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Stump

Musical Group

Stump were an Anglo-Irish experimental rock band formed in London in the 1980s, best known for the 1988 album A Fierce Pancake and the single "Charlton Heston".

Core members included Mick Lynch (vocals), Kev Hopper (bass), Chris Salmon (guitar) and Rob McKahey (drums). Key releases noted in reviews are the mini-LP Quirk Out and the album A Fierce Pancake. Recording and production involved Holger Hiller, John Robie and Hugh Jones; the band were signed to Ensign for A Fierce Pancake.

The available review (BARRACUDA BLUE) celebrates Stump's originality, highlighting the album A Fierce Pancake and singles like 'Chaos' and 'Charlton Heston'. The critic praises the band's off-kilter rhythms, inventive bass and guitar work, dramatic vocals and creative use of samples. Production tensions (Holger Hiller, John Robie, Hugh Jones) and a troubled relationship with Ensign are noted, as is the band's brief commercial life.

For:Fans of experimental 1980s post-punk and off-kilter indie; listeners who enjoy Captain Beefheart, XTC and strange-pop.

 What had strongly struck me about the band was the absolute originality of the sound: a pyrotechnic rhythm section driven by a bass with the quirkiest flourishes, supported by drumming with a thousand changes almost to further highlight the dissonance.

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