Spacemen 3 & The Birth of Spiritualized
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Book Description
This is the warts-and-all story of Spacemen 3 - the backwater band forged from the collaborations of Pete ‘Sonic Boom’ Kember and Jason ‘Spaceman’ Pierce. Erik MOrse’s book recounts the highs and lows of a fringe outfit whose brief history was characterized by excess, overdose, ambition and the hypnotic trance of tremolo drones. Spacemen 3 had more than its share of psychedelic experimentation and heroin addiction before it finally burned out...but before it did Kember and Pierce’s group gave the world a bracing antidote to early 80s synthesizer pop. Spacemen 3 were a shot in the arm - in every sense - and the book goes on to give an incisive history of the mid 80s British indie-rock scene they energized and influenced. Contains discography for Spacemen 3 plus details of early releases from spinoff bands Spectrum and Spiritualized.
From the Author
With an affinity for guitar feedback and roman noir, Erik Morse spent many weeks in Rugby researching Spacemen 3’s electric epitaph. This is his first book. He lives in New York City.
Spacemen 3 & The Birth of Spiritualized,Erik Morse,Omnibus Press,0711996024,Biography & Autobiography,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Composers & Musicians - General,Composers & Musicians - Rock,Genres & Styles - Rock,Music,Biography: film, television & music,Rock & pop
Spacemen 3 & The Birth of Spiritualized
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