Pete Namlook, the electronic producer and ambient innovator who founded Germany's Fax Records in 1992, has died, Resident Advisor reports. According to a statement sent to Resident Advisor by Namlook's family, he "died peacefully from as yet unspecified causes" on November 8. He was 51.
Namlook, born Peter Kuhlmann ("Namlook" is "Kuhlmann" pronounced backwards), was incredibly prolific, with his 100+ releases becoming a benchmark for synthesizer music since the 1990s. His work encompassed everything from Eno- and kosmische-inspired material to trance, techno, psych, and classical. Namlook also collaborated with such artists as Klaus Schulze, Bill Laswell, Biosphere, Richie Hawtin, and more.
Watch a short documentary on Namlook, in two parts:
