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SPROTON LAYER was a psychedelic rock band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They thrived
from March 1969 to September 1970. The band members were all in High School.
They later went on to play in Destroy All Monsters and Mission of Burma.

Journalist Michael Azerrad described their recordings in his book OUR BAND COULD BE YOUR LIFE (p) 2001
"...a valuable document of an amazing band that sounded like Syd Barrett fronting Cream"

ROGER MILLER:
Bass, vocals, songwriter
BEN MILLER:
Guitar, harmony vocals, songwriter
LARRY MILLER:
Drums
HAROLD KIRTCHEN:
Trumpet

Arnold Lelis: Illustrator in residence

"We always thought that the coolest gig possible would be at Hill Auditorium (Ann Arbor) with Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett's) headlining, Capt. Beefheart and his Magic Band in the middle slot, with Sproton Layer opening..."

"To know it by the Ozone."

NEW Re-Master from Germany!

"WITH MAGNETIC FIELDS DISRUPTED"

OUT NOW!

The mastering for the 2011 World in Sound release of "With Magnetic Fields Disrupted" is a great improvement over the 1991 New Alliance version. The bass is deeper, the vocals sit better in the mix, and the harshness is gone. Both the CD and LP have a massive booklet including a time-line history of the band with drawings, photos, and journal entries from 1969-1970. A trip through time, and a trip through the brothers Miller, collectively.

A second Sproton Layer CD/LP, "Press Your Hand and the Whole Room Fluctuates", is slated for a 2012 release. Unreleased songs from earlier sessions and defining improvisations/Space Jams make up the material for this disc.