Kev Hopper (born 1961) is an English

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ist.

Life and career

Hopper is probably best known as the bass guitarist with

Stump Stump may refer to: * Stump (band), a band from Cork, Ireland and London, England * Stump (cricket), one of three small wooden posts which the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball *Stump (dog): Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee (born 1998), 200 ...

, an Anglo/Irish indie/experimental/rock group formed in London in 1983. Stump released two albums, the self released mini album '' Quirk Out'' in 1986 and their only full-length release ''A Fierce Pancake'' in 1988. Since the late 1980s, his mainly instrumental output has been diverse and best described as a hybrid style of experimental and melodic pop with his distinctive bass playing often to the fore. He has also created electronica with the group Ticklish and minimal pulse music in a Rock band format with PrescottSlowfoot Records (formed in 2012) featuring

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keyboardist

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, drummer Frank Byng, adding

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guitarist,

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in 2016. Hopper is also a visual artist (painter).

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Stolen Jewels'' (1990), Ghetto Records * ''The Stinking Rose'' (1993), retrospective Bandcamp digital release * ''Spoombung'' (1998), Thoofa * ''Whispering Foils'' (2000) Drag City/Duophonic * ''Saurus'' (2002), Drag City/ Afterhours

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* ''I Saw Spoombung's Daughter Consumed by Kirby Dots'' (2005), Afterhours (Japan) * ''The Germjoin'' (2012), Afterhours (Japan) * ''Tonka Beano'' (2013), Linear Obsessional Records * ''Kevlington'' (2015), Bandcamp digital release * ''Corbyn Sceptic Club'' (2018), Linear Obsessional Records * ''Moving and Handling'' (2020), Bandcamp digital release * ''Peppa Vesticle'' (2021), Bandcamp digital release * ''Sans Noodles'' (2022), Dimple Discs

with Stump

* ''Mud on a Colon'' EP (1986),

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( UK Indie #39) * ''Quirk Out'' (1986), Stuff (UK Indie #2) * ''The Peel Sessions'' EP (1987),

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(UK Indie #13) * ''

A Fierce Pancake ''A Fierce Pancake'' is the second and final album and only full-length studio album by Anglo-Irish experimental rock band Stump, released 7 March 1988 on Ensign Records. After the band had enjoyed some underground success in the 1980s, includin ...

'' (1988),

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* ''Chaos'' (1988),

*''Charlton Heston'', (1988) Ensign ( UK #72) * ''Buffalo'' (1988), Ensign * ''The Complete Anthology'' box set (2008),

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* ''Does the Fish Have Chips?'' (2014)

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with Ticklish

* ''Ticklish'' (2000), GROB * ''Rubato'' (joint E.P. with Fizzarum, 2005) Textile Records * ''Here Are Your New Instructions'' (2005) Textile Records

with Prescott

* ''One Did'' (2014) Slowfoot Records * ''Thing or Two'' (2017) Bandcamp digital release. Thoofa Records

References

External links

* https://www.discogs.com/artist/99763-Kev-Hopper {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopper, Kev 1961 births Living people English rock bass guitarists English male guitarists Male bass guitarists Stump (band) members