Kev Hopper

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

Kev Hopper, bass guitarist

Life and career[]

Hopper is probably best known as the bass guitarist with Stump,^[1] an Irish-English 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 , adding Pere Ubu guitarist, Keith Moliné in 2016.

Discography[]

Solo albums[]

• Stolen Jewels (1990), Ghetto Records
• The Stinking Rose (1993), 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

with Stump[]

• Mud on a Colon EP (1986), Ron Johnson (UK Indie #39)
• Quirk Out (1986), Stuff (UK Indie #2)
• The Peel Sessions EP (1987), Strange Fruit (UK Indie #13)
• A Fierce Pancake (1988), Ensign
• Chaos (1988), Ensign
• Charlton Heston, (1988) Ensign (UK #72)
• Buffalo (1988), Ensign
• The Complete Anthology box set (2008), 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 (digital release) (2017) Thoofa Records

References[]

https://www.discogs.com/artist/99763-Kev-Hopper