Hookworms
When they formed, the Leeds band Hookworms had a sound that pulled together some of the best elements of neo-psychedelia, Krautrock, and space rock, combining them into murky, mind-altering blasts of socially conscious noise rock. The band, whose members go only by their initials (MJ on vocals, keyboards, and production; JW and SS on guitars; MB on bass; and JN on drums) to avoid putting themselves above their music, came together in 2009, and released their self-titled EP on Gringo Records two years later. Their first proper full-length release, Pearl Mystic, followed on the label in 2013. Domino offshoot label Weird World picked up the album for distribution and also released their next record, The Hum, in late 2014.
All their albums were recorded in MJ's Suburban Home studio located on the banks of the River Aire, and Hookworms used the space as their HQ as well. That all changed the day after Christmas in 2015 when the rising levels of the river breached the walls of the studio and slowly began to flood it. MJ rescued what he could, but the space was a total loss. Thanks to a crowd-funding effort, he was able to build a new Suburban Home, and continued recording bands there.
Once the studio was up and running, Hookworms began work on their third album, this time heading in a direction heavily influenced by electronic music, with songs built around loops, loads of vintage synths, and MJ's vocals dialed way down. In between Hookworms records, MB had formed the very synth-heavy XAM Duo and other members experimented with techno and electronics on their own, so it seemed like a natural progression. They also worked with outside collaborators for the first time, with MB's partner in XAM Duo, Christopher Duffin, adding sax to a song, Alice Merida Richards of Virginia Wing duetting with MJ on a track, and legendary producer and Spectrum member Richard Formby on synthesizer on a song. Microshift was issued in February of 2018 by Domino.
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Discografia
12 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Microshift
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Domino Recording Co il 2 feb 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Hum
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Weird World il 10 nov 2014
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pearl Mystic
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Weird World il 4 mar 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live Vol III (Live at Islington Mill, Salford)
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Weird World il 29 ott 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Negative Space
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Domino Recording Co il 1 nov 2017
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
On Leaving
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Weird World il 17 set 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hookworms (Expanded Edition)
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Gringo Records il 4 mar 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Static Resistance
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Domino Recording Co il 10 gen 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ullswater (Luke Abbott Remix)
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Domino Recording Co il 10 ott 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Each Time We Pass
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Domino Recording Co il 1 feb 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Off Screen
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Weird World il 24 ott 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Impasse
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Weird World il 29 ago 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo