Sonic Boom was the alias of Pete Kember, best known as the singer-guitarist in the legendary hypno-drone unit Spacemen 3. A native of Rugby, England, while attending art college Kember teamed with Jason Pierce to form Spacemen 3, recording a demo tape in 1986; after signing to Glass Records, the group recorded their debut LP Sound of Confusion, for which Kember adopted the name Peter Gunn. By the time of their follow-up EP Walkin’ with Jesus, he had rechristened himself Sonic Boom, keeping the pseudonym for the duration of his career. In 1990 he issued his lone solo LP, Spectrum; after the 1991 swan song Recurring, Sonic recycled the Spectrum title as the name of his new band, which debuted with the LP Soul Kiss (Glide Divine). Sonic Boom was also the driving force behind the Experimental Audio Research project, a loose configuration of musicians which included My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields. ~ Jason Ankeny


Peter Kember ou Sonic Boom fait partie de ces personnages au CV impressionnant mais qui pourtant ne se sont jamais reposés sur les lauriers. Après avoir fondé Spacemen 3 puis s’être produit en groupe sous le nom de Spectrum et EAR, le jeune quinquagénaire est depuis quelques années un producteur recherché (Panda Bear, MGMT, Yo la Tengo) et un musicien solo passionnant évoluant à la confluence de la musique pop, ambient et expérimentale.

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