30:
270:
Ives started out as a guitarist and drummer in garage rock and punk bands, most notably as a former member of Thee MVPs. In this band he toured extensively around Europe and
America supporting artists such as
307:, Easy Action, Batchelor Records & more. He is also a founding member & drummer in the band Ice Baths which released their debut album in 2018 on the London-based label Blank Editions (
843:
828:
624:
272:
222:
Starting out as a bedroom project in 2012, Ives officially released his first solo work under the name
Specimens in 2015 with a
848:
598:
676:
390:
442:
29:
720:
494:
838:
833:
165:
520:
823:
276:
771:
367:
360:
350:
334:
239:
150:
799:
818:
304:
160:
155:
468:
296:
284:
247:
223:
124:
416:
243:
84:
694:
650:
546:
238:
ahead of his debut album 'Sculptures' in 2016. Also in 2016 Ives launched his own label
308:
300:
280:
259:
255:
203:
812:
109:
373:
2023 - To Light a Candle is to Cast a Shadow (Cluster Node) (Cassette
Compilation)
312:
114:
803:
292:
251:
119:
745:
572:
230:. He subsequently went on to release a number of cassettes on labels such as
288:
80:
207:
625:"TIGERCUB AND THEE MVPS TO SUPPORT PULLED APART BY HORSES ON UK TOUR"
211:
95:
599:"THEE MVPS JOIN FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES NOVEMBER TOUR"
202:, is an electronic, experimental, ambient & drone musician of
183:
677:"hee MVPs - Receiver // Limited Colored Vinyl 10"s (3 Variants)"
327:
2015 – Water & Concrete (Tenderly
Surrender) (Cassette)
346:
2019 – MIND-DRONE Vol. 7 (Drone
Records) (LP Compilation)
443:"7 TRACKS THAT INSPIRED SPECIMENS' DEBUT LP, SCULPTURES"
299:. During this period he had releases on labels such as
178:
174:
143:
133:
102:
91:
64:
54:
44:
39:
20:
343:2019 – Specimens / Inchindown (Display) (Cassette)
495:"LISTEN: First Releases By First Terrace Records"
772:"Ice Baths: New Strappings Pt 1 – single review"
721:"ICE BATHS REVEAL FIRST SINGLE FROM DEBUT ALBUM"
330:2016 – J C / Specimens (A Giant Fern) (Cassette)
324:2015 – II (Shimmering Moods Records) (Cassette)
356:2020 – @0 (Ahead Of Our Time) (CD Compilation)
340:2018 – In The Dust of Idols (SVS Records) (LP)
242:which has gone on to release artists such as
8:
198:(born 7 July 1989), known by his stage name
17:
391:"Pop & Rock Listings for June 10-16"
382:
521:"The Beacon Sound Choir Sunday Songs"
7:
273:Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
14:
28:
844:English experimental musicians
1:
417:"Shimmering Moods Multi View"
366:2023 - Power Pain Privilege (
829:English electronic musicians
865:
469:"SCULPTURES // SPECIMENS"
319:Selected solo discography
27:
228:Shimmering Moods Records
166:Shimmering Moods Records
746:"introducing Ice Baths"
695:"Introducing Thee MVPs"
547:"Introducing Thee MVPs"
849:Experimental composers
573:"Thee MVPs Past Shows"
359:2022 – Intersections (
277:Pulled Apart by Horses
246:(Beacon Sound Choir),
218:Solo work as Specimens
40:Background information
368:First Terrace Records
361:First Terrace Records
351:First Terrace Records
335:First Terrace Records
240:First Terrace Records
151:First Terrace Records
303:, Greenway Records,
184:specimensmusic.co.uk
527:. Philip Sherbourne
475:. Theo Darton-Moore
349:2020 – Café Songs (
333:2017 – Sculptures (
305:Slovenly Recordings
657:. Original Penguin
395:The New York Times
266:Early music career
236:Tenderly Surrender
839:Ambient musicians
834:Ambient composers
248:Chihei Hatakeyama
210:descent based in
190:
189:
34:Specimens in 2017
856:
788:
787:
785:
783:
768:
762:
761:
759:
757:
742:
736:
735:
733:
731:
717:
711:
710:
708:
706:
691:
685:
684:
683:. David Hampton.
673:
667:
666:
664:
662:
655:Original Penguin
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
621:
615:
614:
612:
610:
595:
589:
588:
586:
584:
569:
563:
562:
560:
558:
543:
537:
536:
534:
532:
517:
511:
510:
508:
506:
491:
485:
484:
482:
480:
465:
459:
458:
456:
454:
439:
433:
432:
430:
428:
413:
407:
406:
404:
402:
387:
224:Compact Cassette
186:
136:
78:
74:
72:
57:
47:
32:
18:
864:
863:
859:
858:
857:
855:
854:
853:
809:
808:
802:discography at
796:
791:
781:
779:
776:Louder Than War
770:
769:
765:
755:
753:
744:
743:
739:
729:
727:
719:
718:
714:
704:
702:
693:
692:
688:
675:
674:
670:
660:
658:
649:
648:
644:
634:
632:
623:
622:
618:
608:
606:
597:
596:
592:
582:
580:
571:
570:
566:
556:
554:
545:
544:
540:
530:
528:
519:
518:
514:
504:
502:
493:
492:
488:
478:
476:
467:
466:
462:
452:
450:
441:
440:
436:
426:
424:
415:
414:
410:
400:
398:
389:
388:
384:
380:
321:
315:, Housewives).
268:
244:Peter Broderick
220:
193:
182:
170:
134:
129:
85:South Yorkshire
79:
76:
70:
68:
55:
45:
35:
23:
12:
11:
5:
862:
860:
852:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
811:
810:
807:
806:
795:
794:External links
792:
790:
789:
763:
737:
712:
686:
668:
642:
616:
590:
564:
538:
512:
501:. Tristan Bath
486:
473:Stray Landings
460:
434:
408:
381:
379:
376:
375:
374:
371:
364:
357:
354:
347:
344:
341:
338:
331:
328:
325:
320:
317:
309:Thurston Moore
301:Burger Records
267:
264:
260:Machinefabriek
256:Pierre Bastien
219:
216:
192:Musical artist
191:
188:
187:
180:
176:
175:
172:
171:
169:
168:
163:
158:
153:
147:
145:
141:
140:
137:
131:
130:
128:
127:
122:
117:
112:
106:
104:
100:
99:
93:
89:
88:
66:
62:
61:
58:
52:
51:
48:
42:
41:
37:
36:
33:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
861:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
824:Living people
822:
820:
817:
816:
814:
805:
801:
798:
797:
793:
777:
773:
767:
764:
751:
747:
741:
738:
726:
722:
716:
713:
700:
696:
690:
687:
682:
678:
672:
669:
656:
652:
646:
643:
630:
626:
620:
617:
604:
600:
594:
591:
578:
574:
568:
565:
552:
548:
542:
539:
526:
522:
516:
513:
500:
496:
490:
487:
474:
470:
464:
461:
448:
444:
438:
435:
422:
418:
412:
409:
397:. 9 June 2016
396:
392:
386:
383:
377:
372:
369:
365:
362:
358:
355:
352:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
332:
329:
326:
323:
322:
318:
316:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
265:
263:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
217:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
185:
181:
177:
173:
167:
164:
162:
159:
157:
154:
152:
149:
148:
146:
142:
138:
132:
126:
123:
121:
118:
116:
113:
111:
108:
107:
105:
101:
97:
94:
90:
86:
82:
77:(age 35)
67:
63:
59:
56:Also known as
53:
49:
43:
38:
31:
26:
19:
16:
780:. Retrieved
775:
766:
754:. Retrieved
749:
740:
728:. Retrieved
725:Circus Sweet
724:
715:
703:. Retrieved
701:. Punktastic
698:
689:
680:
671:
659:. Retrieved
654:
645:
633:. Retrieved
631:. Punktastic
628:
619:
607:. Retrieved
605:. Punktastic
602:
593:
581:. Retrieved
576:
567:
555:. Retrieved
553:. Punktastic
550:
541:
529:. Retrieved
524:
515:
503:. Retrieved
498:
489:
477:. Retrieved
472:
463:
451:. Retrieved
446:
437:
425:. Retrieved
420:
411:
399:. Retrieved
394:
385:
353:) (Cassette)
313:Douglas Hart
269:
235:
232:A Giant Fern
231:
227:
221:
199:
195:
194:
161:A Giant Fern
139:2012–present
135:Years active
115:Experimental
15:
819:1989 births
804:MusicBrainz
651:"THEE MVPS"
579:. Thee MVPs
293:Night Beats
252:Anna Homler
226:release on
156:SVS Records
75:7 July 1989
813:Categories
699:Punktastic
629:Punktastic
603:Punktastic
551:Punktastic
499:Spools Out
423:. igloomag
378:References
297:Television
285:Twin Peaks
125:Electronic
71:1989-07-07
46:Birth name
800:Specimens
752:. giglist
681:Sly Vinyl
577:Wordpress
525:Pitchfork
449:. Hyponik
289:Ty Segall
200:Specimens
196:Alex Ives
98:, England
87:, England
81:Doncaster
60:Specimens
50:Alex Ives
22:Specimens
421:Igloomag
401:18 April
208:Jamaican
750:Giglist
447:hyponik
281:Temples
204:British
179:Website
110:Ambient
782:24 May
778:. Ioan
756:24 May
730:24 May
705:24 May
661:24 May
635:24 May
609:24 May
583:24 May
557:24 May
531:24 May
505:24 May
479:24 May
453:24 May
427:24 May
370:) (LP)
363:) (LP)
337:) (LP)
295:&
258:&
234:&
212:London
144:Labels
103:Genres
96:London
92:Origin
120:Drone
784:2018
758:2018
732:2018
707:2018
663:2018
637:2018
611:2018
585:2018
559:2018
533:2018
507:2018
481:2018
455:2018
429:2018
403:2018
214:UK.
65:Born
815::
774:.
748:.
723:.
697:.
679:.
653:.
627:.
601:.
575:.
549:.
523:.
497:.
471:.
445:.
419:.
393:.
311:,
291:,
287:,
283:,
279:,
275:,
262:.
254:,
250:,
83:,
73:)
786:.
760:.
734:.
709:.
665:.
639:.
613:.
587:.
561:.
535:.
509:.
483:.
457:.
431:.
405:.
206:/
69:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
