Hoppers 13 was a political hardcore band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the late 90s, the Canadian hardcore scene had an explosion of really meaningful and original bands. Along with bands like Chupacabra, Manner Farm and Moral Panic; Hoppers 13 was at the forefront of the biting and stylistically diverse Canadian D.I.Y scene, maybe even being the best of the bunch. Hoppers 13 blended the poppier-punk sounds of bands like Propaghandi with the shrieks, intensity and experimentation of bands like Submission Hold and Countdown To Putsch; keeping the aforementioned bands radical political edge.
This CD would have fit right in on The Mountain Collective For Independent Artists's roster and the 26 page informative booklet shines some light on the ongoing plight of indigenous peoples in North America; despite this CD being 24 years old, everything in the booklet is still strikingly relevant today. This CD represents something that I wish more hardcore bands would focus on today today; experimentation, political values and originality before boring music theory stipulations, fake toughness and cookie cutter riffs.
Read more about the late 90s Canadian D.I.Y scene here (Moral Minority fanzine)
If anyone has more info/demos/flyers/live footage of Hoppers 13, please send it my way!
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