Dave Allen, former bassist of Gang of Four, has died. He was 69 years outdated.
Allen’s demise was confirmed on Sunday, April sixth, by a submit from Gang of 4’s Hugo Burnham on the band’s Instagram. “It’s with damaged but full hearts that we share the information that Dave Allen, our outdated music associate, good friend, and good musician, died on Saturday morning,” the caption learn.
In accordance with Burnham, Allen handed away “at dwelling together with his household” after enduring “the early-onset of blended dementia for some years.”
Allen was born in Cumbria, England in 1955 and joined Gang of 4 shortly after the band was fashioned in 1976, and appeared on their first two albums Leisure! and Strong Gold, in addition to their 1980 untitled yellow EP.
After leaving the group in 1981, Allen co-founded the brand new wave, post-punk band Shriekback, whose contributions to the soundtrack of 1986’s Manhunter have been celebrated in Consequence‘s round-up of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time. He additionally carried out with the bands King Swamp, Low Pop Suicide, the Elastic Purejoy, and others.
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Allen was additionally concerned in music on an trade stage, and held a number of positions as an government or advisor. He was as soon as director of Shopper Digital Audio Providers at Intel; president of the leisure division of the promoting agency Overland Company; and director of Artist & Music Trade Advocacy for Beats Music. He additionally was concerned in operating report labels, together with World Domination Recordings and Pampelmoose.
In 2004, Allen as soon as once more teamed up with Gang of 4’s authentic lineup for quite a lot of excursions and a reunion album, Return the Present. By 2008, although, he stopped performing with the group once more, however remained “a vital and important a part of the band,” based on a 2021 statement.
In his Instagram submit, Burnham wrote that he and Jon King just lately visited Allen. “[We] spent a stunning afternoon with him and the household,” he wrote. “We talked and laughed for hours, sharing wealthy and vivid reminiscences of fine occasions collectively. Adventures, careers in music, elevating households, our interwoven lives spanning half a century. We’ve been so very fortunate to have had the Ace of Bass in our lives.”
In the meantime, Burnham, King, and the remainder of Gang of 4’s present lineup will hit the highway later this month for his or her North American farewell tour dates, stopping in Toronto, New York Metropolis, Dallas, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and extra cities. Get tickets here.
Concluding his submit, Burnham wrote, “We all know that Dave would have wished nothing greater than to step onstage with us once more in Portland on our farewell US tour. However it’s now a bridge too far. Goodbye, Previous Buddy.” Learn the complete assertion beneath.
