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Sonic Boom & Spectrum
12+ albums
psychedelicambientspace rockrockPsychedelic Rock
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Peter Kember is an English musician and producer, born in 19 November, 1965. More usually known as Sonic Boom, and was a founding member of alternative rock band Spacemen 3. Since the disbandment of Spacemen 3 in 1991, Kember has recorded as Spectrum and E.A.R. (Experimental Audio Research). The two projects have existed in parallel, and recordings under both names occasionally only feature Kember. Kember's first solo album, Spectrum, was recorded in 1989. While Spacemen 3 were still a going concern, and featured the other members of the group. Kember recruited new musicians for the group Spectrum in 1991. Initial Spectrum releases carried on from the sound of late-period Spacemen 3, featuring conventional songs and a regular band. First single "How You Satisfy Me" was an original composition reminiscent of 1960s garage bands, based as it was upon the Chip Taylor-penned pop hit "Can't Let Go". 1992's Soul Kiss (Glide Divine) album was split between songs and longer experimental pieces featuring drones and repetition, and Highs, Lows and Heavenly Blows (1994) was also mainly song-oriented. Kember has occasionally collaborated with Jessamine and The Silver Apples under the Spectrum name. Spectrum was the most high-profile and straightforward of the projects undertaken by Pete "Sonic Boom" Kember after the demise of the trance-rock avatars Spacemen 3. As his work as a member of the Experimental Audio Research coterie allowed Kember the opportunity to explore ambient textures an
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