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band formed in 1991 by guitarists
Robert Hampson and Scott Dowson, both formerly of the English rock band
Loop.
Drawing on that group's experimentation with
drones and guitar texture, the duo moved further into
ambient sound, eventually abandoning traditional percussion and rhythm altogether.
They released a number of albums and
EPs to critical praise in the 1990s. Dawson left the group in 1996.
In 2006, Hampson announced that Main had effectively been disbanded in favour of his solo work. In October 2010, he announced that he would be reactivating Main as a more collaborative process with other sound artists.
In 2011, the German composer
Stephan Mathieu joined Hampson for a current incarnation of the project.
Discography
Singles, EPs
* Hydra (12" single 1991)
* Calm (12" EP 1992)
* Dry Stone Feed (12" mini LP/CD 1992)
* Firmament (CD 1993)
* Core (7" single 1994) – limited edition of 300 copies, later released on the ''Ligature'' CD
* ''Ligature'' – Remixes (12" EP 1994)
* Firmament II (CD 1994)
* "Coderays" (7" single 1995) – limited edition of 100 copies
* Hertz 1 – Corona (12"/mini CD 1995)
* Hertz 2 – Terminus (12"/mini CD 1995)
* Hertz 3 – Maser (12"/mini CD 1995)
* Hertz 4 – Haloform (12"/mini CD 1995)
* Hertz 5 – Kaon (12"/mini CD 1995)
* Hertz 6 – Neper (12"/mini CD 1995)
* ''Firmament III'' (EP/CD 1996)
* Deliquescence (CD 1997) – live
* ''Firmament IV'' (EP/CD 1998)
* Transiency (mini CD – 2003)
* Ablation (
Editions Mego – 2013)
Albums
* ''Motion Pool'' (3LP/CD 1994)
* ''Hydra-Calm'' (LP/CD 1995) – re-issue of "Hydra" and "Calm", plus one inedit
* ''Ligature'' – Remixes (CD 1995) – re-issue, contains three extra tracks (the "Core" 7" single)
* ''Hz'' (3LP/2CD 1996) – re-issue of the whole "Hertz Project"
* ''Firmament III & IV'' (3 cd 1999) – re-issue of the ''Firmament III'' and ''Firmament IV'' EPs plus ''Deliquecence''
* ''Tau'' (CD – 2002)
* ''Exosphere Exosphere'' (CD – 2003)
* ''Surcease'' (2006)
See also
*
List of ambient music artists
This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those who have been on a major label). This list does not include little-known ...
References
External links
Robert Hampson discography
Musical groups established in 1991
English experimental musical groups
English post-rock groups
Dark ambient music groups
English alternative rock groups
British indie pop groups
Musical groups disestablished in 2006
1991 establishments in the United Kingdom
Situation Two artists
Beggars Banquet Records artists
Drone music groups
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