Loop are an English band led by Robert Hampson, active from the late 1980s and notable for hypnotic guitar drones, heavy feedback and krautrock/psychedelic influences. Key albums include Heaven's End (1987), Fade Out (1988) and A Gilded Eternity (1990); a later release is Sonancy (2022).

Formed in the mid-1980s (Croydon, England) and led by Robert Hampson; after the initial split Hampson worked on the project Main. The band is often cited as influential on shoegaze and drone/psychedelic scenes. Loop reunited in the 2010s and released Sonancy in 2022 (as noted in DeBaser reviews).

Loop are an English band led by Robert Hampson, praised in DeBaser reviews for hypnotic guitar drones, heavy feedback and kraut/psychedelic influences. Key albums discussed include A Gilded Eternity, Fade Out, Heaven's End, Black Sun and the 2022 Sonancy. Reviews emphasise trance-like repetition, noise and cosmic atmosphere; Sonancy is presented as a contemporary continuation of their sound.

For:Fans of psychedelic rock, drone, krautrock, shoegaze and experimental noise.

 "Like gaseous Blue Cheer immersed in quicklime".

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 The sonic mantra forced many to sit crouched with their heads between their knees as if to protect the auditory nerve from the interruption of blood flow to the cerebral cortex.

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 So, no shoegaze.

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 "Yes, they really ripped us off!!! The cover of their first record, their sound, their live shows, practically everything. Their first gigs were supporting us. The first time they took acid was when we gave it to them. Then they started calling themselves Loop. Their first album was good, but it was nothing we hadn’t already done."

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 The Loop were a seminal group: their particular sonic formula based on hypnotic guitars, feedback, and distortion contributed to the creation of shoegaze.

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