Rubin Farr Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 https://uk.yahoo.com/news/legendary-dj-robert-miles-dies-aged-47-084259463.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 One hit wonder among wonders but a really good one, and too young. I dug his more recent ambient bits. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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YangYing Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 children is the first track I remember ever hearing, quite sad :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purlieu Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 RIP. 47 is no age to go. A far more adventurous musician than a lot of people gave him credit. His favourite band was FSOL and you can really hear it in his second album, although I think it probably landed closer to Enigma in the grand scheme of things. His third album, Organik, is his best, a strange blend of world music, jazz and heavy breaks. Never listened to his last record in full, although the stuff I did hear was quite odd. It'll all be overshadowed by 'Children', which is kind of a shame, although it really is a tremendous little track. The original 'Paths' is probably my favourite by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 RIP indeed. Fond memories of Children and his earlier trance works, not really up to date with his more recent works but glad he branched out to sounds he loved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Foil Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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purlieu Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 For those who never heard how far he moved on from his original sound, check these out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purlieu Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 And this gorgeous ambient one. Ah this whole album is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 This one is quite extraordinary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomTssPhace Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 How many people around the world do you think are listening to the dream version right this second getting all nostalgic and misty-eyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Mughnus Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 no!!!! =( 23AM was one of the first electronic albums I bought, had no idea who he was and grabbed it from a pawn shop when I was like 10? So young too, sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I loved his duet with Aphex Twin I had to, sorry. Snark aside it is a shame he passed away at 47. I'm glad to see him appreciated here, tracks like "Children" aren't just one-hit wonders with mass recognition (not to mention a pretty groundbreaking track in terms of kicking off new 'dream house and dream trance" dance styles and hits), they often serve as gateways to other electronic music including more left-field, underground, and experimental genres and artists. Even if it's not the case this is one of those songs that millions of people have fond nostalgia for and people in the future will perpetually like because it's so universal in it's appeal. That's a nice thing to think about. I'll have to check out his other stuff, I didn't realize he had such a varied and vast discography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purlieu Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 This one is quite extraordinary! Wow, that's astonishingly beautiful. I really need to get a copy of Thirteen, every new track I hear from it tops the previous one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purlieu Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Nice little interview here from a few years ago about how he turned his back on commercial dance music after his first album, and some of his biggest influences (Fripp, FSOL, Floyd, Radiohead). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I had to, sorry. Snark aside it is a shame he passed away at 47. I'm glad to see him appreciated here, tracks like "Children" aren't just one-hit wonders with mass recognition (not to mention a pretty groundbreaking track in terms of kicking off new 'dream house and dream trance" dance styles and hits), they often serve as gateways to other electronic music including more left-field, underground, and experimental genres and artists. Even if it's not the case this is one of those songs that millions of people have fond nostalgia for and people in the future will perpetually like because it's so universal in it's appeal. That's a nice thing to think about. I'll have to check out his other stuff, I didn't realize he had such a varied and vast discography. lovely words. His music was some of the first electronic music I heard, and was a good gateway to getting into other melodic electronic music. I really need to find that Thirteen album, the youtube tracks sound great! edit: wattm robert miles tribute gogogo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirtek Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 This one is quite extraordinary! https://youtu.be/p7Kz5ek5NR8 Wow, that's astonishingly beautiful. I really need to get a copy of Thirteen, every new track I hear from it tops the previous one. I got thirteen on cd when it first came out. I was listening to this and the miles/gurtu album the day before he passed away. His 23am album has fantastic production and still sounds good today. I was such a big fan of his. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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