Robert Hampson

Best known as the founding member and guitarist of Loop, Robert Hampson's later body of work moved away from shoegaze and into experimental territories. After Loop's final album, Hampson briefly filled a vacancy in Godflesh, after which he formed Main with fellow Loop member Scott Dawson. Main evolved into a solo project for Hampson, as he eventually abandoned guitar altogether and became infatuated with field recordings and abstract sounds, as well as collaborations with Jim O'Rourke. In 2009, Hampson released the three-song, 50-minute long Vector album under his own name for Touch Records, which immediately proved to be one of the most sprawling works of his career. ~ Jason Lymangrover