Loop's official studio albums were re-released on their Reactor label. Some of the records featured cover versions of Suicide, The Pop Group and Can tracks. Hampson's MySpace pages referred to friendly pressure to again re-release the Loop albums and these were eventually released in November 2008 on the Reactor label. Reformation Loop reformed for 2013 and 2014 activities, as presented by a statement from Robert Hampson. The line-up included the original Gilded Eternity era members Robert Hampson, John Wills, Neil Mackay and Scott Dowson. In November 2013, the band played their first comeback show and also co-curated the final holiday camp edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Camber Sands, England. Wills, wishing to focus on his own musical projects, left the band and was replaced by Wayne Maskell. Loop then played in April 2014 as headliners of the Roadburn Festival, followed by more than 20 dates in the USA, headlining the opening night of Milwaukee Psych Fest 2014 at Cactus Club on 24 April. They concluded this comeback tour with the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona in May 2014. In November 2014, a new line-up emerged; still led by Hampson (vocal, guitar), the band performed with Hugo Morgan (bass) and Maskell (drums) from The Heads as well as Dan Boyd (guitar). They played at the Garage (London) and in the Netherlands. Their set featured a new song, "Precession". They also announced they would be playing ATP Iceland 2015. In June 2018, the band played as part of Robert Smith's curation of the Meltdown Festival. The first studio album in 31 years, Sonancy, was released on 25 March 2022. Musical style Their musical style has been described as space rock, psychedelic rock, drone rock, and noise rock. Members Current line-up: Robert Hampson (vocals, guitars) Hugo Morgan (bass) Dan Boyd (guitar) Wayne Maskel (drums) Previous members: Becky Stewart (Bex) (drums) 1986–87 Glen Ray (bass) 1986–7 James Endeacott (guitars) 1987–88 John Wills (drums) 1987–90, 2013–14 Neil Mackay (bass) 1987–90, 2013–14 Scott Dowson (guitars) 1989–90, 2013–14 Discography Albums Compilation albums Singles References External links Official 'Soundheads' website Complete discography Robert Hampson's official website 2008 interview with Robert Hampson http://thequietus.com/articles/00731-loop http://thequietus.com/articles/01801-loop-a-guilded-eternity-the-world-in-your-eyes-reissue-album-reviews English space rock musical groups English noise rock groups Musical groups from London Musical groups established in 1986 Musical groups disestablished in 1991 1986 establishments in England Situation Two artists