EAR (band)
Experimental Audio Research (commonly shortened to E.A.R. or EAR) is an experimental music collective formed around Peter Kember (a.k.a. Sonic Boom), formerly of Spacemen 3.[1] While Spacemen 3 were a relatively traditional rock and roll band with strong experimental leanings, E.A.R. is essentially a free improvisation project, creating instrumental music characterized by lengthy, droning textures and slowly evolving structures.[2]
The line-up often included Sonic Boom (Spectrum, Spacemen 3), Kevin Martin (God), Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), and Eddie Prévost (AMM).[1] Past collaborators include Lawrence Chandler[2] of Bowery Electric, Nick Kramer,[2] Delia Derbyshire and Thomas Köner, plus various members of Spectrum, though it is generally considered a Kember solo project. The collective is one of Kember's several post-Spacemen 3 projects, which also include Spectrum, as well albums released under the Sonic Boom moniker.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Mesmerised (Space Age Recordings, 1994)[3][4]
- Beyond The Pale (Big Cat, 1996, recorded 1992)[3]
- Phenomena 256 (Space Age Recordings, 1996)[3]
- The Köner Experiment (Space Age Recordings, 1997)[3]
- Millennium Music (Atavistic Records, 1998)[3]
- Pestrepeller (Ochre Records, 1999)[3]
- Data Rape (Space Age Recordings, 2000)[3]
- Live At The Dream Palace (Ochre Records, 2000)[3]
- Vibrations (Rocket Girl, 2000)[3]
- Continuum (Space Age Recordings, 2001)[1]
- Worn To A Shadow (Lumberton Trading Company, 2005)
EPs
[edit]- Falling / Tail Chaser (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1995)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. pp. 175. ISBN 0-87930-628-9.
experimental audio research.
- ^ a b c Pareles, Jon (5 September 1996). "In a Stasis of Sound: Dron-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-ne". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sonic Boom". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Classic reissue from Spacemen 3 figurehead and MGMT producer". Fact Magazine. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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