The weight is off his shoulders
May 20, 2013 2:53 PM   Subscribe

Anthony Moore, known as Romanthony, has died at age 46.

Romanthony provided legendary vocals for Daft Punk's Discovery. The album opens with his voice, and closes with it. He helped shape the sound of house music in the early nineties and his influence is still heard in electronic music today.

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posted by Taft (19 comments total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
Yeah, another friend gone too soon. Rest in peace, Wanderer.
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 2:57 PM on May 20, 2013


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posted by Rustic Etruscan at 3:00 PM on May 20, 2013


Here's the show of his I remember best: The Gathering, San Fran, 1998 [MP3 direct link]
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 3:01 PM on May 20, 2013 [2 favorites]


Oh no! And on the eve of the release of Random Access Memories. I am so very sad to hear this.

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posted by 4ster at 3:04 PM on May 20, 2013 [1 favorite]


. for a really talented guy. I know what I'll be listening to for the rest of the day.

(and one more time: .)
posted by en forme de poire at 3:13 PM on May 20, 2013


I just realized he died on the 7th, not the eve of the release of the new album. Apologies.
posted by 4ster at 3:21 PM on May 20, 2013


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posted by MCMikeNamara at 3:23 PM on May 20, 2013


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posted by donnagirl at 3:29 PM on May 20, 2013


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posted by interrupt at 3:35 PM on May 20, 2013


It’s a physical impossibility not to smile, move, dance, raise your arms, jump in the air. Or whatever it is that your body does to tell you that yes this is it and yes this is why we are here and this is why we came out and this is why we love dance music and yes fucking yes fucking yes fucking yes… In hindsight, no other track ever really stood a chance.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 3:40 PM on May 20, 2013 [2 favorites]


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posted by tenpointwo at 3:47 PM on May 20, 2013


Romanthony is so, so good. It's already in the post, but I just want to remind everybody to listen to his masterpiece, "Hold On." It's awesome. The man was brilliant, that's for sure.
posted by koeselitz at 3:56 PM on May 20, 2013



posted by Smart Dalek at 4:23 PM on May 20, 2013


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posted by motty at 4:54 PM on May 20, 2013


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Man, too bad. I will play One More Time on a loop in my car on my commute into work and sing it in his honour.
posted by MeatheadBrokeMyChair at 5:43 PM on May 20, 2013


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posted by Brody's chum at 6:11 PM on May 20, 2013


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posted by rebent at 6:11 PM on May 20, 2013


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posted by smoothvirus at 8:02 PM on May 20, 2013


Can you feel it?

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posted by pianoblack at 10:29 AM on May 21, 2013


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