Celebrating producer, drummer, remixer and co-conspirator Roli Mosimann, 7th November 1955 to 15th September 2024.
If the name seems unfamiliar, but you own records by Swans, The The and The Young Gods, check out the credits and chances are you'll find him there.
Twitter is great for getting a heads up on music news, the flipside being that it includes the sad news of someone's passing. So it was on Sunday night, when RapidEyeElectronicsLtd shared this tweet:
Roli's long-time friends Jim Thirwell and Matt Johnson paid tribute:
...as did many artists influenced by Roli's work, including Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner:
In time honoured tradition, I've thrown together a 10-track selection of Roli's work, pinching the title from RapidEyeElectronicsLtd's tweet. Apart from a remix of Clint Run (aka Jim Thirlwell) and Lydia Lunch's uncompromising 1988 single Stinkfist, this playlist errs on the side of Roli's more commercial mixes and production. Well, as commercial as it was ever likely to get.
Roli had a habit of popping up in the most unexpected places, whether a remix of Big Pig or The Smashing Pumpkins, and perhaps the best example being today's closing song....
Rest in peace, Roli.
1) Groove Check (The Stoli Mix By Roli Mosimann): That Petrol Emotion (1990)
2) Son Of Stink (Reprocessed & Edited By Roli Mosimann): Clint Ruin & Lydia Lunch (1988)
3) Breakaway (Dub Mix By Roli Mosimann): Big Pig (1988)
4) Infected (Energy Mix By Roli Mosimann): The The (1986)
5) Gasoline Man (Diesel Mix By Roli Mosimann): The Young Gods (1992)
6) 1979 (Vocal Mix By Roli Mosimann): The Smashing Pumpkins (1996)
7) Love Will Tear Us Apart (Red Version By Roli Mosimann) (Cover of Joy Division): Swans (1988)
8) Diesel Breeze (Album Version By Matt Johnson, Bruce Lampcov & Roli Mosimann): The The (2000)
9) Ashes To Ashes (Album Version By Faith No More & Roli Mosimann): Faith No More (1997)
10) The B-Side (World In Motion Remix By Roli Mosimann): England/New Order ft. Keith Allen (1990)
Very sad news about his passing but a great selection of his work. Well done, Khayem
ReplyDeleteThanks, Walter, Roli was an under appreciated talent though clearly not by those he worked with.
DeleteSad news, thanks for calling attention to this as I am guilty of not recognizing the name, yet owning several albums that involved them.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mooz. I think some of the work above coincided with when I was buying vinyl in earnest and would pore over every scrap of info on the sleeve and labels, so I started noting producers, engineers and remixes as much as the artists themselves. It's kind of stuck with me every since!
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