EAR (band) explained

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). Past collaborators include Lawrence Chandler of Bowery Electric, Nick Kramer, 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)
• Phenomena 256 (Space Age Recordings, 1996)
• The Köner Experiment (Space Age Recordings, 1997)
• Millennium Music (Atavistic Records, 1998)
• Pestrepeller (Ochre Records, 1999)
• Data Rape (Space Age Recordings, 2000)
• Live At The Dream Palace (Ochre Records, 2000)
• Vibrations (Rocket Girl, 2000)
• Continuum (Space Age Recordings, 2001)
• Worn To A Shadow (Lumberton Trading Company, 2005)

EPs

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

External links

• Official site
• Kember's Trouser Press entry

Notes and References

1. Book: Bogdanov, Vladimir. All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music. 2001. 175. Backbeat Books. San Francisco. 0-87930-628-9. registration. experimental audio research..
2. News: Pareles. Jon. In a Stasis of Sound: Dron-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-ne. 24 February 2013. The New York Times. 5 September 1996.
3. Web site: Sonic Boom. Trouser Press. 24 February 2013.
4. Web site: 2022-07-22. Classic reissue from Spacemen 3 figurehead and MGMT producer. 5 May 2010. Fact Magazine.