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. While Spacemen 3 were a relatively traditional

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project, creating instrumental music characterized by lengthy, droning textures and slowly evolving structures. The line-up often included Sonic Boom (

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, Spacemen 3), Kevin Martin (

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, 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'' (

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, 1995)

References

External links

Official siteKember's Trouser Press entry
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