Hippy white-reggae is a fecal genre of it's own. I have no idea why hippies suddenly decided to play reggae other than the marijuana connection. Hippies used to have decent enough music when they were fucking around with psychedelic rock but they threw that away when they went from being urban junky pan-handlers to becoming tree-fucking ferals.
I've encountered similar bands down here, some years ago, so it's been going on for a while. They emanate an aura of smugness that is difficult to match. These are people who have utterly deluded themselves, like some weird cult. I admit that Oz ferals have been worth-while in on-site protests, so I'll give them that. I've never been out on such blockades but friends have and have told me there have been clashes between the so-called "non violent faction" and themselves (calling themselves the "ultra violent faction" at the time). But I respect that fact that some of them are prepared to put their bodies on the line for what they believe in, and if it means stopping a section of forest being logged to woodchip destruction I'll barrack for them.
Like Online Prowler my initial reaction was "surely you jest?!". It became funnier when I found out they meant it. I haven't listened to the whole song either, I don't think it's physically possible unless you're one of them. The production values of their videos tell me Omnia have some cash source. Hippies/ferals have always usually come from a fairly middle-class background. You don't just live the life of an "artist" and "do what you want" without the bucks to back it up, not unless you're okay with sleeping in sewers and not eating for days. I don't think it's just the social security system in The Netherlands that allows them to buy such fancy uniforms.
The chicks are hot, though.
