Hair Police

Hair Police were formed in Lexington, Kentucky, in January of 2001. The original line-up included Matt Minter and Ross Compton, but the group soon settled on Mike Connelly (guitar, vocals, tapes, noise), Robert Beatty (electronics), and Trevor Tremaine (drums, vocals, tapes).

Working with the traditional rock trinity of guitar, bass and drums, as well as power electronics, tape manipulation and oscillators, Hair Police build a demonic wall of sound straddling the boundary between thrash metal and industrial noise for a result reminiscent of Throbbing Gristle, early Black Dice, and Wolf Eyes. With a dose of Black Flag. Fuck the hyperbole, they really are that good!

”It’s not necessarily about technique, but it’s about attaining this kind of emotional high and sustaining it, sustaining it, sustaining it. Once you sustain it for a certain period, it becomes something else entirely. Hair Police just build and build and build and build, and it’s undeniable at some point. It’s not a put-on, it’s not bullshit. … They put themselves out there.” - Peter Kolovos

I'm pretty sure all of this is out of print. I've not included some of the more recent stuff...you need it! Go and buy it!

There is so much great Hair Police footage out there (including Hair Police on stage with Sonic Youth and Wolf Eyes) I couldn't resist posting two of them. The first is Hair Police at Florence American Legion in Florence, Ma on 08.01.08. It's basically a full set running at nearly half an hour. That will give you something to do whilst your waiting for your nails to dry! The second is a 10 minute part of a gig at the Savage Garden in Toronto (08.07.08) that is more straight into your face.

2001 - Hair Police - History Of Ghost Dad [gods of tundra]
2002 - Hair Police - Blow Out Your Blood [freedom from]
2002 - Hair Police - Mortuary Servants (7'') [freedom from ,gods of tundra]
2003 - Hair Police - Movies (Live '01 - '02) (C30) [animal disguise]
2003 - Hair Police - Probe Cutting (C30) [gods of tundra]
2003 - Hair Police & Crystal Fantasy - Split (10'') [liquid death records, hello pussy records]
2003 - Viki & Hair Police - Split [load records]
2004 - Hair Police - Dune Sores (C30) [rampart tapes]
2004 - Hair Police - Obedience Cuts [freedom from]
2004 - Hair Police - Rattlers Echo [chondritic sound]
2004 - Hair Police - Your Skull In The Gutter (C30) [gods of tundra]
2004 - Hair Police, Kites, Prurient - Live @ Edinburgh Castle, San Francisco (04-09-04)
2005 - Dead Machines & Hair Police - Illegal The Raw Live [fag tapes]
2005 - Dead Machines & Hair Police - Speech Of The Eyeless Infants_The Hills Have Eyes (lp) [american tapes, gods of tundra]
2005 - Hair Police - Beyond Leech Pit (C60) [fuck it tapes]
2005 - Hair Police - Constantly Terrified [troubleman unlimited]
2005 - Hair Police - Drawn Dead [hanson records]
2005 - Hair Police - Live @ Victoriaville, Canada (21.05.05)
2006 - Hair Police - 030505 (C10) [mountaain]
2006 - Hair Police - Live In Lex [american tapes]
2007 - Hair Police - Blind Kingdom (1-sided lp) [ultra eczema]
2007 - Hair Police - Live @ No Fun Fest (17.05.2007)
2007 - Hair Police - Live at the Asylum Inn (7'' & CDR) [american tapes]
2007 - Hair Police - New Mutations (euro tour cdr ) [gods of tundra]
2007 - Hair Police - Strict (7'') [troubleman unlimited]
2007 - Hair Police - The Empty Quarter [harbinger sound]
2007 - Hair Police & Pengo - Virus Thoughts (1-sided lp) [gods of tundra]
2008 - Hair Police - Our Minds Problems Vol. 1 [gods of tundra]
2008 - Hair Police - Our Minds Problems Vol. 2 [gods of tundra]
2008 - Hair Police - Our Minds Problems Vol. 3 [gods of tundra]
2008 - Hair Police & Dead Machines - ''Snow Front'' Live At The Half Ass [american tapes]