Kev Hopper
# Kev Hopper

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

## Life and career

Hopper is probably best known as the bass guitarist with Stump, 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. 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 and minimal pulse music in a Rock band format with Prescott (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
