Spacemen 3
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Spacemen 3 were an English space rock band of the 1980s. Jason Pierce and Peter Kember (sometimes credited as J. Spaceman and Sonic Boom) formed the group in Rugby, Warwickshire in the early part of the decade and began touring, finally recording in 1986 on Glass Records (1986 in music). Sound of Confusion was not successful commercially but it attracted a loyal fanbase; its follow-up, The Perfect Prescription, expanded the group's core of fans.
In 1989 (1989 in music) Playing with Fire, which expanded on the psychedelic and drone themes of the earlier albums, was released. Its second single reached #1 on the UK indie charts. Soon after, a combination of personnel changes, drug problems and interband tension (especially between Kember and Pierce) began to break the band apart. Recurring (1990 in music) was their last proper album, though its recording reflected this split as each principal recorded a side in different studios. It was their most popular release, but Kember and Pierce had already formed separate bands, Spectrum and Spiritualized, respectively.
Semi-legitimate recordings Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To and Dreamweapon, early demos and a live recording respectively, began a stream of live, demo or unofficial releases that has continued for the intervening decade. The highlight of its posthumous oeuvre is the band's singles compilation, perhaps the best introduction to the breadth of their work.
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Discography
Albums
- Sound Of Confusion (1986)
- The Perfect Prescription (1987)
- Performance (1988)
- Playing With Fire (1989)
- Recurring (1990)
- Translucent Flashbacks - The Singles (1995)
Live, Demo, or Unofficial Albums
- Taking Drugs (To Make Music To Take Drugs To) (1990)
- Dreamweapon: An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music (1990)
- Losing Touch With Your Mind (1991)
- For All The Fucked Up Children (1995)
- Spacemen Are Go! (1995)
- Revolution Or Heroin (1995)
- Forged Perscriptions (2004)
These latter recordings are recommended only to the devoted fan.
External links
- Allmusic Entry (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=SEARCH&sql=Bbe861vsjzzza)
- Fan site: http://www.spacemen3.info/
- Space Age Recordings: http://www.spaceagerecordings.com/
- Interview with 3:AM Magazine: http://www.3ammagazine.com/musicarchives/2002_oct/interview_sonic_boom.html