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- Amazing artist. Thanks for all the work. Ripby tetrisgm
- A true loss for synthwave music. His music was amazing and rich and exciting in a way that many artists fail to reach.by usernamed7
- Starcardian also died this year - killed in a road accident whilst cyclingby zero_shift
- Encore un que je regrette de ne pas avoir vu. RIP Kavinsky.by Dependance
- Didn't realize he was in his 50s.
Darn shame.
by negativezone - Aktchually 50s start at age 51by ttoinou
- I like this interview with him from 2008 https://foolsgoldrecs.com/2008/09/17/fools-gold-qa-vol2-kavi...by bni
- Oh non :(
Sa musique est une source d’inspiration fantastique, c’est vraiment une triste nouvelle
by dgellow - According to the BBC article, he was complaining of headaches since the last few days and authorities believe that he might have had a strokeby mrtksn
- His Nightcall performance during the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony got me into Synthwave. Really sad to see him go :(by sha-3
- Between letting Kavinsky play at the closing ceremony [0] and Gojira play at the opening ceremony [1], I really can't applaud and thank Thomas Jolly enough for directing the 2024 Olympic ceremonies.by teroshan
- Nightcall was kind of the anthem of my life for my early 20s. Still captures a moment. RIP.by reedf1
- It really hit a specific vibe. RIP to a legend.by hypendev
- I'm a big fan of french electro and Kavinsky is no exception: I discovered him and his Nightcall hit through the soundtrack of the movie Drive.
IIRC he got into electronic music late in his life after a friend gave him a long-outdated Atari ST running Cubase (DAW).
RIP.
- Loved "Nightcall", shame to lose him. It was a was a happy surprise to see him get a feature at the 2024 closing ceremonies, RIP.by creaghpatr
- He's rightly credited as having participated in the popularization of the musical and visual "Synthwave" aesthetic:by teroshan
- Yes, especially his work own the movie 'Drive' was hugely influential on the popularisation of this genre. I think he was featured in the documentary "The Rise of the Synths" also (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Synths)
RIP
- I'm only just now realizing that Beach House [1] might also have picked up on that synth aesthetic because the lead singer's father is French and she was in Paris for school in the early 2000s before coming back to the states to go to Vassar (she went to school with some of my friends). It probably was percolating around Paris at that time.
But also 80s synths were just really cheap around then. I picked up a Juno 60 with a flight case for around $400, including shipping, in about 2002.
by throwforfeds - There’s a while sub genre of synthwave named after his album OutRun. Which, by the way, is best experienced while driving on the highway at night.by taejavu
- I ran a fairly popular electronic music blog [1] in France between 2009 and 2014 and met him multiple times. I’m really sad he’s no longer with us. He was an icon of this bloghouse era with the Ed Banger crew. Rest in peace Vinco, you’ll be missed.
I can’t say I’m surprised though as most DJs during that era were known to abuse all kinds of substances and had to manage a non existent sleep schedule, long flights all around the world, and jet lag. It takes a toll on your body.
The entire industry is sharing stories about him today and The Toxic Avenger (Simon) shared a funny one about a set in Zurich https://x.com/toxavanger/status/2082434657300177372
by nicolas_ - ed banger rules - cant go wrong with any of their catalogueby _sys49152
- you and hypemachine helped fill my ipod and car stereo. thank you!by nekooooo
- Mais non ! J'ai toujours été attristé par la fin de Stop The Noise. Aucune intention de rallumer le flambeau ? :)by w23n
- Definitely linked to you many times (I ran a blog called ilictronix in high school). Small world! Great posts over the years.by jordanscales