Kev Hopper's guest appearances

Kev Hopper

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C86 Show - Indie Pop

Luke Haines

John Parish

Patrick Myers

James Butler

Holly George-Warren

John Girgus

Steve Scott

Anton Newcombe

Talulah Gosh

Richard King

Dave Graney

Naoko Yamano

Clare Moore

Tim Scott

Dweezil Zappa

OwlTail

Kev Hopper - Stump, Ticklish and Prescott in conversation with David Eastaugh His debut for Dimple Discs ‘Sans Noodles’ is a musical delight, at turns playful and surreal, but always surprising and intriguing. Weaving together digital sound collages with live instrumentation, Kev creates a musical universe where guitar twang co-exists with processed voice rhythms and song narratives can take on a life of their own. The album features a cover version of the The Shadows classic “Theme For Young Lovers” and ends with a disarmingly beautiful and off-kilter piano balled “Fruit Flies” featuring the only traditional vocal performance on the record by Sharron Fortnam. 

Kev Hopper - Stump, Ticklish and Prescott in conversation with David Eastaugh His debut for Dimple Discs ‘Sans Noodles’ is a musical delight, at turns playful and surreal, but always surprising and intriguing. Weaving together digital sound collages with live instrumentation, Kev creates a musical universe where guitar twang co-exists with processed voice rhythms and song narratives can take on a life of their own. The album features a cover version of the The Shadows classic “Theme For Young Lovers” and ends with a disarmingly beautiful and off-kilter piano balled “Fruit Flies” featuring the only traditional vocal performance on the record by Sharron Fortnam.

Kev Hopper - Stump, Ticklish and Prescott

Stump special with Kev Hopper in conversation with David Eastaugh Stump were an Anglo-Irish indie/experimental/rock group featuring former Microdisney membersMick Lynch (vocals) and Rob McKahey (drums), along with Kev Hopper (bass) and Chris Salmon (guitar). They formed in London in 1983. The original vocalist was Nick Hobbs, who left early on to form The Shrubs. Their first release was a four track EP Mud on a Colon issued in 1986 through the Ron Johnson record label. This was followed by a self released mini album Quirk Out produced by Hugh Jones which included their cult hit "Buffalo". "Buffalo" appeared on NME's influential C86 compilation and a video was made by Channel 4which was shown on The Tube. Continuous UK touring, regular coverage in the UK music press - including cover features in both the NME and Melody Maker, and a return to The Tube for a live performance of "Tupperware Stripper", ensured that Quirk Out stayed in the UK Indie Charts for 26 weeks, peaking at number 2. A session for the John Peel radio show recorded in February 1986 was released as a Peel Session EP on Strange Fruit Records in 1987. Following these successes the band were signed to Ensign Records. Their only full-length release, A Fierce Pancake (named after a term meaning 'deep conundrum' in The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien) released in 1988 was recorded in Berlin and London produced by Holger Hiller with assistance from Stephen Street and was mixed by Hugh Jones after an unsuccessful session with US producer John Robie. The recording process was, however, often fraught with arguments amongst the band as to the sound and direction of the album.[4] However, the group were pleased with the finished results and three singles were released from the album: "Chaos", "Charlton Heston" (which reached number 72 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1988 and therefore became their only national chart success) and a re-released "Buffalo" (the latter only featuring on the US edition of the album). The album did not bring the crossover success the label had hoped for and, after recording a few b-sides and some demos, they split up at the end of the year. Stump's persistent and growing cult following prompted the release of A Fierce Pancake on iTunes; Hopper had previously reported on his website that their entire catalogue had been out of print since 1990. The "Pancake" download prompted the release of a 3-CD set containing Mud on a Colon, Quirk Out and A Fierce Pancake as well as the group's post-"Pancake" b-sides and demos and their compilation appearance, "Big End". This was released by Sanctuary Records in 2008 under the title The Complete Anthology. Mick Lynch died in December 2015.

Stump special with Kev Hopper in conversation with David Eastaugh Stump were an Anglo-Irish indie/experimental/rock group featuring former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdisney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microdisney</a> members<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Lynch_(musician)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mick Lynch</a> (vocals) and Rob McKahey (drums), along with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kev_Hopper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kev Hopper</a> (bass) and Chris Salmon (guitar). They formed in London in 1983. The original vocalist was Nick Hobbs, who left early on to form <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrubs_(band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shrubs</a>. Their first release was a four track EP Mud on a Colon issued in 1986 through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Johnson_Records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ron Johnson</a> record label. This was followed by a self released mini album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirk_Out" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quirk Out</a> produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Jones_(producer)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hugh Jones</a> which included their cult hit "Buffalo". "Buffalo" appeared on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NME</a>'s influential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C86_(music)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C86</a> compilation and a video was made by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Channel 4</a>which was shown on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tube_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Tube</a>. Continuous UK touring, regular coverage in the UK music press - including cover features in both the NME and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Maker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melody Maker</a>, and a return to The Tube for a live performance of "Tupperware Stripper", ensured that Quirk Out stayed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Indie_Chart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK Indie Charts</a> for 26 weeks, peaking at number 2. A session for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Peel</a> radio show recorded in February 1986 was released as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_Session" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peel Session</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Fruit_Records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strange Fruit Records</a> in 1987. Following these successes the band were signed to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensign_Records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ensign Records</a>. Their only full-length release, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fierce_Pancake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Fierce Pancake</a> (named after a term meaning 'deep conundrum' in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Policeman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Third Policeman</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flann_O%27Brien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flann O'Brien</a>) released in 1988 was recorded in Berlin and London produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Hiller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holger Hiller</a> with assistance from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Street" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Street</a> and was mixed by Hugh Jones after an unsuccessful session with US producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Robie</a>. The recording process was, however, often fraught with arguments amongst the band as to the sound and direction of the album.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stump_(band)#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a> However, the group were pleased with the finished results and three singles were released from the album: "Chaos", "Charlton Heston" (which reached number 72 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK Singles Chart</a> in August 1988 and therefore became their only national chart success) and a re-released "Buffalo" (the latter only featuring on the US edition of the album). The album did not bring the crossover success the label had hoped for and, after recording a few b-sides and some demos, they split up at the end of the year. Stump's persistent and growing cult following prompted the release of A Fierce Pancake on iTunes; Hopper had previously reported on his website that their entire catalogue had been out of print since 1990. The "Pancake" download prompted the release of a 3-CD set containing Mud on a Colon, Quirk Out and A Fierce Pancake as well as the group's post-"Pancake" b-sides and demos and their compilation appearance, "Big End". This was released by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sanctuary Records</a> in 2008 under the title The Complete Anthology. Mick Lynch died in December 2015.

Stump special with Kev Hopper

Lisa Carbon

Jim Hall

Rudy Gaddis

Barry Gray

Atoms at the ready as we bring you a show dedicated to the elements of the periodic table. The show features some of our favourite elements including Boron, Carbon, Potassium, Uranium and lots lots more. Every track on the show … Continue reading →

Atoms at the ready as we bring you a show dedicated to the elements of the periodic table. The show features some of our favourite elements including Boron, Carbon, Potassium, Uranium and lots lots more. Every track on the show … <a href="http://www.projectmoonbase.com/archives/6022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading →</a>

PMB113: The Periodic Table (LearnThruMusic, Lisa Carbon, Jim Hall and his Radio Pals, Tipsy, Boron, Pye Corner Audio, Rudy Gaddis, Barry Gray, 8 Bit Weapon, Death By Chocolate, Kev Hopper)