Hydes
Self Preservation Instinct Zero
The Hydes were formed around 1993 in Thessaloniki, Greece, inspired by Robert Lewis Stevenson, 'Shadows,' 'Too Late Blues,' 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' supervised by Edward Hyde and influenced by the hottest stuff of rock'n'roll and bands like The Spades, The Stooges, MC5, The Real Kids, Radio Birdman, Dead Boys, The Only Ones, The Velvet Underground, The Modern Lovers, Johnny Thunders, The Pretty Things, The Outsiders, Q65, The Music Machine, The Droogs, The Lyres, The Chesterfield Kings, The Zakary Thaks, The Liberty Bell etc. Their first rock'n'roll strike was 'Big City' on a compilation tribute to The Pretty Things called 'Not So Pretty,' which came out in 1995 on Corduroy Records, followed by the EP 'Hard Lovin'' (1997, Swallow It All Records). Their 2nd 7" 'Out Tonite'/'Sun Won't Go Down' was released the same year via the cool Australian label Corduroy Records, as well in 1997 The Hydes were featuring with a great cover of The Only Ones ('Flaming Torch') through 'The Thing' CD-comp Vol. 20. Once again and via 'The Thing' CD-comp Vol. 201 (1998), The Hydes covered Martha & The Vandellas' '63 anthem 'Heatwave.' In 2002 saw the light of day a double LP compilation 'Standing In The Shadows (A Tribute To The Golden Days Of The Rolling Stones 1963-1967)' via Corduroy Records, The Hydes pay tribute to the Stones with an outstanding cover of 'Have You Seen Your Mother...' The first issue of Rumble Skunk 'zine came out in 2004 and The Hydes offered covers of 'Sour Wine' (Q65), plus The Master's Apprentices' 'Wars Or Hands Of Time'. Over the years the band gigged with cool Greek rock'n'roll bands, as well with Radio Birdman, The Cynics, The Electric Prunes, Terry Lee Hale etc. Debut album 'Self Preservation Instinct Zero' includes 13 original songs, recorded at their own studio (House Of Kicks), by Ghost between 2002-2006, mixed at Cue Productions by Ghost and Slim Chance and mastered at Cue by Yiannis Mavridis. Are we talking rock'n'roll here or what? A milestone!!!