nick.K - rest in peace

I am totally in shock. fuck.

-- adam.r.l. (adamr...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:03 PM. (nordicskilla) (link)

Sorry, I was actually afraid/unsure of starting a thread about this.

-- adam.r.l. (adamr...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:03 PM. (nordicskilla) (link)

What? He posted on the Fabric Kompakt thread yesterday. Errr...shit, I don't know what to say.

-- Alba (albab...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:06 PM. (Alba) (link)

omg.

-- Spencer Chow (spencercho...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:11 PM. (spencermfi) (link)

horrible, horrible news.

RIP

-- stevo (stefanroo...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:14 PM. (stevo) (link)

i found out this morning from a friend in the uk, and have been sat here in shock ever since. rip nick.

-- mark p (mark.p****...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:15 PM. (Mark P) (link)

Damn.

-- David R. (quoteidio...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:15 PM. (popshots75`) (link)

now that this is out, maybe a proper thread is in order? i am thinking a lot of people have memories they would like to share...

-- mark p (mark.p****...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:16 PM. (Mark P) (link)

really terrible, Nick was always such a positive presence around these parts, never met him IRL. Just don't know what to say it's fucking awful.

-- Ronan (ronan.fitzgerald6NOSPA...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:16 PM. (Ronan) (link)

Fuck. I just checked on this thread to see what Gabba.net was up to..... I agree that a proper thread is in order.

-- Aaron W (nineoclockdro...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:17 PM. (Aaron W) (link)

im going to start one now. apologies in advance if anyone feels that's out of order.

-- mark p (mark.p****...) (webmail), February 8th, 2005 2:19 PM. (Mark P)

i cant really take this in

You people aren't kidding.

What the fuck.

Garg.

You know, the thing that gets me is that he had one of the most moving posts in reaction to John Peel's death.

rip

I'm so fed up of fate these days. Nick didn't deserve this. Maybe we'll get that second meeting somehow. Rest in peace.

"Ronan I am having a Cosmos-Take Me With You moment! Thank You!!!!"

I hope those who were more than anonymous fans of his can figure out a way to get through this--you're all in my thoughts.

RIP.

Nick was a lovely guy and a real music enthusiast...
he was always making these great personalized mixes (pre-MP3 blogs of course) just to turn people on to good stuff and I saved every
single one he made for me.

We both were at Warp about the same time and
I hadn't talked to him in a year when he ran up to me
at a party at the ICA in London, just really excited
to see me and dying to give me this four song demo for
these kids called Junior Boys just 'cuz he thought I'd
love it. He was their first and biggest fan and damn
near solely responsible for introducing Junior Boys to
general public through his own label, KIN.

He was a sweetheart and had to endure a lot lately.
This all made a little stranger for me as we were
supposed to meet up for drinks last Monday but missed
each other at Waterloo Station.

Details are lacking at this point but I talked to him
on Friday and everything seemed okay. He was really
excited about some discussions with Fennesz doing a new Junior Boys remix and other things.

I could go on and on, but I'm just overwhelmed right
now.

very sad.

Nick was so enthusiastic and vibrant in all the projects he was involved.

nick was a total sweetheart - i saw him last at club FT, the same time tim finney and b4rim4 saw him, first time in an age, and it was great to catch up, even though his news wasn't all of it jolly

gareth is right.

RIP to a good friend.

Fondest memory: After having me check out some early Junior Boys tracks, he asked something like, "If you could hear them covering something, what would it be?" I fired back with So Good So Right by Imagination and got an ".....umm....." in response.

a really great, kind guy with a wonderful passion for the art he believed in.

not mentioned yet, but worthy of it: his photography, which can be seen at http://www.electrokin.com/zabriskie_point/index.html . hauntingly beautiful work.

RIP.

http://www.electrokin.com/images/zabriskie/kraft1.jpg

jeremy greenspan has communicated:
http://www.si20.com/~simon/juniorboys/news.html

And perhaps perversely but understandably that makes me think of the N.O. song, probably just because of the new album and all, and even though the song describes a much different situation I keep thinking of the final lines:

Just wait till tomorrow
I guess that's what they all say
Just before they fall apart

Death freezes moments, doesn't it? An era, a conception, a time will now always be harkened back to via this.

Apologies for rambling.

Fuck.

This is sad...I just realized he was the "Nick" on the back of my junior boys promo ("contact nick@electrokin.com")

so otm. rip.

Thanks for that, Nick.

And I am as culpable, if not more so, than anyone else.

How much more shit is going to happen this year? HOW MUCH MORE?

Anyone whose EVER been on thee ol' slsk and has any interest at all in electronic music knows the Nick.K

Fuck, christ ... I have slsk up right now, and, ... I am looking at my user list ... and I see that Nick.K

and I see his name accompanied by that red, closed-wing bird icon ... fuck fuck fuck

keep doing what you do best dude (goes for everyone)

Technorati Search Results: nick kilroy
http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&url=nick+kilroy

http://www.neoplex.co.jp/img_j/juniorboys_j.jpg

rest in peace, sir. the mark you made on music can only be described as indelible.

It's been a bad year for the left field.
RIP - and thoughts with those of you who knew him that bit better.

rest in peace, Nick.

very sad news, a creative mind. He'll be missed.

All comments echoed.

"Zabriskie Point is a place for images that have recently fallen out of my camera. Words and meanings are few, I like the images to speak for themselves. It's named after both the visually stunning film by Antonioni - highly subjective and indulgent, albeit enjoyably so - and the remote Borax mine in the centre of death valley. My aim is to achieve a similar purposelessness."

He also told me to check out the main site, his label, and that I'd be hearing from it soon.

Later when that Junior Boys album came out, I remember thinking how fucking cool that was. He said it and he did it.

Reading through all these comments, it's comforting to read about the positive impact he had on so many people through his sheer enthusisam and determination.

R.I.P. Nick.

Nick, I know you'll still be discovering the next big thing when the rest of us have long settled for comfortable familiarity, you'll still be up filtering through a bottomless stash of new music long after the rest of us have called it a night, you'll still be there grinning by the big speakers on the dance floor when the rest of us have long gone home exhausted, you'll still be thumbing through the listings to find where that obscure film is screening while the rest of us nod off to the latest block buster, you'll still be seeing the unnoticed beauty in the grimy, decaying world around us long after we've all stopped looking, you'll still be hurtling down the motorway at night with the stereo on full blast en-route to the-coolest-gig long after the rest of us have settled for the box and the couch, you'll still be telling writers, artists and musicians how great you think their stuff is long after we've all lost any critical judgment, you'll still be giving out praise and encouragement when the rest of us are jaded and cynical, you'll still be providing original, intelligent analysis and thoughtful insight when the rest of us have long settled for repeating acquired wisdom, you'll still be infecting the world with your endless enthusiasm long after the rest of us have literally given up, and most of all, of course, there is no doubt, you'll still be making us sublime compilations and pouring out endless recommendations long, long, long, after we've all completely run out of things we like.

FUCK IT.

Stop all the music, dismantle the song.
Nick Kilroy, music's biggest fan, has gone.

Fan of Nick, Norway

Rest in peace, Nick.

Peace out champion.

At the moment we can handy bear to look at the future without his love and enthusiasm, but time is a great healer. Not only did we lose a son we also lost our best friend. Thank you all.

Mary and Gerry Kilroy

I wrote about the disappearance of old people, Eddy wrote about raves in Israel and you.... In the time it took us to write two scenes, you had finished two screenplays, and wow they were brilliant. I can still see the multi coloured cards stuck on your wall, with every twist and turn of the plot. Eddy and I sat completely engrossed those nights.

What we were hearing was some of the most exciting ideas we had come across. You felt as if you were in the presence of someone very special. Nobody had an understanding modern culture like you. You managed to bring out facets of modern life that showed it in all its perversity. Incredible stuff.

And you could act too, I bet not many people know that. I remember a CD you passed me. It was you, improvising an entire monologue about a guy who thought that he had been contacted by the future and asked to take part in a great experiment. We moulded that into a great piece, you were very modest about your acting.

I can't come to your remembrance service, I am sorry about that. But I will be thinking of you. Lots of love. Christopher Hogg

I was also a weekly gabba visitor, and picked up a lot of great music because of him.

Anyhow, R.I.P. Nick - this world is better for passionate, creative and generous people like you, and I'm sure you're spirit will encourage someone somewhere to make great music, help out a friend, or shout their passion to the mountaintops.

Much love,

NH

Again, my sincere condolences to Nick's family. I never knew him, but I visited gabba frequently and learned so much about music from him.

One love --
EJF

Nick was a dear friend going back to my early teens. I can say that he was always an inspiration and always pushed the boundaries of everything he was involved with. I can say for sure that he was a defining influence to me and many of my comtempories.

I know that he will live long in many peoples memories and will remain a part of out lives.

later that night, i recieved my first gabba disc which is amazing and getting better with each listen. my next few times in london, i stayed at nick and dee's place. it became my favorite place in london. nick would go to all lengths to pick me up or drop me off at the airport and always refused gas money.

once in his flat, we would sit in front of nicks computer, drinking mad caffeine, shooting off names of songs and groups loved, forgotten, or hardly known. we'd also discuss our
ups and downs and find a way to laugh at everything.
visiting london will never be the same for me!
nick kilroy RIP

but did Nick die of a particular cause?

RIP and my condolences to both Dee and his family.

Im sorry that my emotional defence mechanisms stopped us from becoming close friends again. I missed out on so much. Thanks for the music. Goodbye and sleep well. You were one of the best.

Much Love.

Tom

Obviously a true original,and horrible news.

Very funny and clever guy.

He seemed to know a lot of people...

rest in peace, nick, wherever you are...

I only met Nick once. At the last Club Freaky Trigger he came up to say hi and to tell me he really liked my writing on FT. It meant a lot to me. It's a shame to only have one brief real life memory, but one of friendliness, enthusiasm and generosity is a pretty good one.

Springtime again, and I'm sad for the loss of my friend.

Much love, Andy P.

The memorial in leeds on friday was one of the hardest days of my life. It was a comfort to spend time with nick's family and friends, all interesting and lovely people.

It was great to see all the UWCN gang in one place again, but it's sad that it took such a tragedy and that we've not managed it before.

Coincidentally, just a couple of weeks before his death, nick had answered the time honoured question, "what song would you like played at your funeral". Nick's characteristically irreverent and mischevious choice was The Butthole Surfers - Kuntz. After several readings music was played, first a Tom Waits track then the Sparks disco anthem nick loved so much. Kuntz, next on the cd, was just about to start when everyone was ushered out of the building to make way for the next cermeony, but Jk made sure it blared out accross the grounds of the crematorium at full volume from his car stereo as we pulled away.

We all gathered in a nearby pub after the ceremony to share fond memories and stories, shedding tears of laughter and deep sorrow, recalling just how unique and special nick really was.

"The Number 1 Song in Heaven"? If so, an inspired and witty choice (but all of Sparks's disco anthems are, it's just that one seems very apropos).

Though i never met Nick, we talked via email, mainly bout futurisk...he was a big fan at a point where i needed a fan or 2 in my musical life. I am in the US but is there some place one could make some sort of donation/condolence...?
I will sorely miss Nick's occasional emails of support...

jeremy kolosine

yes it was "the number one song in heaven"

I've also only just seen some of Nick’s photos on his site, and I'm thinking shit! I never knew he was such a great photographer. You will truly be missed dude.

I'll always treasure the copy of girlfriend in a coma he leant me.

my deepest condolences to his family and friends……

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so ;
For those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy picture[s] be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou'rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke ; why swell'st thou then ?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more ; Death, thou shalt die.
(John Donne)

The picture is of a guy standing at the top of a ladder, pointing to the moon, saying " I want, I want".

I think that was Nick, always wanting the moon.

Miss you mate. Andy P.

My heart goes out to those who were closest to him and also to those who so clearly enjoyed his presence.

This thread is a wonderful tribute.

Paul

it's true that he was such a big influence on all of us in Ilkley growing up... introduced us to so much great stuff, and ways of thinking about things.

x x x x x x x x x we'll never ever ever forget him x x x x x x x x x

KILROY WAS HERE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

and yes tis all about drugs.

didn't know of his Ilkley connection.

i grew up there a long time before Nick i suppose.

we met and left each other in newport and today i
was sadened to here of his tragic death words fail me
nick was an inspiration to every body he touched

thanks for the words nick i have never forgoten you
for the words nick i have never forgoten you thanks
the words nick i have never forgoten you thanks for
words nick i have never forgoten you thanks for the
nick i have never forgoten you thanks for the words...

stilling missing you badly mate.

Mary Kilroy

Ironically, I was throwing away all my recent free weekly/monthly magazines just yesterday and only kept one and it was that Vice.

not gone friend
not gone

hope to see you + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +=

Out of the blue I was thinking about Nick today, then it suddenly dawned on me why. It's funny how the mind works - it's all up there somewhere, but the read/write speed is appalling at times.

RIP Nick

meant to bump this myself after re-reading this thread last week. 5 years, shit.

One of the saddest days in a sad year.

... again ...

Seven years! Seven years. Doesn't seem real. And he would have been AMAZED by so much of what was out there over all of them, he would have happy as hell.

Very prescient, and I feel like his photos would be going over really well in our now effects-obsessed app-centric world.

<3

Realized I've been conflating this guy with k-punk.

Been thinking of him now again. Esp now w Fisher dying. :-((