Eon (musician) explained

Ian Loveday, better known as Eon (22 September 1954 – 17 June 2009),^[1] was a British rave pioneer.^[2]

Born in 1954, Loveday was the son of violinist Alan Loveday and pianist Ruth Stanfield.^[3]

His tracks made their way to early 1990s pirate radio stations in London, and then out on vinyl through small labels like BAAD and Vinyl Solution. He released Void Dweller, with its dark and hard driving beats, on Columbia Records in September 1992; it used samples from David Lynch's Dune, The Outer Limits, and themes from the horror movie Basket Case.

His sound was a link between the early Detroit techno and contemporary dance music. In the early 1990s, this release was shared between DJs and musicians and was very influential. Eon was known for the acid techno song called "Spice" which was released in November 1990.^[4] Later in his career, he worked with Baby Ford and Bizarre Inc., and released singles on Trelik Records and Electron Industries.^[5]

Death

Loveday died on 17 June 2009 in London,^[6] of complications from pneumonia.

Discography

Albums

• Void Dweller (1992)
• Sum of Parts (2002)
• Device (2006)

Singles

• Light Colour Sound (Vinyl Solution - Storm 3) 12" (1988)
• Infinity (Vinyl Solution - Storm 4) 12" (1989)
• Inner Mind (Vinyl Solution - Storm 14) 12" (1990)
• Spice (Vinyl Solution - Storm 22) 12" (1990)
• Fear: The Mindkiller (Vinyl Solution - Storm 33) 12" (1991)
• Basket Case (Vinyl Solution - Storm 39) 12" (1992)
• Worlds Beyond (Vinyl Solution -Storm 66) 12" (1993)
• A Kind Of Living (Vinyl Solution - Storm 96) 12" (1994)
• Wave Angel (Electron Industries - TRON 2) 12" (1995)
• Phase Test (Electron Industries - TRON 8) 12" (1996)
• Absorbed (Longhaul - LH) 12" (2001)
• Tantalus V5 (Longhaul - LH) 12" (2002)
• Magazines Will Kill You (Umami - 12003) 12" (2005)

EP's

• Cybertone (Vinyl Solution - EON 2) 2x12" (Promo 1994)
• D:Delta (PAL - SL2) 12" (1997)
• Component X (krack tronik- KRAK 013) 12" (2007)

External links

• Official website maintained by friends and family
• Detailed History @ Ian Loveday's MySpace.com page
• Eon on Discogs

Notes and References

1. http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/eon-rip/ Daily Swarm obituary
2. Web site: Click here to view the tribute page for IAN LOVEDAY. https://archive.today/20120805004932/http://www.thisisannouncements.co.uk/5883894. dead. Funeral-notices.co.uk. 5 August 2012. 6 July 2020.
3. News: Alan Loveday obituary . 2 May 2016 . . 3 May 2016 . Anne . Inglis.
4. Web site: The Spice. Discogs.com. 6 July 2020.
5. Eon
6. Web site: Log In or Sign Up to View. Facebook.com. 6 July 2020.