Birth name Stephen Samuel Gordon Name The Spaceape Labels Hyperdub Role Musical Artist | Associated acts Kode9, Burial Died October 2, 2014 Website hyperdub.com Record label Hyperdub | |
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Born 17 June 1970
United Kingdom ( 1970-06-17 ) Genres Electronic, dubstep, spoken word Occupation(s) Musician, vocalist, poet Albums Memories of the Future, Black Sun, Killing Season | ||
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Stephen Samuel Gordon (17 June 1970 – 2 October 2014), known as The Spaceape, was a British poet and MC. He is known for his work on the electronic music label Hyperdub, and in particular for his frequent collaborations with labelmate Kode9. He was described by The Guardian as "a pioneering Hyperdub artist," while Pitchfork Media stated that "if first-wave UK dubstep had a voice, it belonged to Stephen Gordon."
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Gordon died on 2 October 2014 at the age of 44, following a battle with a rare form of cancer.
Sine of the Dub
Career
The Spaceape was involved with much of the earliest music released by pioneering dubstep label Hyperdub, run by friend and frequent collaborator Kode9 aka Steve Goodman. Throughout his career, the Spaceape also collaborated with Burial, The Bug, Martyn, Redshape, Dub Gabriel, the Echologist, Jerry Dammers, Spatial AKA Orchestra, and Junior Boys.
According to Pitchfork, "[the] Spaceape lent his ten-ton doomsayer croak to dozens of definitive works of music and was positioned as the Linton Kwesi Johnson of the post-7/7, surveillance-state UK."
Personal life
The Spaceape was married with one daughter. He died on 2 October 2014 from a rare form of cancer.