Kev Hopper (born 1961) is an English bass guitarist. Hopper in 2015

Life and career

Hopper is probably best known as the bass guitarist with Stump (band), Stump, 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 Scritti Politti keyboardist Rhodri Marsden, drummer Frank Byng, adding Pere Ubu guitarist, Keith Moliné 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 [Japan] * ''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), Ron Johnson Records, Ron Johnson (UK Indie Chart, UK Indie #39) * ''Quirk Out'' (1986), Stuff (UK Indie #2) * ''The Peel Sessions'' EP (1987), Strange Fruit Records, Strange Fruit (UK Indie #13) * ''A Fierce Pancake'' (1988), Ensign Records, Ensign * ''Chaos'' (1988), Ensign Records, Ensign *''Charlton Heston'', (1988) Ensign (UK Singles Chart, UK #72) * ''Buffalo'' (1988), Ensign * ''The Complete Anthology'' box set (2008), Sanctuary Records, Sanctuary * ''Does the Fish Have Chips?'' (2014) Cherry Red Records

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