Anton Fier, Golden Palominos founder and early Feelies drummer, has died
Anton Fier, a drummer, composer, bandleader and producer who was an early member of The Feelies, shaped the Golden Palominos and collaborated with numerous different artists all through his profession, has died.
Information of Fier’s dying was shared by Syd Straw, who carried out with Fier within the Golden Palominos within the Nineteen Eighties, enjoying stay and contributing vocals to 1985 album ‘Visions of Extra’ and its follow-up, 1986’s ‘Blast of Silence (Axed My Child For a Nickel)’.
“Devastated to inform you of the sorry demise of Anton Fier, who by no means realized how beloved he was,” Straw wrote on Facebook on September 21. The Feelies paid tribute to Fier on Twitter, sharing a picture of their former drummer with the caption, “Peace, Anton.”
Peace, Anton pic.twitter.com/5lyJT7bTOW
— The Feelies (@TheFeeliesNJ) September 22, 2022
Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1956, Fier joined the Feelies in 1978 and, regardless of leaving the band a 12 months earlier, performed drums on their 1980 debut album ‘Loopy Rhythms’. Fier was additionally an early member of avant-garde jazz group the Lounge Lizards, enjoying on the group’s self-titled 1981 debut. He additionally carried out within the Voidoids, and was briefly a member of Pere Ubu.
Fier shaped the Golden Palominos in 1981, and served as its bandleader for many years, joined by a revolving solid of different musicians that constantly included bassist Invoice Laswell and guitarist Nicky Skopelitis.
Headed by Fier, the band shared its self-titled debut album in 1983, and launched seven extra albums as much as 1996’s ‘Lifeless Inside’. In 2012, the group launched a collaborative album with Kevin Kinney titled ‘A Good Nation Mile’, which served because the Palominos’ first recorded output in roughly a decade and a half.
Amongst Fier’s many different collaborators all through his life had been Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould, Bootsy Collins, avant-garde saxophonist John Zorn, Jack Bruce, John Greaves, Kenji Suzuki, Makino Kazu and extra. His manufacturing work included the Kinney-fronted Drivin ‘n’ Cryin’s 1988 album ‘Whisper Tames The Lion’, 2009 album ‘The Nice American Bubble Manufacturing unit’ and extra.
“Anton Fier introduced limitless energy, emotion, and depth to all of the music he created and touched,” Mould wrote on Twitter. “I realized a lot about music from Anton. I’m so grateful for the time we had collectively. Relaxation In Peace, my pal.” Others to pay tribute to Fier thus far embrace John Lurie, Jon Wurst and Jason Narducy. See these under:
Anton Fier introduced limitless energy, emotion, and depth to all of the music he created and touched. I realized a lot about music from Anton. I’m so grateful for the time we had collectively. Relaxation In Peace, my pal. pic.twitter.com/nYQvOXLT0N
— Bob Mould (@bobmouldmusic) September 22, 2022
Needed to get approach inside his immense drumming when studying “Workbook” songs. A TITAN. https://t.co/dkIuRjTBHv
— Jon Wurster (@jonwurster) September 22, 2022
Very sorry to listen to concerning the passing of Anton Fier.
The Lounge Lizards would by no means have gotten off the bottom with out him.
He confirmed us the right way to work on music. Demanded it. pic.twitter.com/VsmUVSuYzd— John Lurie (@lurie_john) September 22, 2022
Very sorry to learn on Syd Straw’s Fb web page that the good Anton Fier has died. A Cleveland (and past) legend who labored with so many greats (Bob Mould, Invoice Laswell, John Zorn) and based Golden Palominos. “Alive and Residing Now” is life-affirming. https://t.co/9ppX3wQ9PH
— Annie Zaleski (@anniezaleski) September 21, 2022
RIP to a really mythic NYC specimen.
Godspeed Anton Fier. pic.twitter.com/uGO8767kmC
— numerogroup (@numerogroup) September 22, 2022
Very unhappy to report that drummer extraordinaire Anton Fier has died. Sadly, we have now no additional data right now. 😢
Anton, a Cleveland native, performed with Peter in Friction from the summer season of 1976 till January 1977. He was additionally later a session drummer of notice 1/ pic.twitter.com/mf3IhIWO3h
— Peter Laughner (@PeterLaughner) September 22, 2022
RIP Anton Fier. What an outstanding participant. pic.twitter.com/ICOqinHhxA
— Jason Narducy (@SplitSingleband) September 22, 2022