Kev Hopper Explained

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

Life and career

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

Solo albums

• 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

• 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 (2017) Bandcamp digital release. Thoofa Records

External links

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

Notes and References

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