French musician Kavinsky found dead

negativezone

Didn't realize he was in his 50s. Darn shame.

xvxvx

Terrible news. His retro-synth sound was amazing. Had tickets to see him live many years ago and he cancelled the tour.

reedf1

Nightcall was kind of the anthem of my life for my early 20s. Still captures a moment. RIP.

teroshan

He's rightly credited as having participated in the popularization of the musical and visual "Synthwave" aesthetic: https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Synthwave

dgellow

Oh non :( Sa musique est une source d’inspiration fantastique, c’est vraiment une triste nouvelle

creaghpatr

Loved "Nightcall", shame to lose him. It was a was a happy surprise to see him get a feature at the 2024 closing ceremonies, RIP.

usernamed7

A true loss for synthwave music. His music was amazing and rich and exciting in a way that many artists fail to reach.

xlii

https://youtu.be/MV_3Dpw-BRY

slicktux

He was a whole aesthetic and genre. Love his music! Rest in peace.

KageFX

is there any news or speculation on how ?

bni

I like this interview with him from 2008 https://foolsgoldrecs.com/2008/09/17/fools-gold-qa-vol2-kavi...

mikedd

And here I thought today couldn't get any worse. :(

Dependance

Encore un que je regrette de ne pas avoir vu. RIP Kavinsky.

nicolas_

I ran a fairly popular electronic music blog [1] in France between 2009 and 2014 and met him multiple times. I’m really sad he’s no longer with us. He was an icon of this bloghouse era with the Ed Banger crew. Rest in peace Vinco, you’ll be missed. I can’t say I’m surprised though as most DJs during that era were known to abuse all kinds of substances and had to manage a non existent sleep schedule, long flights all around the world, and jet lag. It takes a toll on your body. The entire industry is sharing stories about him today and The Toxic Avenger (Simon) shared a funny one about a set in Zurich https://x.com/toxavanger/status/2082434657300177372 [1] https://www.stopthenoise.fr/

sha-3

His Nightcall performance during the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony got me into Synthwave. Really sad to see him go :(

mrtksn

According to the BBC article, he was complaining of headaches since the last few days and authorities believe that he might have had a stroke [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c204n74xyv3o

nahimn

RIP. Loved this mans music

lenerdenator

A huge loss for synthwave. Thank you for all of the trips back to a more hopeful time in technology.

NDlurker

Oh man, I just started listening to him a few months ago after a recommendation from a colleague.

LightBug1

RIP ... loved his work. Glen Hansard gone too. Shit day for music. But they'll always live on from their incredible contributions.