EAR (band)

Experimental Audio Research (commonly shortened to E.A.R. or EAR) is an experimental music collective formed around Peter Kember (a.k.a. Sonic Boom), formerly of Spacemen 3.^[1] While Spacemen 3 were a relatively traditional rock and roll band with strong experimental leanings, E.A.R. is essentially a free improvisation project, creating instrumental music characterized by lengthy, droning textures and slowly evolving structures.^[2]

The line-up often included Sonic Boom (Spectrum, Spacemen 3), Kevin Martin (God), Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), and Eddie Prévost (AMM).^[1] Past collaborators include Lawrence Chandler^[2] of Bowery Electric, Nick Kramer,^[2] Delia Derbyshire and Thomas Köner, plus various members of Spectrum, though it is generally considered a Kember solo project. The collective is one of Kember's several post-Spacemen 3 projects, which also include Spectrum, as well albums released under the Sonic Boom moniker.

Discography

Albums

• Mesmerised (Space Age Recordings, 1994)^[3][4]
• Beyond The Pale (Big Cat, 1996, recorded 1992)^[3]
• Phenomena 256 (Space Age Recordings, 1996)^[3]
• The Köner Experiment (Space Age Recordings, 1997)^[3]
• Millennium Music (Atavistic Records, 1998)^[3]
• Pestrepeller (Ochre Records, 1999)^[3]
• Data Rape (Space Age Recordings, 2000)^[3]
• Live At The Dream Palace (Ochre Records, 2000)^[3]
• Vibrations (Rocket Girl, 2000)^[3]
• Continuum (Space Age Recordings, 2001)^[1]
• Worn To A Shadow (Lumberton Trading Company, 2005)

EPs

• Falling / Tail Chaser (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1995)

References

1. Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. pp. 175. ISBN 0-87930-628-9. experimental audio research.
2. Pareles, Jon (5 September 1996). "In a Stasis of Sound: Dron-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-ne". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
3. "Sonic Boom". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
4. "Classic reissue from Spacemen 3 figurehead and MGMT producer". Fact Magazine. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

External links

• Official site
• Kember's Trouser Press entry