Dean Roberts Explained

Dean Roberts (24 March 1975 – 10 August 2024) was a New Zealand musician and composer who worked with electroacoustic music, minimalism, free improvisation, song cycles and prog rock.^[1] During the mid-1990s he was a member of the trio Thela with Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman. After Thela disbanded, Roberts recorded three solo albums under the name White Winged Moth, followed by a series of releases under his own name.

Along with Martin Brandlmayr and Werner Dafeldecker Roberts was a member of experimental trio Autistic Daughters when he lived in Italy.^{[2] [3]}

He also recorded with Eugene Chadbourne and Thurston Moore.^[4]

He graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts' Intermedia department and later taught time-based arts there.^{[1] [5]}

Roberts died on 10 August 2024, at the age of 49.^{[6] [7]}

Solo discography

White Winged Moth

• I Can See Inside Your House LP [Poon Village, 1996) *''Silo Blanket'' LP (Formacentric, 1997) *''Ribbon Arcade'' LP (Formacentric, 1998) ===Dean Roberts=== *''Moth Park'' LP (Formacentric, 1998) *''All Cracked Medias'' LP ([[Mille Plateaux (record label)|Mille Plateaux]], 1999)
• And the Black Moths Play the Grand Cinema LP (Mille Plateaux, 2000)
• Aluminium LP (Erstwhile Records, 2001)
• Be Mine Tonight LP (Kranky, 2003)
• Jealously and Diamond LP (Kranky, 2004)
• Uneasy Flowers LP (Kranky, 2008)
• Not Fire LP (Erstwhile, 2020)

External links

• White Winged Moth discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Composer Workshop: Dean Roberts. Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music. 12 May 2015. ws.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p676723/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Autistic Daughters]. Phares. Heather. Allmusic. 7 May 2010.
3. Hodge. Mac. Dean Roberts - international improviser. New Zealand Musician. 2001. 9. 6. 46–48.
4. Web site: Couture. François. Guitar Festival Summer 1999. allmusic.com. 12 May 2015.
5. Web site: Media art. . Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 12 May 2015.
6. Web site: Dean Roberts, experimental musician and composer, dies aged 49. Resident Advisor. Michael. Lawson. 15 August 2024. 15 August 2024.
7. Web site: Dean Roberts (24 March 1975–10 August 2024) . The Wire.