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Chris Cross: 1952-2024 [part 2]

Posted on April 8, 2024 by postpunkmonk

The band went into 1983 with a new album and sound, with famed Beatles producer Geiorge Martin helming “Quartet.” With the clarity that Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick strove for, coupled with the first generation of digital synths and their … Continue reading →

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Chris Cross: 1952-2024 [part 1]

Posted on April 3, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I got dreadful news the first thing yesterday morning when commenter and electronic musician Gavin Brick told me that Midge Ure had announced the death of Ultravox bassist Chris [Allen] Cross yesterday. I absolutely could not write yesterday, and so … Continue reading →

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Robbie Shakespeare: 1953-2021

Posted on December 9, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I was getting ready for slumber last night when I was checking the news before bed [a bad idea, I know] when I saw that we’d just lost bassist extraordinaire Robbie Shakespeare at a depressingly young 68 years of age. … Continue reading →

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