Dean Roberts (24 March 1975 – 10 August 2024) was a New Zealand musician and composer who worked with electroacoustic music, minimalism, free improvisation, song cycles and prog rock.[1] During the mid-1990s he was a member of the trio Thela with Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman. After Thela disbanded, Roberts recorded three solo albums under the name White Winged Moth, followed by a series of releases under his own name.
Along with Martin Brandlmayr and Werner Dafeldecker Roberts was a member of experimental trio Autistic Daughters when he lived in Italy.[2][3]
He also recorded with Eugene Chadbourne and Thurston Moore.[4]
He graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts' Intermedia department and later taught time-based arts there.[1][5]
Solo discography
editWhite Winged Moth
edit- I Can See Inside Your House LP [Poon Village, 1996)
- Silo Blanket LP (Formacentric, 1997)
- Ribbon Arcade LP (Formacentric, 1998)
Dean Roberts
edit- Moth Park LP (Formacentric, 1998)
- All Cracked Medias LP (Mille Plateaux, 1999)
- And the Black Moths Play the Grand Cinema LP (Mille Plateaux, 2000)
- Aluminium LP (Erstwhile Records, 2001)
- Be Mine Tonight LP (Kranky, 2003)
- Jealously and Diamond LP (Kranky, 2004)
- Uneasy Flowers LP (Kranky, 2008)
- Not Fire LP (Erstwhile, 2020)
References
edit- ^ a b "Composer Workshop: Dean Roberts". Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Biography: Autistic Daughters". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Hodge, Mac (2001). "Dean Roberts - international improviser". New Zealand Musician. 9 (6): 46–48.
- ^ Couture, François. "Guitar Festival Summer 1999". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Media art". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Lawson, Michael (15 August 2024). "Dean Roberts, experimental musician and composer, dies aged 49". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Dean Roberts (24 March 1975–10 August 2024)". The Wire.
External links
edit- White Winged Moth discography
- Dean Roberts discography at Discogs