Mick Karn (Japan) R.I.P.
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Topic: Mick Karn (Japan) R.I.P.
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Subject: Mick Karn (Japan) R.I.P.
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 14:21
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Cyprus-born experimental musician Mick Karn passed away today.
http://www.mickkarn.net/" rel="nofollow - http://www.mickkarn.net/ The Japan co-founder had been battling with advanced-stage cancer since July of past year. Musicians of the Burning Shed label (more notably Porcupine Tree) reunited and released products to cover Karn's expenses. RIP. ------------- 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 14:45
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So he was terminally ill.
Quite a shock, his death
 R.I.P.
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 14:46
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Very sad news indeed. RIP ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 15:01
 Bad news ... so long Mick ... will listen to http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=6086" rel="nofollow - RAIN TREE CROW - a beautiful melancholic reference ...
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 15:14
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A sad loss indeed - a great musician who could have done so much more if he'd lived on. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 15:14
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Wow, bad news :( ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 16:31
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Shame to hear. I'll listen to his Polytown album with Torn and bozzio soon (which is fantastic).
RIP ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 16:49
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New death circle started in 2011. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 17:00
| Sad news. Also Gerry Rafferty died today. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 17:13
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I am not that familiar with Mick Karn. I do have the Polytown album as well as the Rain Tree Crow album. I'm not really familiar with Japan. Did he ever perform with Bill Bruford with Earthworks, or one of his solo or other collaborative albums? It seems as though I have associated his name with Bruford for some reason or another. ------------- 
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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 17:19
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rushfan4 wrote:Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 17:20
Sorry to hear that. 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 17:23
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The most distinctive and gifted bass guitarist of his generation - you hear a piece and instantly knew it was him playing. A sad loss. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 18:14
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Very sad news.....RIP ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 18:16
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Ah, I cannot believe this fact. His performance was very original. I will repeatedly listen to "Bestial Cluster" and "JBK" for a while.
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Posted By: Thommy Rock
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 20:05
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Very sad news indeed. The man played a huge part on the musical stages of my life. Inspiring, inspirational, influential, progressive. Let us lower our heads and raise a glass to this great musician! ------------- "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible" FZ |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 22:40
| Very sad news, indeed - thank you for the music, Mick, rest in peace out of all suffering. Listening to the "Polytown" album in your honor. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 00:17
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http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/01/mick_karn_rip.php" rel="nofollow - This year hasn't been a good start for celebrity deaths. He was only 52! :( ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 02:18
A truly gifted musician and one of the finest bass guitarists of his generation - a real loss to music.
Mick Karn 1958 - 2011 RIP ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 11:12
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Sad news indeed. He was a uniquely gifted player with an immediately recognisable sound. He will be sorely missed.
As for Gerry Rafferty - now that he's gone, shouldn't he be accepted here? Surely "Baker Street" (probably his best-known song) is 100% prog folk! |
Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: January 06 2011 at 21:53
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It's very sad to hear about this. His bass work was a big influence on my own playing and I loved his work with Japan and Gary Numan. Rest in peace. ------------- 
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 06:22
| That is a shock, I didn't even know he was ill. A great player, RIP Mick. |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: January 07 2011 at 08:28
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------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 01:08
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Very sad news - a wonderfully gifted musician, who will be sorely missed. RIP Mick! ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: cemego
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 11:40
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I am a DJ at my local pub... We play classic and prog rock a LOT. I will be playing some Karn on Friday whether they like it or not. I played some Japan last week and a few people got up and danced. I was shocked. This really sucks. He was possibly one of the most unique sounding bass players in music. His sense of adventure on his instrument was unparalleled. I for one will really miss his music. Sad day for everyone! ------------- listen to streaming stuff! no commercials! http://wmom.servemp3.com:8000/listen.pls |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 12:10
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This is such a loss. At 52? That's frightening. |