Richard F. Walker’s London space-rock band called “Amp” has put out 16 albums since 1992, plus Richard has released five more solo albums (usually as “Amp Studio”). He typically works with vocalist Karine Chariff; since she likes to sing actual songs, Amp’s music is not always a matter of abstract soundscapes.
We discuss “Just Get It (Why Don’t You)” and “Les Ombres Sur la Lune” from Q Factors (A Mixtape) (forthcoming, 2017) and “Tomorrow” from
Stenorette (1988). We then listen to “Levil Devil” from US (2005). Opening music is from
Transmissions (2005), and closing music is from “Mort Irritées” from AMP Studio’s
Uncertainty Principles (2016).
For more info, see
ampbase.net. You can hear most of Richard’s music streamed free from
ampbase.bandcamp.com, and more on
their Soundcloud channel. To see live clips and such, see
AmptheBand’s YouTube channel. You can hear the 2014 version of “Les Ombres”
here.
Here’s the untitled demo of “Tomorrow” before it got all techno’d up for the album version.
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