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Hamish Kilgour (17 March 1957 – November or December 2022) was a New Zealand musician who co-founded the indie rock band The Clean with his brother David in 1978. Kilgour also co-founded the band Bailter Space in 1987 and later recorded as a solo artist.


Career

Kilgour was born in Christchurch on 17 March 1957. After the Clean broke up, Kilgour co-founded the Christchurch space rock band Bailter Space in 1987, and recorded the ''Nelsh Bailter Space'' EP and ''Tanker'' album with the band. In the late 1980s, while on a promotional tour with Bailter Space in New York City, Kilgour decided to remain in the city and leave left the band. While in New York, Kilgour co-founded the band The Mad Scene in the early 1990s with guitarist and bassist Lisa Siegel. The Mad Scene released an EP ''Falling Over, Spilling Over'' in 1992 on NYC indie label Homestead Records. Hamish's former label, New Zealand's Flying Nun, released the band's debut album ''A Trip Thru Monsterland'' in 1993. After some personnel changes, the band signed to Merge Records and their second album ''Sealight'' was released in 1996. Kilgour's debut solo album ''All of It and Nothing'' was released on Ba Da Bing Records on 16 September 2014. The Clean, including Kilgour, were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in 2017.


Death

Kilgour was last seen at a shopping centre in Christchurch on 27 November 2022. He was reported missing by his family on 1 December. On 6 December 2022, the police confirmed that Kilgour's body had been found.


Discography


Albums


See also

* List of solved missing person cases


Awards


Aotearoa Music Awards

The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as ''New Zealand Music Awards'' (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965. ! , - , 1992 , , Hamish Kilgour for ''Pink Flying Saucers Over the Southern Alps'' (various artist) , , Album Cover of the Year, , , , , - , 2017 , , Hamish Kilgour (as part of The Clean) , , New Zealand Music Hall of Fame , , , , , -


References


External links

* Interview related to "All of It and Nothing

* * 1957 births 2020s missing person cases 2022 deaths Dunedin Sound musicians Flying Nun Records artists Formerly missing people Male drummers Merge Records artists Missing person cases in New Zealand Musicians from Dunedin New Zealand drummers Siltbreeze Records artists The Clean members {{Drummer-stub