Goodbye to Simon House, who played with the Hawkwind and Bowie

Simon House, ithe violinist and keyboard player of Hawkwind and of David Bowiedied at the age of 76.

Holly, the daughter of the multi -instrumentalist and the boss of Cleopatra Records, Brian Perera, confirmed the sad news of his disappearance on Sunday on 25 May the cause of the death was not indicated.

A declaration of Perera on the Instagram account of the label recited: “It is with the heavy heart that we say goodbye to our dear friend and brilliant collaborator.” Simon was not just a musician, he was a sound architect who helped to shape the sound of a generation. He shared the stage with legends: David Bowie, the Hawkwind of the Lemmy and Nik Turner era, always leaving an unmistakable sign. “From the brilliant art -rock of the” Boys Keep Swinging “of Bowie to Bowie to the border tour with Nik and Cleopatra in the 90s, the electrifying violin and the cosmic work of Simon’s keyboards gave life to every song, at every show, at every moment. His vision brought depth, consistency and soul – simply made everything better. mine.

House (born in Nottingham) is known above all for his work with the Space Rock band Hawkwind. However, he left the group to play the violin, the keyboard and the mandolin for David Bowie in 1978.

Before joining the Hawkwind in 1974, House played in High Tide and in the tHird Ear Bandwho contributed to the soundtrack of the Macbeth film by Roman Polanski.

House met twice at the Hawkwind between 1989 and 1991 and between 2001 and 2003. He also had a solo career with three albums between 1995 and 2002