The Hydromatics

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The Hydromatics
Origin Michigan, The Netherlands, Sweden
Genres Garage rock, punk rock, garage punk
Years active1999-present
LabelsWhite Jazz, Suburban, Cargo, Freakshow, Pitshark
Members Scott Morgan
Theo Brouwer
Tony Slug
Ries Doms
Kent Steedman
Past members Nick Royale
Andy Frost
Laurent Ciron

The Hydromatics is an American garage rock band, consisting of Nick Royale, Scott Morgan, Theo Brouwer and Tony Slug. [1]

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History

The Hydromatics was formed Nick Royale from The Hellacopters and Tony Slug from Amsterdam punk band The Nitwitz planned to record a series of Sonic's Rendezvous Band cover songs, but the project was long on hold due to the hectic touring schedules of The Hellacopters. Slug contacted Sonic's Rendezvous Band founder Scott Morgan, however, and during the Hellacopters' second visit to Detroit, Morgan happily accepted the offer to record with Slug and Royale. In 1999, Morgan and Royale flew to Amsterdam and met with Slug and his bandmate, bassist Theo Brouwer. The Hydromatics were born.

The band rehearsed for six days, played three shows in Amsterdam and wrote some new material for the band's debut album, Parts Unknown. A six-week tour through Europe resulted in the six-track live album Fluid Drive. Thereafter, Royale decided to leave the band due to his commitments to The Hellacopters and was replaced by Andy Frost.

In 2001, the band released their second album, Powerglide. It contains seven Sonic's Rendezvous Band covers and seven new tracks. Soon after its release, Brouwer exited the band and moved to Spain, and Laurent Ciron was his replacement. The band toured, then took an extended hiatus while the members concentrated on various other bands. Morgan and Royale reconnected and formed the soul band The Solution. When the hiatus for The Hydromatics ended, its new members were Kent Steedman (formerly of Australian band The Celibate Rifles) on guitar and Ries Doms on drums.

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References

  1. "The Hydromatics Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & ..." AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2025.