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
Albums
- 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
- Falling / Tail Chaser ( Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1995)
References
- ^
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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