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Kev Hopper

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

Kev Hopper, bass guitarist

Life and career

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Hopper is best known for his work as bass guitarist for the band Stump,[1] 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.[2] 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[3] and minimal pulse music in a Rock band format with Prescott[4] (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

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Solo albums

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  • 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

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with Ticklish

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

with Prescott

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

References

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  1. ^ The Quietus
  2. ^ Paul McDermott, UCC
  3. ^ Konfrontationen
  4. ^ Slowfoot Records
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