights Security at What The Festival, Duo Claims Self-Defense" (June 22, 2016). Billboard
  6. Meadow, Matthew (June 22, 2016). "Hippie Sabotage Still Haven't Learned Their Lesson". YourEDM. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  7. Meadow, Matthew (October 14, 2019). "EDM Fans Are Pissed Okeechobee Booked Hippie Sabotage & They're Blocking Everyone On Twitter". YourEDM. Retrieved September 19, 2023.


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