Whispering Foils by Kev Hopper
In 1999 discovering the Musical Saw had lead me into a more melodic area - I'd always reserved the bass and the sampler for experimentation, but I didn’t want to muck about on the saw - I wanted to play tunes. I also thought I’d played enough ‘difficult music’ and felt ready to attempt something more accessible.
The idea was to build from the minimal 'Spoombung' sound and find a way to integrate the melodic elements. The ingredients were straightforward: prepared bass, sampling and simple tunes- a little bit of melody, but not too much. The picture was complete when I asked Dominic Murcott to record the album and augment it with his marimbas and vibes.
Kev Hopper
Tracklist
| 1. | Waiting for Baby | 4:31 |
| 2. | Canary Lights | 4:42 |
| 3. | Starfields | 4:51 |
| 4. | Lamalou Les Bains | 5:28 |
| 5. | Riker 2 | 3:39 |
| 6. | Shaeffer’s Noose | 4:24 |
| 7. | Return of the Bung | 5:06 |
| 8. | Skitch Pics | 7:44 |
| 9. | Mr Chuff Chuff | 3:03 |
| 10. | London Bells | 5:27 |
| 11. | Whispering Foils | 12:43 |
Credits
Janie Armour: accordian & organ
Charles Hayward: cymbals
Kev Hopper: bass guitar, musical saw, sampler
Dominic Murcott: percussion, tuned percussion
Sean O’Hagan: guitar & vocals
Andrea Spain: clarinet & bass clarinet
Ian Smith: flugelhorn & trumpet
Recorded and mixed by Dominic Murcott at Studio 54
April to September 1999
Additional recording at Surrey Docks Studios
Assistant engineers - Tony Egbe , Rachel ‘love Kitten’
Mastering by Phil Darke at Darkside Audio
License
All rights reserved.
Over the years I've been involved in three bands: Stump in the 80's, Ticklish in the late 90's and 2000's and Prescott since 2012.
In addition I have made over a dozen solo records; most of them available here.