Cloaca Bop
― pelvic slang (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 8 January 2015 05:49 (nine years ago) link
what was that vimeo link?
― akm, Friday, 23 January 2015 03:20 (nine years ago) link
i kinda neglected to fully check this guy out but "love me now" off the new one they're reissuing is one of my favourite songs at the moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Osr2RL6U0
― flopson, Friday, 23 January 2015 03:27 (nine years ago) link
RIP.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 10:32 (seven years ago) link
:(
RIP
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 10:58 (seven years ago) link
RIP :(
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 12:09 (seven years ago) link
I know I should always be wary of the artist-focused thread revives, but I honestly thought this would be "more rare stuff reissued" or something. :(
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 13:11 (seven years ago) link
Oh man, RIP.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 15:47 (seven years ago) link
― Dominique, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 16:19 (seven years ago) link
rip :(
― Mordy, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 17:33 (seven years ago) link
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
putting on atomic bomb in memory
― Mordy, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
RIP, dude was a genius.
― szyslakial moescreancy (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 19 January 2017 06:28 (seven years ago) link
RIP, so many great echo-dub dancefloor memories.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 January 2017 07:26 (seven years ago) link
i was listening to the box set last night and thinking that it was really fortunate that he lived to see his music get a revival and get acknowledged as a musical genius. a few years earlier and he could've missed all of this & never known that he was going to be appreciated by a whole new audience of fans which would've been tragic bc he truly was an incredible talent + genius and deserved to know how much his work was loved.
― Mordy, Thursday, 19 January 2017 14:05 (seven years ago) link
His relationship with his music seemed conflicted at best though, he actively avoided talking about it and I got the sense it was a source of embarrassment or shame to him in his later life.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 19 January 2017 14:52 (seven years ago) link
for sure tho i thought at some pt he said he was working on new music? maybe in that bbc interview
― Mordy, Thursday, 19 January 2017 14:54 (seven years ago) link
Wow, I remember first hearing his music through ILM back in the day.
I've felt so much joy in sharing it with my friends since then.
Now I'm inspired to share his tunes with new friends.
― elan, Friday, 20 January 2017 01:12 (seven years ago) link
i guess his children or his church is getting that Feist 1,2,3,4 iTunes ad placement money.
― 4chan marshall (sanskrit), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 01:44 (six years ago) link
I can't school you on William Onyeabor, but I can advise you to listen to Itadi - Watch Your Life (Togo, 1977)
― Nabozo, Friday, 31 December 2021 21:20 (two years ago) link
Why late at night does ILM get all William OnyeaboredOr mooged out
The production is all 2D and flat but precise and perfect, and more than that it feels intentional and does not feel like a limitation, it gives all the feeling, and like a man doing all the instruments, it's genius really. Mammane Sani and Francis Bebey probably, both of which have a connection with Ghana, and mixing it with afro-funk / dance.
From the doc:He's a nice guy... butA boy sang for him and the boy claimed he wasn't paying him royalties when due, and accordingly. He went to William and claimed that William drove him off with a pistolSo he went to the police. When he came back, the police sought for the pistol. They didn't find the pistol and the guy was charged with giving false information to the police. And sentenced.
Tough !
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 26 October 2022 22:33 (one year ago) link