Experimental Audio Research

The Profile

Experimental Audio Research (E.A.R.) is a British experimental music project led by Peter "Sonic Boom" Kember. The project is collaborative and has included contributors such as Pete Bain, Kevin Martin, Eddie Prevost and Kevin Shields. E.A.R. is known for immersive, experimental electronic and ambient soundscapes.

Associated with 1990s isolationist/ambient currents; use of electronics, filtered guitar, noise and circuit-bending techniques (including recorded use of Speak and Spell style devices on some releases).

Reviews praise E.A.R. for immersive, cosmic, and experimental soundscapes that blend electronics, filtered guitar and noise. Key works highlighted include Phenomena 256 and Millennium Music. Reviewers note connections to isolationist ambient traditions and circuit-bending techniques.