The Dead Thread

Bluerover · April 25, 2022

4737carlin said:
RIP Dez, lost his covid battle, more well known as DJ Kay Slay but back in the day he was in a documentary called Style Wars, one of the best docs around on youth culture IMO, graffitti writters in NYC in the 70s

Hip-hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of Covid aged 55

Keith Grayson’s death was confirmed in a statement released through Hot 97, the radio station where he hosted The Drama Hour

www.theguardian.com

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RIP - another male death in his 50s. WTF is happening to us?

Bluerover · April 25, 2022

summerisle said:

Loved his work RIP

Dancing Pat · April 25, 2022

Henny Vrienten, died today aged 73.
A Dutch bassist who rose to fame playing in Doe Maar (a ska band), but more recently was part of Vreemde Kostgangers with the guitarist from Golden Earring.

daza_1973 · April 27, 2022

German electronic pioneer Klaus Schulze aged 74.
Not as well know as some of his contemporaries, but knocked out some great electronic music in the late to mid 70's
R.I.P

dholliday · April 27, 2022

daza_1973 said:
German electronic pioneer Klaus Schulze aged 74.
Not as well know as some of his contemporaries, but knocked out some great electronic music in the late to mid 70's
R.I.P

Big fan, i own about a dozen of his albums. X, Moondawn and Cyborg are the big 3 for me. Raw uncompromising stuff.

Later work with Lisa Gerrard et al is milder, smoother, cleaner, friendlier. Dreamy.

With almost 50 albums under his belt - and with countless modern electronica artists influenced by his music - i'd say he had a decent innings.

His final piece is based off the new Dune film, will be released posthumously now.

Here's one for the road: