I had intended to do this a couple days ago, since I am supposed to
be the moderator of this site. Anyway, this was posted on the
ProgressiveEars site, from an e-mail one of the group members there
recieved from Jerry Krantz:

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It is with deep regret that I have to share with you all that
Doug "Dr Synth" Walker died in his home in Queens, New York on
Tuesday April 4th. As the driving force behind American underground
Space Rock legends, Alien Planetscapes, for over 2 decades, it is no
exaggeration to say that Doug was an icon of the global Space Rock
scene. I had the opportunity to see the band perform live on a number
of occasions and was always blown away by the performances.

Doug was also a contributor to Aural Innovations, having submitted
several insightful articles and reviews. Talking to Doug about music
always left me in awe. His knowledge of music was encyclopedic, and
it wasn't uncommon for him to talk enthusiastically about such
diverse bands as Hawkwind, Sun Ra, Lard Free, Richard Pinhas, and
Genesis... all in the same breath.

Only recently, another of Doug's friend's, Scott Heller, took the
initiative to register the domain AlienPlanetscapes.com. Scott and I
had been discussing his plans for the site before this sad news,
wanting to document Alien Planetscapes and Doug's work over the
years. With Doug's passing this week I think we'll be even more
inspired to move forward with this project.

To that end, I would be grateful if anyone that has any photographs,
articles, reviews, interviews, even recorded interviews, or anything
else that you would be willing to share, to contact either Scott
(shll@...)or myself (jkranitz@...). We were
also discussing conducting interviews with as many former members of
Alien Planetscapes as possible, of which there were MANY. We know
several of them but any contact info in general would be appreciated.

Jerry Kranitz (jkranitz@...)<br>Aural Innovations
Space Rock Mail Order, E-Zine & Radio
Aural-Innovations.com
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