That surreal feeling when you just discover a musician you loved passed away.

For a long while now I’ve been listening to and loving “The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid.” It’s a beautiful collection of music:

https://starsofthelid.bandcamp.com/album/the-tired-sounds-of

I was curious what other records the duo may have done on their own. That’s when I learned Brian McBride left us in late 2023.

Music feeds the soul. Musician loss is big loss.

#Music #RIP #BrianMcBride #StarsOfTheLid #Ambient

Still can't believe on half of Stars Of The Lid is dead. RIP Brian McBride

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/remembering-stars-of-the-lids-brian-mcbride-with-10-essential-records/

#StarsOfTheLid #BrianMcBride #Ambient

Deze week overleed Brian McBride van Stars of the Lid. Daarmee is definitief een einde gekomen aan een van de belangrijkste duo’s uit de #ambient-muziek. Dat is droevig. Voor weblog #OndergewaardeerdeLiedjes schreef ik een IM, toegespitst op hun briljante epos The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid.

#RIP #BrianMcBride #StarsOfTheLid

https://ondergewaardeerdeliedjes.nl/2023/09/01/stars-of-the-lid-broken-harbors-pt-1/

Good tribute to #BrianMcBride of the superlative #StarsOfTheLid here. I saw #SOTL live at the Barbican in London many years ago & it was one of the greatest musical experiences I’ve had. RIP Brian

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/30/brian-mcbride-the-stars-of-the-lid-musician-who-lit-up-the-ambient-firmament?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007)

Gente, ha muerto #BrianMcBride. Ayer pasó a la inmortalidad un maestro del #ambient y el #drone. Me quedan en el recuerdo horas y hora de estudio, siesta y vagancia acompañado por #StarsoftheLid. También me quedaron ganas que saquen otro disco... igualmente espero que sus temas me acompañen por todo el resto del viaje. Ta luego Brian, vaya a gusto con sus nubes de dopamina.
https://starsofthelid.bandcamp.com/album/and-their-refinement-of-the-decline
#Music

Sad to hear of Stars Of The Lid’s Brian McBride’s passing. This album really spoke to me and granted me some peace amongst the chaos and exhaustion of being a new mum back in the late 00s.

#SOTL #brianmcbride #starsofthelid

https://youtu.be/dp_uq5mHOD8?si=sq2g_z1rzW-mbXSt

A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process by #StarsOfTheLid

RIP #BrianMcBride

https://open.spotify.com/track/4TrCvd1PrqI14lZb7tEtYo

RIP Brian McBride

https://pitchfork.com/news/stars-of-the-lids-brian-mcbride-dies-at-53/

I was fortunate enough to see SOTL in Adelaide 9 years ago. Amazing.

#StarsOfTheLid
#SOTL
#BrianMcBride