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Amp Releases

Green Sky Blue Tree (Self-Released Audio Cassette, Amp01 1992)
A limited edition of 100, originially available with a short story, rereleased in 1993 as a run of 30.

Get There/Remember (7", Linda's Strange Vacation, LSD01, UK, 1995)
Both sides of this record appear on the "Passe Present" singles collection.
"… a breezy celebration of lucid existence and simplistic beauty. […] Guitars melt, leaving puddles of feedback which reflect the light emitted from Karine's delicate voice." Erik Kowalski, MILK, Sept 1996

Frise/Le Petit Chat (7", Wurlitzer Jukebox, WJ7, UK, 1996)
These tracks both resurface on the "Passe Present" collected singles album.

Sirenes (CD/LP, Petrol, OIL4, US, 1996)
There are two UK releases of this album: Wurlitzer Jukebox, WJ09 and Linda's Strange Vacation, LSD03, both released in 1996.
"Sirenes is an uncommonly beautiful record, largely because of its uncommon sort of beauty […] a dazzling cloud of opacity that has the moving, reverential ecstasy of Arvo Part and picks up My Bloody Valentine's challenge to describe compelling shapes out of an amorphous mass of sound" - Chris Wodskou, WWW.SCHMOOZE.NET, 1997

Track listing: Souvenir - Frieze - Perdu - Merry go down - November - Rave Mantra - Matilda's shorts wave - Soft Stone Soul - Eternity - So be it
Personnel: Richard Walker; Karine Charff; Matt Jones (Crescent); Matt Elliott (Third Eye Foundation); Dave Mercer; Paul Gulati; Gareth Mitchell and Guy Cooper.
Produced by: Amp with assistance from Roger Walker and Laurence Gane

Beyond/Lutin (7" Wurlitzer Jukebox, WJ15, UK, 1997)
"Lutin" appears, together an unreleased instrumental version of "Beyond" entitled "Yonder", on the "Passe Present" album.

AstraLmoonBeamProjecTions (CD/2x12 LP, Kranky, KRANK017, US, 1997)
"Lush, drifting swoon sometimes becomes infused with sweetly melancholy, shimmering noise-pop […] Eight tracks span nearly 75 minutes; enchantingly beautiful throughout" - Carrie Taylor, INK 19, Oct 1997 (Note: this is a CD review - the vinyl album has two bonus tracks)

Track listing: Onehopesinuncertainty - Shadowfall (vinyl release only) - Lightdripglow - Transmigration - Interlude - Stellata - Shiftime - Polemic - Alightfarout (vinyl release only) - Celestialreturn.
Personnel: Richard Walker; Karine Charff; Matt Jones (Crescent); Matt Elliott
(Third Eye Foundation); Dave Mercer; Paul Gulati: Roger Walker, Gareth Mitchell and
Guy Cooper.
Produced by: Amp with assistance from Roger Walker and Laurence Gane.

Perception (CD/2 x 12 EP) Darla Records, DRL036, US, 1997)
"Imagine the most sublime instrumental passages from your favourite Popol Vuh or Flying Saucer Attack albums and stretch them to infinity, and then you'll grasp the abstract beauty of this album" - Bill Cohen, ALTERNATIVE PRESS Jan.1998

Track listing: Perception - Receive - Perception Returns - Perceive
Personnel: Richard Walker; Gareth Mitchell
Produced by: A.M.P. Studio

Passe Present (CD, Enraptured, RAPTCD16, UK, 1998)
This singles album features two previously unreleased tracks, and was also produced in an extremely limited run pressed on coloured vinyl, catalogue number RAPTLP16.
"…this collection of early singles […] has such a presence, an inexplicable psyche, that I find myself falling in love with the sort of thing I wouldn't normally touch. Amp re-kindle a long neglected love for the forest and how truly frightening nights can be." - Troy Palmer, ALTERNATIVE PRESS #119, Jun 1998

Track listing: Remember - Ombres - Scarborough Fair - Get There - Le Petit Chat - Noir et Noir (unreleased track, 1996) - Lutin - Frise - Yonder (unreleased track, 1996/7)
Personnel: Richard Walker; Karine Charff; Matt Jones (Crescent); Matt Elliott (Third Eye Foundation); Dave Mercer; John Cooper; Gareth Mitchell and Guy Cooper.
Produced by: Amp with assistance from Roger Walker and Laurence Gane.

Stenorette (CD/LP, Kranky, KRANK031, US, 1998)
"With a newfound emphasis on normalized songwriting […] Amp's third album arrives at a listenable nexus between delicate rock, chamber atmospherics, and electronic weirdness" - Jordan N. Mamone, CMJ NEW MUSIC REPORT #597, Nov 1998

Track listing: Intwo - Tommorrow - When - You Are Here - Songe - Zoe - Two 3 - Tango Non - Sunflower - Just-Ice - Bilboquet - Outlier
Personnel: Richard Walker; Karine Charff; Olivier Gauthier; John Cooper and Frank Booth
Produced by: Robert Hampson (Main/Loop)

Sunflower EP (CD, Ochre Records, OCH031, UK, 1998)
A limited edition remix version of three tracks from Stenorette.
"The elaborately packaged Sunflower EP makes an interesting addendum to the album […] an acoustic take of "Sunflower"; a heavily treated dub mix of "Zoe" by Robert Hampson; and a blend of swirling synths, metallic guitar buzz and driving beats on "Ice-House (Sun-House)" – by Richard Amp. Tom Ridge, THE WIRE, Dec 1998.

Saint Cecilia Sinsemilla (CD, Space Age Recordings, ORBIT027CD, UK, 2001)
A live album of favourites and previously unreleased recordings made at VPRO Radio, Amsterdam and Coupole AJZ, Biel, Switzerland 1999.
“… Amp at their most raw. It features mostly songs from the album Stenorette, as well as other recent albums it is not safe to assume, however, that if you have heard those albums you know what to expect. Here the songs are very very different in a live setting…” Pete Baumann, FAKEJAZZ.COM ,Oct 2001

Track listing: Get There - Tango Non - Hum Field Modulator - Oh Jesus - Outlier - Stellata - Intersun - Sunflower (edit)
Personnel: Richard Walker; Karine Charff; Luke Antoniades, Olivier Gauthier.
Produced by: Coupole AJZ and VPRO Radio staff.

L’Amour Invisible (CD, Space Age Recordings, ORBIT029CD, UK, 2002)

Track listing: Crazyhead - L'amour Invisible - Curious Smile - How Can We Be Sure? - Where Was When - Glasshouse Jam - It Ain't Easy - Love Flies By - Junkyard Blues - Go
Personnel: Richard Walker; Karine Charff; Olivier Gauthier.
Produced by: Amp

US (CD, Very Friendly, VF012CD, UK 2005)

Track listing: Opening - Get Here – Implosion – You Say – Lopsided – Think don’t think -
Level Devil – Will you I’m lost – Endgame – Iconisis.
Personnel: Richard walker, Karine Charff, Marc Challans, Ray Dickaty,
Donald Ross Skinner
Produced by: Amp

 

A.M.P./AMP Studio Releases (Richard Amp’solo)

Heart and Soul Dissolves (CD/12" Darla Records, DRL038, US, 1997)
A three track EP with both Richard Walker and Karine Charff appearing, featuring the tracks "Heart and Soul Dissolves", "Heart and Soul Resolves" and an untitled track.
"… it sounds far more abstract than the recent Astralmoonbeamprojections" album" –
Tom Ridge, THE WIRE, August 1997.

Studio EP 7’ Colourful Clouds for Accoustics Records, US 1997

Slip/tiller 7’ Amberley Records, AMY001, UK 1997

Misstype Dolittle 7” one sided Earworm Records, WORM8, UK 1997

Syzygy CD album AAR Recordings AAR001, UK 1998

Uncounscious Country CD album Fourth dimensions Records FDCD61,
UK 2000

Alien registration Office CD/LP Ochre records OCH017LCD, UK 2000

Split Singles, Compilations and Guest Appearances

Various Artists - Bristol EP (7", Wurlitzer Jukebox, WJ5, UK, 1995)
The original appearance of the cover version of "Scarborough Fair".

Various Artists - Electronic Evocations (CD, Enraptured, RAPTCD02, UK 1996)
Amp perform the track "Seagreen Serenades" on this Silver Apples tribute album.

Amp - Ombres (7", Enraptured, RAPT4503, UK, 1996)
A collaboration with The Third Eye Foundation, this is a split single with Saadar Baazar. "Ombres" can also be found on the"Passe Present" singles collection.

Third Eye Foundation - In version (CD/LP, Linda's Strange Vacation, LSD04, UK, 1996)
Amp contribute two remixes to this project: "Short Wave Dub" and "Eternity (I and I and eye and eye and eye version)".

Amp - There She Goes (7" Kake Mix Records, KMR008, US, 1997)
A split single with Centipede on the flipside.

Various Artists - Angelfood Electronics, Volume 2 (CD/LP, Kake Mix Records, KMR009, US, 1997).
This collection features an Amp track entitled "Moon Tree".

Various Artists - Franticsemantics EP (7" Hummy and Joey, SPA021, UK, 1997)
Arab Strap, The Machismos and The Screech Owls also appear on this EP, which contains Amp's "Melatonine Red".

Amp - Reminiscence (CDS/12", Blue Flea, BLUEFLEA09, US, 1998)
Windy & Carl are the act sharing this split single.

Various Artists – A tribute to Spacemen3 (CD/LP, Rocket Girl, RGIRL2, UK, 1998)
Amp's "So Hot" (Wash Away All Of My Tears) can be found on this compilation.

Various Artists - Decalogue EP (10", Ochre Records, OCH033, UK, 1998)
The track "Left it too late" can also be located on a various artists compilation entitled "Floralia" (CD, WOT4 Records, WOT4CD9903, Italy, 1999).

Various Artists - Bedroom Ambient (CD/LP, Enraptured, RAPT028, UK, 1999)
A track called "ICU" is Amp's contribution to this compilation.

Various Artists - 271199 (CD/LP, Ochre Records, OCH020LCD, UK, 1999)
Amp's live recording of "Blind man's buff" from Ochre 5, a one day festival held in Gloucester in late September 1999.

Various Artists - Unacknowledged Pop Song Collection Vol. 666
(CD/ Xerxes and Nu NuLAX NuLAN ESCD0006/NUCD0666 Japan, 2003)
A limited Ed. Of 666 Copies. track called “Watchin’ “ is Amp’s contribution
to this compilation. Monster DVD, Tabata, KK NULL Government Alpha amongst
others are featured as well on this cool and crazy Japanese comp….
That is an eclectic mix of hard noise and experimental sound scapes and mashed
Up songs with electronic beats and sonic guitars blazing over 22 tracks.
Xerxes@eb.mbn.or.jp

Guest Appearances

“Fat Mouth Shouts out” by Skree (CD FRR020 Freek records, UK 1996)
Richard Walker makes a guest appearance on most tracks.

“Perdurance” by Blaubac (CD, Moth Records, PORCE006, UK 2002)
Karine Charff makes a guest appearance on track “Velle”.

“DrinK From My Bastard Grail” by 2 By bukowski (CD, Poeta Negra,
PN22, UK2003). Karine Charff makes a guest appearance on track “Chopperfuck”.