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sleeper 
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Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
 Posted: February 20 2013 at 11:09 |
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RIP Kevin Ayers, another great loss.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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akamaisondufromage
Forum Senior Member 
VIP Member Joined: May 16 2009 Location: Blighty Status: Offline Points: 6797 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 11:53 |
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Sad sad news RIP
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Help me I'm falling!
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Evolver
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Crossover & JR/F/Canterbury Teams Joined: October 22 2005 Location: The Idiocracy Status: Offline Points: 5482 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 12:06 |
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Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
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zumacraig
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 10 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1301 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 12:14 |
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huge respect for that guy. RIP. will spin some early softs tonight :-)
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Stardust we are.
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Dean
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Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 12:21 |
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This is deeply upsetting news. My condolences to Kevin's daughters. RIP old chap.
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What?
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HolyMoly
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Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26133 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 12:24 |
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He was one of those guys I just expected to stick around forever, putting an album out every ten years or so, just kicking back and doing his thing. It's sad to realize he won't be doing that anymore.
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My other avatar is a Porsche
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
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Canterzeuhl
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 06 2011 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 452 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 13:35 |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21517041
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lazland
Prog Reviewer
Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13249 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 13:39 |
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Only 68 as well. Very sad.
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Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
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Man With Hat
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 14:36 |
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RIP
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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Man With Hat
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 14:37 |
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RIP indeed. SM debut was fantastic. Will spin it tonight in his honor.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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pfloyd
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Joined: March 02 2012 Location: Milwaukee Status: Offline Points: 302 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 14:46 |
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this is a huge bummer.
RIP
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DisgruntledPorcupine
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 16 2010 Location: Thunder Bay CAN Status: Offline Points: 4395 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 14:55 |
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RIP
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Sumdeus
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 23 2012 Location: SF Bay Area Status: Offline Points: 831 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 16:19 |
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damn this blows... the dude made some awesome music. Time to listen to SM's debut and some Ayers solo stuff!
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Sumdeus - surreal space/psych/prog journeys
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brainstormer
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 20 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Status: Offline Points: 887 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 16:39 |
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I went through a big Kevin Ayers stage around 2003-2004, and put him on my Myspace page shortly after as an influence, when it seems no one was really thinking of him much. I wrote him a fan letter at that time and seemed to somehow get through, I think he had a webmaster or public internet spokesperson around then that told me, or it may have been just a guestbook he had at the time. It was a long time ago now. He really had a way of retaining that poetic purity and focusing on parts of the 60's and 70's thing that not a lot of other artists were able to verbalize well.
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Queen By-Tor
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 13 2006 Location: Xanadu Status: Offline Points: 16111 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 16:44 |
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Wasn't expecting that today. Don't have a vast knowledge of his music but I do have Soft Machine III and Joy of a Toy, two albums I get a lot of enjoyment from. A very influential musician. RIP
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DamoXt7942
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Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17459 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 17:22 |
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Sad news.
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Mellotron Storm
Prog Reviewer
Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 12938 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 18:48 |
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He was such a charming guy with this unique voice and style. I'll miss him. Edited by Mellotron Storm - February 20 2013 at 18:54 |
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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HolyMoly
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Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26133 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 18:56 |
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I feel a little guilty because I probably hadn't listened to any of his albums for a year or so. But pulling them out again today, there are countless songs in there that have been a part of my life for what seems like forever. He's brought me so much joy in my life, and has continually sparked my imagination as I wondered how anyone who wrote something as light as "Butterfly Dance" could then turn around and do something as thoroughly demented and evil as "Song From the Bottom of a Well". He liked to experiment, but he liked to play it simple too. He saw the world with the eyes of a child, and had the poetic gifts to let us see that world too.
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My other avatar is a Porsche
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
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Fox On The Rocks
Forum Senior Member
Joined: February 10 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Status: Offline Points: 5012 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 19:31 |
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Rest in peace to a Canterbury legend.
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KingCrInuYasha
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 26 2010 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1281 |
Posted: February 20 2013 at 20:11 |
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All this crazy gift of time...
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He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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