Loop (band)

Loop
Loop performing in 1989
Background information
Origin	Croydon, England, UK
Genres	Space rock acid rock noise rock drone
Years active	1986–1991, 2013–present
Labels	Situation Two, Chapter 22 Records, Reactor, Head
Associated acts	Main, The Hair and Skin Trading Company
Past members	Robert Hampson Becky Stewart (Bex) John Wills Glen Ray James Endeacott Neil Mackay Scott Dowson Hugo Morgan Dan Boyd Wayne Maskell

Loop are an English psychedelic rock band, formed in 1986 by Robert Hampson in Croydon. They topped the UK independent charts with their albums Fade Out (1989) and A Gilded Eternity (1990), and split in 1991, with Hampson going on to form Main with guitarist Scott Dawson. The 1989–90 lineup of Hampson, Dawson, John Wills, and Neil Mackay briefly reformed in 2013 for a series of gigs, and the following year Hampson unveiled a new lineup of the band with himself as the sole original member.

Loop were formed in 1986 by Robert Hampson (vocals, guitar), with his then-girlfriend Becky Stewart on drums. Bex was later replaced by John Wills (The Servants) and Glen Ray, with James Endeacott on guitar. Initially releasing records on Jeff Barrett's Head label, their first release was 1987's '16 Dreams', with debut album Heaven's End following later that year. The band was then signed up by Chapter 22 Records.

Loop returned with a more polished sound with the 'Collision' single in 1988. A second album Fade Out followed in 1989, reaching No. 51 on the UK album chart. Endeacott left the band in 1988, Scott Dowson joined the following year. They changed labels again to Beggars Banquet subsidiary Situation Two, releasing the 'Arc-Lite' single in 1989 and the third and final studio album A Gilded Eternity in 1990.

The band split in 1991, with Hampson briefly joining Godflesh before forming Main with Dowson. Hampson's Main project was discontinued in 2006 and while he now releases under his own name in 2010 he announced the return of Main, albeit as a collaborative project with other sound artists. Wills and Mackay went on to form The Hair and Skin Trading Company, which last released in 1995. Wills now performs and records as Pumajaw.