V-3

The story

Mistakenly categorized as lo-fi, underground legend Jim Shepard and his mid-'90s outfit V-3 should really be termed lo-pro (for low production), as the many mumbling, sometimes droning lo-fi bands of the mid-'90s have little artistically in common with Shepard's offbeat, organic rock. However, at a period when bands like Pavement and Guided by Voices were releasing records that practically shimmer by comparison, the production value of Photograph Burns and Evil Love Deeper are stunningly low for indie, much less major-label, releases.

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Members

• Nudge Squidfish
• Jim Shepard
• Leland Cain
• Sam Brown
• Rudy K. Smith
• Roxanne Newman

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with V-3 in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with V-3 in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like V-3

• The FallListenBrainz listeners
• The GriftersLast.fm listeners
• Ego SummitLast.fm listeners
• Thomas Jefferson Slave ApartmentsLast.fm listeners
• Kitchen's FloorLast.fm listeners
• Circus DevilsLast.fm listeners
• The RenderersLast.fm listeners
• Airport 5Last.fm listeners
• Psycho and the BirdsLast.fm listeners
• Circle PitLast.fm listeners
• The TakeoversLast.fm listeners
• Death of SamanthaLast.fm listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of V-3’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.