Hot Snakes

Hot Snakes are an American post-hardcore band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1999 in San Diego, California. Reis and Froberg had previously performed together in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu, after which Reis had found international success with Rocket From The Crypt. Hot Snakes disbanded in 2005 but reunited in 2011.
Although they share musical similarities with members' previous outfits, Hot Snakes have a sound that is much more primal than that of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu or even Rocket from the Crypt. Reis and Froberg were also heavily influenced by bands such as The Wipers, Suicide, and Michael Yonkers Band, and these influences gave Hot Snakes a distinctive sound that has been described by one critic as "hardcore garage punk." The band's recordings and merchandise were produced using principles of DIY, with Froberg providing all of the artwork and Reis releasing the material via his Swami Records label.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first had a copy of the band's debut album, Automatic Midnight, in early 2000 and was impressed by it, to nominate it as one of his records for March 2000 (Peel's Record Box). The band recorded a Peel session in October 2004, whilst he was alive that was broadcast after his death in November 2004.
==Sessions==
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The session is available on their Peel Sessions EP (One Little Indian, 2005)
1. Recorded: 2004-10-14. First Broadcast: 18 November 2004
*Brain Trust / This Mystic Decade / No Hands / Automatic Midnight
==Other Shows Played==
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*29 February 2000: '10th Planet' (LP - Automatic Midnight) Sympathy For The Record Industry/Swarm
*01 March 2000: 'Past Lives' (LP - Automatic Midnight) Sympathy For The Record Industry/Swami
*08 March 2000: If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit (CD - Automatic Midnight) Swami
*09 March 2000: 'No Hands (CD-Automatic Midnight)' (Swami)
*16 March 2000 (Radio Eins): '10th Planet' (LP - Automatic Midnight) Sympathy For The Record Industry/Swarm
*02 April 2000 (BFBS): '10th Planet (LP-Automatic Midnight)' (Swami)
*05 April 2000: '10th Planet (LP-Automatic Midnight)' (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
*03 May 2000: 'Mystery Boy (LP-Automatic Midnight)' (Sympathy For The Record Industry/Swami)
*11 May 2000: If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit (LP - Automatic Midnight) Swami Records
*18 May 2000: Salton City (LP - Automatic Midnight) Swami 
*18 May 2000 (Radio Eins): If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit (LP - Automatic Midnight) Swami Records
*25 May 2000 (Radio Eins): Salton City (LP - Automatic Midnight) Swami
*31 May 2000: Salton City (LP - Automatic Midnight) Swami 
*01 June 2000 (Radio Eins): No Hands (album - Automatic Midnight) Swami 
;2002
*18 July 2002: Gar Forgets His Insulin (LP - Suicide Invoice) Swami
*24 July 2002: LAX (LP - Suicide Invoice) Swami
*07 August 2002: 'Gar Forgets His Insulin (LP - Suicide Invoice)' (Swami)
*22 August 2002 (Radio Eins): Paid In Cigarettes (album - Suicide Invoice) Swami
;2004
*17 November 2004 (Rob Da Bank): "Braintrust" (Swami)
*24 November 2004 (Rob Da Bank): 'Kreative Kontrol' (LP- Audit In Progress) - (One Little Indian)
*07 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): 'Think About Carbs' (LP- Audit In Progress) - (One Little Indian)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Bandcamp
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