Kev Hopper

Kev Hopper (born 1961) is an English bass guitarist.

Life and career
Hopper is probably best known as the bass guitarist with Stump, an Anglo/Irish indie/experimental/rock group formed in London in 1983. Stump released two albums, the self released mini album Quirk Out in 1986 and their only full-length release A Fierce Pancake in 1988. Since the late 1980s, his mainly instrumental output has been diverse and best described as a hybrid style of experimental and melodic pop with his distinctive bass playing often to the fore. He has also created electronica with the group Ticklish and minimal pulse music in a Rock band format with Prescott (formed in 2012) featuring Scritti Politti keyboardist Rhodri Marsden, drummer Frank Byng, adding Pere Ubu guitarist, Keith Moliné in 2016.

Hopper is also a visual artist (painter).

Solo albums

 * Stolen Jewels (1990), Ghetto Records
 * The Stinking Rose (1993), retrospective Bandcamp digital release
 * Spoombung (1998), Thoofa
 * Whispering Foils (2000) Drag City/Duophonic
 * Saurus (2002), Drag City/ Afterhours [Japan]
 * I Saw Spoombung's Daughter Consumed by Kirby Dots (2005), Afterhours (Japan)
 * The Germjoin (2012), Afterhours (Japan)
 * Tonka Beano (2013), Linear Obsessional Records
 * Kevlington (2015), Bandcamp digital release
 * Corbyn Sceptic Club (2018), Linear Obsessional Records
 * Moving and Handling (2020), Bandcamp digital release
 * Peppa Vesticle (2021), Bandcamp digital release
 * Sans Noodles (2022), Dimple Discs

with Stump

 * Mud on a Colon EP (1986), Ron Johnson (UK Indie #39)
 * Quirk Out (1986), Stuff (UK Indie #2)
 * The Peel Sessions EP (1987), Strange Fruit (UK Indie #13)
 * A Fierce Pancake (1988), Ensign
 * Chaos (1988), Ensign
 * Charlton Heston, (1988) Ensign (UK #72)
 * Buffalo (1988), Ensign
 * The Complete Anthology box set (2008), Sanctuary
 * Does the Fish Have Chips? (2014) Cherry Red Records

with Ticklish

 * Ticklish (2000), GROB
 * Rubato (joint E.P. with Fizzarum, 2005) Textile Records
 * Here Are Your New Instructions (2005) Textile Records

with Prescott

 * One Did (2014) Slowfoot Records
 * Thing or Two (2017) Bandcamp digital release. Thoofa Records