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.
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.
The line-up often included Sonic Boom (
Spectrum, Spacemen 3),
Kevin Martin (
God),
Kevin Shields (
My Bloody Valentine), and
Eddie Prévost
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Early years
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*AMM (group), British free improvisation group
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*Amy's Mythic Mornings, an educational show on APTN Kids
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).
Past collaborators include
Lawrence Chandler
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Biography
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Bowery Electric
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History
Formed by Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener in late 1993, Bowery Electric played their first show in New York City in Jan ...
,
Nick Kramer
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* Nick (given name)
* A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat
* British slang for being arrested
* British slang for a police station
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Pla ...
,
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)
*''Beyond The Pale'' (Big Cat, 1996, recorded 1992)
*''Phenomena 256'' (Space Age Recordings, 1996)
*''The Köner Experiment'' (Space Age Recordings, 1997)
*''Millennium Music'' (Atavistic Records, 1998)
*''Pestrepeller'' (Ochre Records, 1999)
*''Data Rape'' (Space Age Recordings, 2000)
*''Live At The Dream Palace'' (Ochre Records, 2000)
*''Vibrations'' (Rocket Girl, 2000)
*''Continuum'' (Space Age Recordings, 2001)
*''Worn To A Shadow'' (Lumberton Trading Company, 2005)
EPs
*''Falling / Tail Chaser'' (
Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1995)
References
External links
Official siteKember's Trouser Press entry
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British electronic music groups
British experimental musical groups
Rocket Girl artists
Atavistic Records artists