 loop are an english alternative rock band founded in 1986 by robert hampson and his then girlfriend becky stewart (bex) in south london. the band disbanded 1991 before reforming in 2013. ==career== 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.strong, martin c.: "the great alternative & indie discography", 1999, canongate, isbn 0-86241-913-1larkin, colin: "the guinness who's who of indie and new wave music", 1992, guinness publishing, isbn 0-85112-579-4 initially releasing records on their own 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.&nbsp;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. 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. their sound was influenced by krautrock and no wave influences and relied heavily on three chord riffs. some of the records featured cover versions of suicide, the pop group and can tracks. the band played at the reading festival in 1989. hampson's myspac
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