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SOPHIE has died

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    Flashynuff
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    This is awful, awful news. SOPHIE pushed pop music in absolutely groundbreaking directions and her influence will be sorely missed.

    SOPHIE, the influential British producer who molded electronic music into bracingly original avant-garde pop, died in an accidental fall Saturday morning (January 30), a representative confirms. SOPHIE, who was 34, died at roughly 4 a.m. in Athens, Greece, where the artist had been living. In a statement, the labels Transgressive and Future Classic wrote: “True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell. She will always be here with us."

    This is awful, awful news. SOPHIE pushed pop music in absolutely groundbreaking directions and her influence will be sorely missed.

    8 votes
    1. kfwyre
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      Devastating news. You were the one who clued me into SOPHIE months ago, and that album has been on heavy rotation for me ever since. What an incredible loss.

      Devastating news. You were the one who clued me into SOPHIE months ago, and that album has been on heavy rotation for me ever since. What an incredible loss.

      4 votes
  2. RNG
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    Jeez that sucks. I was introduced to her music from, of all places, her music being in Contrapoints videos. She was way too young...

    Jeez that sucks. I was introduced to her music from, of all places, her music being in Contrapoints videos. She was way too young...

    7 votes
  3. imperialismus
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    Damn. Never heard of her, but RIP. I remember once I smoked hash and this girl convinced me to climb the fire escape to the roof of my apartment building, and it was actually a really pretty view,...

    Damn. Never heard of her, but RIP. I remember once I smoked hash and this girl convinced me to climb the fire escape to the roof of my apartment building, and it was actually a really pretty view, but also, the risk of falling onto my death was very real.

    So, can't say I ever heard hear music, but I respect her adventurous spirit.

    6 votes
  4. Erik
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    Terrible news. I'll be honest that a lot of pop doesn't do it for me, but Sophie's Oil of Every Pearl is incredibly cool and aggressive and she had a lot of promise to keep pushing boundaries. RIP.

    Terrible news. I'll be honest that a lot of pop doesn't do it for me, but Sophie's Oil of Every Pearl is incredibly cool and aggressive and she had a lot of promise to keep pushing boundaries. RIP.

    6 votes
  5. Muffin
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    I think her wild banger singles were way ahead of their time. A legend in the making died and I'm devastated. Her LP is fantastic, as were her collabs.

    I think her wild banger singles were way ahead of their time. A legend in the making died and I'm devastated. Her LP is fantastic, as were her collabs.

    4 votes