The sad news has come through of the death of Simeon Coxe of Silver Apples, a true pioneer of electronic music.
We had the pleasure of meeting Simeon at a Silver Apples gig in Sheffield a few years ago. He was more than happy to talk about his rig, and take us through his set up.
An inspiration to generations that followed, most notable on the track We Carry On by Portishead.
The groundbreaking White Noise album, An Electric Storm, is celebrated this Saturday at The British Library.
Organised by our friends at Delia Derbyshire Day, there are a series of events planned throughout the day, including a contribution from Delia’s bandmates Brian Hodgson and David Vorhaus.
The day will also include a special screening of a 20 minute audio feature produced by Lead Researcher and Curator of the Delia audio archive in Manchester, David Butler. This includes contributions from Adrian Utley (Portishead), Martyn Ware (The Human League, BEF, Heaven 17), Chris+Cosey (Throbbing Gristle), and our own Ian Campbell.
Details of the event…
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