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(Updated) Great Electronic Musicians lost

by adminArtist, News, Passed away April 2, 2023April 9, 2023Comments are Disabled

Update January 14, 2023: more names added Update January 7, 2023: thanks to Mark Jenkins, Till Kopper and Max Barber we now have a lot of data complete. 2022 Was …

Ryuichi Sakamoto died, aged 71

by adminArtists-S, News, Passed away April 2, 2023May 8, 2023Comments are Disabled

Experimental Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has died on March 28, 2023, aged 71. The Grammy Award-winning electronic music star, who also won an Oscar and Bafta for his film work, was diagnosed with cancer for a …

(Updated) Klaus Schulze interview in Echoes – 1982

by adminArtists-S, History, Interview, News, Passed away, Podcast and broadcast March 10, 2023March 10, 2023Comments are Disabled

Update March 10, 2023: The 2nd part of the interview is now also available. Another 86 minutes of interview. Thank you John Diliberto (visit his website here). John writes: “In …

Isao Tomita biography

by adminArticle-Artist, Artists-T, Background, History, News, Passed away February 26, 2023February 26, 2023Comments are Disabled

We found this nice short biography in the Isao Tomita fans facebook group, created by Mustafa Ertan. Born : 22 April 1932 Tokyo, JapanDied : 5 May 2016 (aged 84) …

Michelle Moog-Koussa – Remembering Herb Deutsch

by adminArticle-Artist, Artists-D, History, News, Passed away, Vintage equipment, Vintage Gear, Vintage Gear KLM February 20, 2023May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

This remembrance was posted today at the website of the Bob Moog foundation. Michelle Moog-Koussa, daughter of Bob Moog, remembering Herb Deutsch – one of the Moog pioneers since the …

RIP – Yukihiro Takahashi

by adminArtists-T, Artists-X/Y/Z, News, Passed away January 15, 2023January 15, 2023Comments are Disabled

Reports are coming in that seminal Japanese musician Yukihiro Takahashi has died. The musician had an operation to remove a brain tumour in 2020; he revealed further health issues in 2021. Initial …

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Christmas present – Patrick Kosmos

by adminAlfa Centauri Artists, Artists-K, Background, History, Music release, News, Passed away December 14, 2022December 14, 2022Comments are Disabled

Jan Mathieu was one of the first musicians involved with the career of Patrick Kosmos. Jan has offered a christmas present on the Patrick Kosmos Facebook page….. “The very first …

Bad times for Electronic Music – Manuel Göttsching

by adminArtists-A, Artists-G, News, Passed away December 12, 2022December 12, 2022Comments are Disabled

These are not good times for Electronic Music fans. After losing some of the greatest names and pioneers this year, we received the message that Manuel Göttsching passed away at …

Herb Deutsch passed away

by adminArtists-D, News, Passed away December 11, 2022December 11, 2022Comments are Disabled

Another great name in Electronic Music has taken the one-way travel: Herb Deutsch, pioneer in developing the Moog synthesizer, has passed away yesterday. This is the statement by Moog Music: …

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Don Lewis – Live Electronic Orchestra

by adminArticle-Artist, Artists-L, Design, Hardware, History, News, Passed away, Vintage equipment, Vintage Gear November 14, 2022May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

We were shocked to hear about the passing of Don Lewis, an innovator who joins the great gig in the sky at age 81. In the late 1960s and early …