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AtomicCrimsonRush View Drop Down

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Posted: December 07 2012 at 21:12

RIP legend

R.I.P. http://youtu.be/cULwlnEok1c

Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - December 07 2012 at 21:14

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Posted: December 08 2012 at 12:56

Sad news. RIP Huw.

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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:41

Bloody hell. Extremely sad news. I have some very fond memories of Huw and this crazy band Ouch

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Posted: December 09 2012 at 18:59

Thank you Huw - rest in peace

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Posted: December 13 2012 at 19:51

Here is some more info about this former Hawkwind Guitarist.

He died at his home on 6 December 2012, aged 61 years old, after a two-year fight with cancer.^[2]

Discography

Hawkwind

1970: Hawkwind
1980: Live Seventy Nine
1980: Levitation
1981: Sonic Attack
1982: Church of Hawkwind
1982: Choose Your Masques
1985: The Chronicle of the Black Sword
1986: Live Chronicles
1987: Out & Intake
1988: The Xenon Codex

[edit] Widowmaker

1976: Widowmaker
1977: Too Late to Cry

[edit] Lloyd-Langton Group

1984: Outside the Law (Deprecated as a bootleg on Lloyd-Langton's official site.^[3])
1984 "Dreams that fade away" / "It's on Me" - 12 single. Limited edition. Ultra noise records.
1985: Night Air (Re-released 28 June 2010.)
1987: Like An Arrow
1988: Time Space & LLG
1991: Elegy
1994: River Run
1999: Chain Reaction
2001: On The Move... Plus
2010: Hard Graft
2011: Classical Guitar Tales

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Posted: December 20 2012 at 02:37

If I'm allowed a bit of blog whoring, here are some highlights of Huw's career:

Obituary - Huw Lloyd Langton

I learnt yesterday that one of my favourite guitar players passed away. Huw Lloyd Langton got notorious through his work with Hawkwind, a collaboration that spanned a good number of decades. Master of spacey reverbs and long improvisations, he could create dense atmospheres but still produce songs for more straightforward listeners. I never had the opportunity to see Huw playing live, and now I'm sure I never will. Folk that worked with him paint a personality of kindness and openness, someone pleasant to do music with. Good bye Huw, you'll be missed.

Enjoy.

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Posted: December 20 2012 at 07:48

We seem to have lost so many of "our" musicians this year.

A very sad loss, rest in peace Huw.