Angelo Bruschini (1960/1961 – 23 October 2023) was an English guitarist from

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

who contributed to the region's

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explosion in the 1990s and 2000s.

Career

He was a member of The Numbers, Rimshots, The Blue Aeroplanes, and both toured and recorded as a member of

Massive Attack Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert Del Naja, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Daddy G, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Tricky (musician), Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew Vowles, Andrew "Mushroom" ...

on their albums ''

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'' (1998) and '' 100th Window'' (2003). He produced Strangelove's eponymous album in 1997. He also played guitar on Jane Taylor's single "Blowing This Candle Out" in 2003. Bruschini died of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

on 23 October 2023, at the age of 62.

References

External links

* Angelo Bruschini at Allmusic
Angelo Bruschini MySpace page
* * 1960s births Year of birth missing 2023 deaths English male guitarists English rock guitarists 21st-century English guitarists Deaths from lung cancer in the United Kingdom 20th-century English guitarists Musicians from Bristol British people of Italian descent English people of Italian descent {{UK-guitarist-stub