Ian Loveday, better known as Eon (22 September 1954 – 17 June 2009), was a British

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pioneer. Born in 1954, Loveday was the son of violinist

Alan Loveday Alan Raymond Loveday (29 February 1928 – 12 April 2016) was a New Zealand violinist. A child prodigy, he became leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a soloist and leader with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He was a professor ...

and pianist Ruth Stanfield. His tracks made their way to early 1990s

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stations in London, and then out on vinyl through small labels like BAAD and

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. He released '' Void Dweller'', with its dark and hard driving beats, on

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in September 1992; it used samples from

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'', and themes from the horror movie '' Basket Case''. His sound was a link between the early Detroit

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and contemporary

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. In the early 1990s, this release was shared between DJs and musicians and was very influential. Eon was known for the

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song called "Spice" which was released in November 1990. Later in his career, he worked with

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and Bizarre Inc., and released singles on Trelik Records and Electron Industries.

Death

Loveday died on 17 June 2009 in London, of complications from

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Discography

Albums

* '' Void Dweller'' (1992) * ''

Sum of Parts Ian Loveday, better known as Eon (22 September 1954 – 17 June 2009), was a British rave pioneer. Born in 1954, Loveday was the son of violinist Alan Loveday and pianist Ruth Stanfield. His tracks made their way to early 1990s pirate radio st ...

'' (2002) * '' Device'' (2006)

Singles

* ''Light Colour Sound'' (Vinyl Solution - Storm 3) 12" (1988) * ''Infinity'' (Vinyl Solution - Storm 4) 12" (1989) * ''Inner Mind'' (Vinyl Solution - Storm 14) 12" (1990) * ''Spice'' (Vinyl Solution - Storm 22) 12" (1990) * ''Fear: The Mindkiller'' (Vinyl Solution - Storm 33) 12" (1991) * ''Basket Case'' (Vinyl Solution - Storm 39) 12" (1992) * ''Worlds Beyond'' (Vinyl Solution -Storm 66) 12" (1993) * ''A Kind Of Living'' (Vinyl Solution - Storm 96) 12" (1994) * ''Wave Angel'' (Electron Industries - TRON 2) 12" (1995) * ''Phase Test'' (Electron Industries - TRON 8) 12" (1996) * ''Absorbed'' (Longhaul - LH ) 12" (2001) * ''Tantalus V5'' (Longhaul - LH ) 12" (2002) * ''Magazines Will Kill You'' (Umami - 12003) 12" (2005)

EP's

* ''Cybertone'' (Vinyl Solution - EON 2) 2x12" (Promo 1994) * ''D:Delta'' (PAL - SL2) 12" (1997) * ''Component X'' (krack tronik- KRAK 013) 12" (2007)

References

External links

Official website maintained by friends and familyDetailed History @ Ian Loveday's MySpace.com page

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