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We are deeply saddened by the loss of soul singer extraordinaire Sharon Jones. Brainwashed was fortunate enough to feature an interview and early performance of Miss Sharon Jones with the Dap Kings back in 2004 for our video feature, The Eye. Her story has been told in the documentary, Miss Sharon Jones, which came out earlier this year. She will be missed.
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2016 has claimed yet another undeniably important musician of our lifetime. We are all heartbroken at the loss of Alan Vega here at Brainwashed and are thankful for his years of contribution to music, challenging not only the institution of pop and rock, but even challenging the conventions within the punk scene of the '70s, most significantly alongside Martin Rev in Suicide. Vega remained active in music both with Suicide and other collaborations through last year and our hearts go out to his family and friends.
http://variety.com/2016/music/news/alan-vega-dead-suicide-1201816050/
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We are devastated at the unexpected loss of Thom Martin this week. Thom was a dear friend and multimedia artist, whose works included the eponymous Dresden Dolls album and visuals for both Brainwaves festivals. He is a longtime friend and our love goes out to his family and friends.
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Not only was Tod Dockstader an important pioneer in the field of electronic music and tape manipulation, but he was also a neighbor and friend, living his last years in the Brainwashed hometown of Arlington, Massachusetts. Dockstader is arguably most famous for his 1960 composition Eight Electronic Pieces, used in the 1969 film Satyricon by Fellini, and most unknowingly famous for the sound effects he created for cartoons such as Tom & Jerry and Mr. Magoo. Other notable compositions included Quatermass from 1964 and Drone from 1962. Dockstader was productive through the early part of this century with the Aerial trilogy surfacing on Sub Rosa between 2004 and 2006.
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The staff at Brainwashed are saddened by the passing of John Everall. Everall passed away quietly at his home on Friday, September 26th, in the company of his wife, Kelly, and friends by his side. He was a long-time music supporter, operating the Sentrax record label since 1992 (featuring releases by Lull, Final, God, and others), a contributing writer to The Wire (see Obscure Mechanics interview with Coil), and has been recording music mainly as Tactile. John was a friend to many and will be missed.
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As Aube, Akifumi Nakajima was a prolific conceptual artist whose work crossed the barriers between harsh noise and academic sound art, with works utilizing singular sources, such as heart beats, the hum of fluorescent lights, or recordings of water.  Unlike many of his noise contemporaries, Nakajima heavily focused on structure and composition, building from the most subtlest of sounds into demolishing sheets of distortion and noise.  As the head of the G.R.O.S.S. label, his intricate packaging and presentation was amongst the most impressive and beautiful of the art form.  His influence on recent noise acts and sound artists is immeasurable, and both genres will not be the same with his absence. Akifumi died in late September, but information regarding his passing did not become public until December 9, 2013.
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Brainwashed is saddened to learn of the loss of composer and sound artist Zbigiew Karkowski. Karkowski was infamous for his intense live experiences and amassed an extensive amount of solo recordings and collaborations, including Hafler Trio and Cosmic Trigger (with Andrew Mckenzie),  MAZK (with Masami Akita of Merzbow), Le Dépeupleur (with Kasper Toeplitz), Pop (with Peter Rehberg, and Senssurround Orchestra (along with Akifumi Nakajima of Aube, who also passed earlier this year). Karkowski died on December 12th after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
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His name was not unfamiliar around these parts. He was a vocal fan, supporter, donor, and owner of the label Divine Frequency. The Denton Record reports that he died of natural causes on April 4, and "gifts in his name may be made to the Denton Animal Shelter Foundation (P.O. Box 486, Denton, Texas 76202) or to the charity of one's choice." John will be missed.
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We are saddened to learn of the passing of Jason Molina, as reported in Chunklet, today. Jason was best known as the singer/songwriter of Magnolia Electric Co. and Songs:Ohia and also released and toured under his own name. Jason was a friend of Brainwashed, allowing us a rare video interview for The Eye back in 2003. Jason was clearly one of the hardest working musicians in the business and for years had a touring schedule so rigorous that very few band members lasted long. In all his incarnations he has amassed an astounding 18 full-length albums between 1996 and 2009. Jason will be sorely missed.
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We are sad to learn of the passing of Jason Noble on Saturday, August 4th, after a three year battle with cancer. Noble was a full time member of Rachel's, Shipping News, Young Scamels, and had his own project, Per Mission. Jason is noted for being part of Rodan, whose only album, Rusty, has been incredibly influential to the Louisville, KY and mid-western independent scene of and beyond. I can't say I was friends with Jason Noble but every time I met him, he was a very kind, and gentle man. He will be missed.