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Wevie Stonder

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Wevie Stonder
Background information
Also known asWevie De Crepon
OriginUnited Kingdom
Genres
Years active1993–present
LabelsCack Records
Skam Records
Sonig
Websitewww.weviestonder.com

Wevie Stonder /ˈwiːviː ˈstɒndər/ are a British group formed in Brighton in 1993. They have released five studio albums on Skam records, Sonig and Cack Records. The band's name is a spoonerism of American R&B and soul musician Stevie Wonder.

History

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The band formed in 1993, when their first recording session resulted in a failed cover version of Stevie Wonder's “I just called to say I love you” and marked the birth of Wevie Stonder - a name which would go on to spark a fad of spoonerised names and puns in electronic music (such as Com Truise and Joy Orbison).[1]

Their first LP "Eat Your Own Ears" (its name later taken by the London-based promotions company)[2] was released in 2000, and led to a series of records for Skam, radio sessions for the BBC, and live performances at electronic music nights and festivals around the UK and Europe - with their debut live show at Sonar festival, Barcelona.[3]

After a very long hiatus, Wevie Stonder have a new album - "Sure Beats Living" - slated for a release on July 25th 2025 on Skam.[4]

Discography

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As Wevie Stonder

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  • Eat Your Own Ears (Skam, 2000)
  • Drawing on Other People's Heads (Skam, 2002)[5]
  • Stoat (Skam, 2002)
  • Kenyan Harry EP (Skam, 2003)[6]
  • The Wooden Horse of Troy (Skam, 2005)[7]
  • The Bucket (CACK, 2009)[8]
  • Small People / Shut the Gate (CACK, 2009)
  • The Beast of Wevie (CACK, 2017)
  • Sure Beats Living (Skam, 2025)

As Wevie De Crepon

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  • The Age Old Age of Old Age Mini LP (Sonig, 2003)
  • Ton Wah 12 (Sonig, 2004)

Remixes

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  • The man with the Xylophone skull (2001) for Rubin Steiner
  • King Holer (2002) for Fujiya & Miyagi
  • Pushchairs for grown ups (2004) for Team Doyobi
  • A buddha made of mud (2007) for Schlammpeitziger

Radio sessions

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  • BBC Radio 3 – "Mixing it" hosted by Robert Sandall and Mark Russell, broadcast 2/6/06
  • BBC Radio 1 – "Breezeblock" Mary Anne Hobbs, broadcast 3/9/05

References

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  1. ^ Muggs, Joe (14 July 2011). "Slick Jagger? Joy Orbison? Why silly names hide credible music". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. ^ Buckle, Becky (11 October 2022). "Avoiding the obvious route: Eat Your Own Ears is celebrating 20 years of off-kilter parties". Mixmag. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Sónar". Sonar. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. ^ Sure Beats Living by Wevie Stonder - RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 4 May 2025
  5. ^ Scott, Marcus. "BBC - Music - Review of Wevie Stonder - Drawing On Other People's Heads". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6. ^ Nachmann, Ron (28 November 2003). "Wevie Stonder Kenyan Harry EP". XLR8R. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Wevie Stonder :: The Wooden Horse of Troy (Skam)". Igloo Magazine. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Wevie Stonder – The Bucket". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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