Spectrum @ Stereo

A rare chance to hear an unsung pioneer of modern music
Event preview by Nick Mitchell.
Published 06 January 2008
In 1982 Pete Kember met Jason Pierce at art college in the West Midlands. Sharing a predilection for mind-expanding music and other similar substances, they formed Spacemen 3 and, along with My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus & Mary Chain, would go on to define the shoegaze aesthetic of late '80s indie. Following their drug-addled 1990 split, Pierce went on to new heights as leader of the epic Spiritualized, while Kember changed his name to Sonic Boom and continued to make minimal psych-rock with new band Spectrum. Although Spectrum never reached the reverential status bestowed upon Spiritualized, the similarities between the two bands – translucent guitar drones, 60s organ, gospel leanings - are striking, and unsurprising. This is a rare chance to hear an unsung pioneer of modern music - Sonic Boom will perform both Spectrum and Spacemen 3 songs, and Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite will be manning the wheels of steel as guest DJ for the night. [Nick Mitchell]

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