Kev Hopper

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

Kev Hopper, 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 electronica and melodic pop with his distinctive bass playing often to the fore. Two bands dominated his post-Stump years: the laptop quartet, Ticklish 1998-2005 ^[3] and the bass guitar, riff-dominated Prescott 2012 - 2018 ^[4] featuring Scritti Politti keyboardist Rhodri Marsden, drummer Frank Byng, and Pere Ubu guitarist, Keith Moliné.

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
• XiX (2025), 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

References

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

External links

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