Spacemen 3

Spacemen 3 were an English space rock band who formed in 1982 and whose career spanned from the post-punk to Acid House eras. The group consisted of the core of Jason Pierce and Peter Kember (Pierce sometimes credited as J. Spaceman and Kember usually known as Sonic Boom), who formed the group in Rugby, Warwickshire having met at the local art college. Other members of what would become a fluid line-up over the years included Pete Bain (Bassman), Natty Brooker, Sterling Roswell (Rosco), Will Carruthers and Jonny Mattock. After several years of local gigs and club nights, they recorded their first album in 1986 on Glass Records. Sound Of Confusion was not successful commercially but it attracted a loyal fanbase; its follow-up, The Perfect Prescription, expanded the group's core of fans and is generally considered their masterpiece.

In 1989 Playing With Fire, which expanded on the psychedelic and drone themes of the earlier albums, was released. Its second single, 'Revolution', reached #1 on the UK indie charts. But soon after, a combination of personnel changes, drug problems and inter-band tension (especially between Kember and Pierce) b...