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!width="60"|Year! style="width:175px;"|Title!width="70"|UK Indie Chart PositionLazell, Barry: "Indie Hits 1980-1989", 1997, Cherry Red Books, {{ISBN|0-9517206-9-4}}!width="70"|UK Chart Position|1987|Heaven's End|1989|1990|A Gilded Eternity|2015|Array 1 EP|2022|Sonancy

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name	Loop| image = Loop (1989).jpg| caption = Loop performing in 1989| image_size = | landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias = | origin = Croydon, Surrey, England | years_active = 1986–1991, 2013–present| label = Situation Two, Chapter 22 Records, Reactor, Head	Main (band)>Main, The Hair and Skin Trading Company| website = | current_members = Robert HampsonHugo MorganDan BoydWayne Maskell| past_members = Becky Stewart (Bex) John WillsGlen RayJames EndeacottNeil MackayScott Dowson{edih}Loop are an English rock band, formed in 1986 by Robert Hampson in Croydon.WEB,weblink Music in Bristol – Loop at the Fleece, December 2, 29 November 2013, Bristolpost.co.uk, 30 November 2016, The group topped the UK independent charts with their albums Fade Out (1989) and A Gilded Eternity (1990). Their dissonant "trance-rock" sound drew on the work of artists like the Stooges and Can,WEB, Ankeny, Jason, Main – Biography,weblink AllMusic, 15 March 2017, and helped to resurrect the concept of space rock in the late 1980s.The group split in 1991, with Hampson going on to form the experimental project Main with guitarist Scott Dawson, and Mackay and Wills forming The Hair and Skin Trading Company. In 2013, the 1989–90 line-up of Hampson, Dawson, John Wills, and Neil Mackay briefly reformed for a series of gigs, and the following year Hampson unveiled a new line-up of the band with himself as the sole original member. Career Loop were formed in 1986 by Robert Hampson (vocals, guitar), with his then-girlfriend Becky Stewart on drums. Stewart was later replaced by John Wills (The Servants) and Glen Ray, with James Endeacott on guitar.Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, {{ISBN|0-86241-913-1}}Larkin, Colin: "The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music", 1992, Guinness Publishing, {{ISBN|0-85112-579-4}} Their sound was influenced by Krautrock and No Wave influences and relied heavily on three chord riffs. 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 played at the Reading Festival in 1989.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.Loop recorded three Peel sessions for John Peel (11 August 1987, 14 June 1988 and 21 January 1990). A collection of these sessions entitled Wolf Flow was released in 1992. Following the split Loop's official studio albums were re-released on their Reactor label. Some of the records featured cover versions of Suicide, The Pop Group and Can tracks. Hampson's MySpace pages referred to friendly pressure to again re-release the Loop albums and these were eventually released in November 2008 on the Reactor label.WEB,weblink Loop – + Heaven's End, Heavensend.org, 30 November 2016, Reformation Loop reformed for 2013 and 2014 activities, as presented by a statement from Robert Hampson.WEB,weblink Soundheads Loop, 30 November 2016, dead, https:web.archive.org/web/20131001154652weblink 1 October 2013, The line-up included the original Gilded Eternity era members Robert Hampson, John Wills, Neil Mackay and Scott Dowson. In November 2013, the band played their first comeback show and also co-curated the final holiday camp edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Camber Sands, England.WEB,weblink End Of An Era Part 2 curated by ATP & Loop – All Tomorrow's Parties, Atpfestival.com, 30 November 2016, Wills, wishing to focus on his own musical projects, left the band and was replaced by Wayne Maskell. Loop then played in April 2014 as headliners of the Roadburn Festival,WEB,weblink Kosmische Drone-Rock Legends Loop to Headline Roadburn Festival 2014 - Roadburn, 2013-07-10, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927093739weblink">weblink 27 September 2013, dmy-all, followed by more than 20 dates in the USA, headlining the opening night of Milwaukee Psych Fest 2014 at Cactus Club on 24 April. They concluded this comeback tour with the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona in May 2014.In November 2014, a new line-up emerged; still led by Hampson (vocal, guitar), the band performed with Hugo Morgan (bass) and Maskell (drums) from The Heads as well as Dan Boyd (guitar). They played at the Garage (London) and in the Netherlands. Their set featured a new song, "Precession".WEB,weblink Loop, The Garage, London, Theartsdesk.com, 19 November 2014, 30 November 2016, They also announced they would be playing ATP Iceland 2015.WEB,weblink Event Info - All Tomorrow's Parties Iceland 2015 - All Tomorrow's Parties, Atpfestival.com, 30 November 2016, The band released a 4-song EP "Array 1" on ATP Recordings on 22 June 2015.WEB,weblink Loop Array 1 EP, Under the Radar, 6 January 2024, In June 2018, the band played as part of Robert Smith's curation of the Meltdown Festival.WEB,weblink Loop, Southbankcentre.co.uk, 29 May 2018, 13 March 2020, The first studio album in 31 years, Sonancy, was released on 25 March 2022.WEB, Sonancy, by Loop,weblink 2022-03-13, Loopbandofficial.bandcamp.com, It was followed by a UK tour in May 2023.WEB,weblink Loop Tour 2023 Information, Soundheads.org, 1 January 2024, Musical style Their musical style has been described as space rock,WEB, Ankeny, Jason,weblink Loop | Biography & History, AllMusic, 13 March 2020, WEB, Freshly reformed psych-rock titans Loop to reissue classic LPs on vinyl,weblink Fact (UK magazine), Fact, 26 April 2013, 9 March 2017, WEB, Kellman, Andy, Chapterhouse Biography, Songs, & Albums,weblink 9 September 2022, AllMusic, psychedelic rock,WEB, Sackllah, David, 2 May 2014, Psych rock band Loop reunites for their first tour in 23 years,weblink 13 March 2020, The Daily Texan, drone rock,WEB, Drone-rock legend Robert Hampson returns with new album on Mego; rejoins Godflesh,weblink Fact (UK magazine), Fact, 17 April 2012, 1 August 2016, WEB, Mugwump, Jonny, 19 November 2008, Never Fade Out: Loop's Robert Hampson Interviewed,weblink 9 March 2017, The Quietus, and noise rock.WEB, Doran, John, 30 November 2010, John Doran's Top Ten Noise Rock Bands – Part One,weblink 7 August 2016, NME, Members Current line-up: Robert Hampson (vocals, guitars)WEB, Dylan Wray, Daniel, 11 March 2022, LOOP, Spacemen 3, and the hidden history of UK psych,weblink 13 March 2022, Loud and Quiet, Hugo Morgan (bass) Dan Boyd (guitar) Wayne Maskel (drums) Previous members: Becky Stewart (Bex) (drums) 1986–87 Glen Ray (bass) 1986–7 James Endeacott (guitars) 1987–88 John Wills (drums) 1987–90, 2013–14 Neil Mackay (bass) 1987–90, 2013–14 Scott Dowson (guitars) 1989–90, 2013–14 Discography Albums{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center;"
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!width="70"|Month!width="70"|Year! style="width:175px;"|Title!width="70"|UK Indie Chart Position!width="70"|UK Chart Position|September|1988|The World in Your Eyes 4-|September|1989|Eternal: The Singles --||1991|Wolf Flow (Peel Sessions 1987-1990)--||1992|Dual --">

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!width="60"|!width="60"|Year! style="width:150px;"|Title!width="70"|Format!width="70"|UK Indie Chart Position|February|1987|"16 Dreams"|12"35|July|1987|"Spinning"|7" 12"7|May|1988|"Collision"|7" 12"4|December|1988|"Black Sun"|12"5|December|1989|"Arc-lite"|7" 12" CD6|May|1991|"Loopflesh / Fleshloop"|7"

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External links

• Official 'Soundheads' website
• Complete discography
• Robert Hampson's official website
• 2008 interview with Robert Hampson weblink weblink

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