Origin Britain Past members Scott Dowson | Years active 1991 - present Active from 1991 | |
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Associated acts Loop, Robert Hampson, The Hair and Skin Trading Company Albums Motion Pool, Dry Stone Feed, Firmament II, Hydra-Calm Members Robert Hampson, Stephan Mathieu, Dawson Scott Genres Experimental music, Drone music, Ambient music, Post-rock Record labels Beggars Banquet, Staalplaat, Sub Rosa, Situation Two Similar Loop, The Hair and Skin, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Fennesz | ||
Main were a British band formed in 1991 by the guitarists Robert Hampson and Scott Dowson, the former members of Loop. Drawing on their former group's experimentation with texture and noise, the duo moved further into ambient sound, eventually abandoning traditional percussion and guitar altogether. In 2006, Hampson announced that Main had effectively been disbanded in favour of his solo work.
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In October 2010, Hampson announced that he would be reactivating Main, and that along with his solo acousmatic work, he would start performing and recording in a more collaborative process with other sound artists.
In 2011, the German composer Stephan Mathieu joined Hampson for a current incarnation of Main.
Singles, EPs
Albums
Songs
FlametracerHydra · 1991
IIFirmament · 1993
CypherDry Stone Feed · 1993