Sad news, one of the legends in my world. P.
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Michael Elliot-Knight<michael.elliot-kni...@fallon.com> wrote: > http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/eon-rip/ > > quote: > Legendary ?rave? producer Eon, a.k.a. Ian Loveday, passed away Wednesday, > June 17, from complications with pneumonia. He was one of the first > producers to gain popularity amongst the late-80s/early-90s rave scene > with hits like ?Spice? and ?Fear the Mind Killer?, the sound being a link > between early techno and modern breakbeat. > > As Eon, his tracks made their way to early 90s pirate radio stations in > London, and then out on vinyl through small labels like BAAD and Vinyl > Solution. He would release his most well-known tracks on the seminal > album, ?Void Dweller? in 1992 at the height of the spread of modern dance > music in the US. ?Void Dweller?, with the hit ?Spice? owing its > recognizable hook to a sample from David Lynch?s movie ?Dune?, was one of > the first major label releases, on Columbia, for producers in the > burgeoning rave scene. > > His work saw release on numerous labels over the years, including Hooj > Toons and XL Recordings. In ?93 he teamed up with fellow British acid > pioneer Peter ?Baby? Ford, producing many classic tracks including ?Dead > Eye? which would eventually be released as a single on Richie Hawtin?s > Plus 8 label. Loveday would go on to release under his Minimal Man moniker > up until just before his death. > > Eon performed live at Fabric and on Radio One over the years, and worked > with producers like Mark Moore (S?Express) and Marcus J Knight. Most > recently, he had been busy in the studio with long time collaborator Baby > Ford on some new projects. > > http://www.discogs.com/artist/Eon > http://www.discogs.com/artist/Minimal+Man > http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ian+Loveday > http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tan-Ru > > > very sad news... > :-( > condolences to all family and friends (and fans) > > MEK > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Disclaimer > The information in this email and any attachments may contain proprietary and > confidential information that is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you > are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > copying, distribution, retention or use of the contents of this information > is prohibited. When addressed to our clients or vendors, any information > contained in this e-mail or any attachments is subject to the terms and > conditions in any governing contract. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please immediately contact the sender and delete the e-mail. >
