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Main were a British band formed in 1991 by guitarists Robert Hampson and Scott Dowson, both formerly of the English rock band Loop.[1] Drawing on that group's experimentation with drones and guitar texture, the duo moved further into ambient sound, eventually abandoning traditional percussion and rhythm altogether.[2] They released a number of albums and EPs to critical praise in the 1990s. Dawson left the group in 1996.
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Main | |
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 Hampson performing in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Britain |
| Genres | Drone, dark ambient, post-rock, electroacoustic music |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
| Labels | Situation Two, Beggars Banquet Records, Sub Rosa, K-Raa-K, Staalplaat |
| Members | Robert Hampson Stephan Mathieu |
| Past members | Scott Dowson |
In 2006, Hampson announced that Main had effectively been disbanded in favour of his solo work. In October 2010, he announced that he would be reactivating Main as a more collaborative process with other sound artists.[2] In 2011, the German composer Stephan Mathieu joined Hampson for a current incarnation of the project.
Discography
Singles, EPs
- Hydra (12" single 1991)
- Calm (12" EP 1992)
- Dry Stone Feed (12" mini LP/CD 1992)
- Firmament (CD 1993)
- Core (7" single 1994) – limited edition of 300 copies, later released on the Ligature CD
- Ligature – Remixes (12" EP 1994)
- Firmament II (CD 1994)
- "Coderays" (7" single 1995) – limited edition of 100 copies
- Hertz 1 – Corona (12"/mini CD 1995)
- Hertz 2 – Terminus (12"/mini CD 1995)
- Hertz 3 – Maser (12"/mini CD 1995)
- Hertz 4 – Haloform (12"/mini CD 1995)
- Hertz 5 – Kaon (12"/mini CD 1995)
- Hertz 6 – Neper (12"/mini CD 1995)
- Firmament III (EP/CD 1996)
- Deliquescence (CD 1997) – live
- Firmament IV (EP/CD 1998)
- Transiency (mini CD – 2003)
- Ablation (Editions Mego – 2013)
Albums
- Motion Pool (3LP/CD 1994)
- Hydra-Calm (LP/CD 1995) – re-issue of "Hydra" and "Calm", plus one inedit
- Ligature – Remixes (CD 1995) – re-issue, contains three extra tracks (the "Core" 7" single)
- Hz (3LP/2CD 1996) – re-issue of the whole "Hertz Project"
- Firmament III & IV (3 cd 1999) – re-issue of the Firmament III and Firmament IV EPs plus Deliquecence
- Tau (CD – 2002)
- Exosphere Exosphere (CD – 2003)
- Surcease (2006)
See also
- List of ambient music artists
References
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 209. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- Ankeny, Jason. "Main – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
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