Octopus of Odstock 2,080 Posted May 5 On 09/01/2024 at 09:58, Spade_Cooley said: Get me a chill pill mate, I'm burning up here.... Matt James of Mashd N Kutcher has multiple myeloma, and doesn't sound too optimistic about his chances in interviews I've seen. Matt James to return to the stage, seems to be slowly recovering.. https://purplesneakers.tv/news/mashd-n-kutcher-issues-health-update-reveals-new-album-on-the-way/IQGfNTQ3Njk/26-04-24 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 219 Posted May 19 Legendary Italian DJ Franchino dead at 71. https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/24_maggio_19/e-morto-dj-franchino-leggendaria-voce-delle-discoteche-c5a0202a-22a5-4ec3-ad37-c06fa48bexlk_amp.shtml 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,350 Posted June 9 "The voice of house music" Chuck Roberts dead at 66. Probably best known for the spoken vocals on "My House" by Rhythm Control ("In the beginning there was Jack), which according to WhoSampled has been sampled or reworked in at least 200 other tracks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,683 Posted June 10 Tim Shaw, aka Tim Exile, also creator of the Endlesss platform has aggressive bladder cancer: https://synthanatomy.com/2024/06/support-endless-founder-tim-exile.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Exile He had surgery to take out several organs, recovered, but had to return to hospital because of complications. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,350 Posted July 6 Italo disco should probably go in here? Anyway, Pino D'Angio, Italian musical icon who sang probably the genre's finest hour - "Ma Quale Idea" - dead at 71. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,657 Posted July 6 34 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Italo disco should probably go in here? Anyway, Pino D'Angio, Italian musical icon who sang probably the genre's finest hour - "Ma Quale Idea" - dead at 71. Like Messrs McFadden & Whitehead, there’s some stoppin’ him now. Haha, his page claims he came up with it independently; I’m sure M&W’s lawyers might raise an eyebrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,435 Posted July 16 14 minutes ago, Book said: German DJ Tomcraft, who hit UK #1 in 2003 with "Loneliness", has died on July 15 at age 49. The cause of death is not yet known. https://www.djmag.de/einzelnews/tomcraft-ist-im-alter-von-49-jahren-gestorben Just moving DJ Tomcraft's death report here. We are putting these folk in this thread, leaving the Disc Jockeys thread free for platter spinners on the radio. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,683 Posted July 21 Disco queen Evelyn Thomas, prominent voice on dance hits like "High Energy" dies at 70: https://www.nme.com/news/music/evelyn-thomas-influential-disco-singer-has-died-aged-70-3776681 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,478 Posted July 22 9 hours ago, gcreptile said: Disco queen Evelyn Thomas, prominent voice on dance hits like "High Energy" dies at 70: https://www.nme.com/news/music/evelyn-thomas-influential-disco-singer-has-died-aged-70-3776681 "High Energy" is just a copy of "Relax" if you listen to the beat. Have there ever been any legal disputes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,683 Posted July 22 Yes, the "influence" is there. Curious how "High Energy" was the founder of the hi-NRG "genre", but not Relax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,478 Posted July 22 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Yes, the "influence" is there. Curious how "High Energy" was the founder of the hi-NRG "genre", but not Relax. Maybe it's because of the title 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,435 Posted July 22 2 hours ago, Book said: "High Energy" is just a copy of "Relax" if you listen to the beat. Have there ever been any legal disputes? IIRC there was a spat between Horn and Levine over the beat, Evelyn Thomas being the earlier to be released. I think it ended up that Levine had stolen it from somewhere else, which is also where Horn got it, and that was an end to it. I could be misremembering though. The usual nonsense back at that time: sampling, "this is a journey into sound" etc etc. Lot of it going about. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,230 Posted July 22 Ian Levine in a huge argument with someone? I'm shocked. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,350 Posted August 1 Drum 'n' bass progenitor/godfather DJ Randall dead at 54, went straight to QO in most of the accepted sources. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
