A stunning loss! He will most certainly be remembered and I lift a
glass to him now...

MM

--- In cindytalk@yahoogroups.com, lucinderx <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Long-time Cindytalk friend and collaborator,Matt Kinnison,died on
wednesday 7th of
> May.Matt who had been part of the Cindytalk family since 1982
(having co-written "Under
> Glass" from the Camouflage Heart album) had been ill with cancer for
some time.He died
> peacefully at around 11am after deciding he had endured enough.I saw
him a few hours
> earlier and let him know that his spirit would continue to shine
through all of our future
> work.And whilst it was very difficult to see him so close to
death,he had almost never
> looked more beautiful.It was an absolute privilege to spend that
time with him.He told me
> he was 16 when he came to audition for Cindytalk (when David Clancy
and I lived up in
> East Finchley in 1982) but we subsequently discovered he'd lied and
was only 15.I thought
> he was too young to be considered as our bass-player at that time
but had a strong
> feeling that here was somebody very very special, somebody that
would get better and
> more interesting through time.He proved me right and more.He wasn't
always the easiest
> person to work with,he didn't just have foibles he had FOIBLES...
but he was more than
> worth any effort made and he showed that time and time
again,especially with his bass-
> playing and tape manipulations on "The Wind Is Strong" &
"Wappinschaw".We had been in
> rehearsal to play live when he had to stop due to a shoulder problem
which was later
> diagnosed as lung cancer.We had also been working together on new
material over the
> last two years,notably, "For The Benefit Of All" and "Silver Shoals
Of Light",both of which
> were written by myself and Matt.A new Cindytalk album, again written
between Matt and I
> ("Hold Everything Dear") had just been completed before Matt's
condition
> worsened,rendering him unable to create any new sounds.Cindytalk
label touchedRAW had
> been planning to release Matt's stunning album of yayli tambur
pieces "Evenings Of
> Ordinary Sand" but had been held up due to the petty deception of
our back catalogue
> being stolen.But we will endeavour to bring that plan to fruition as
soon as possible.Matt
> always worked very hard with his music and he did so right up to the
end.He will be sadly
> missed by all those he came in contact with.Rest in Peace Matt,seek
out those
> corners,wherever you are.You will always be with us.We love you.
>
> Gordon Sharp/Cindytalk
>
> Matt,
>
> You asked me for a shaman to help you on your way... this was
written some time
> ago but maybe i can imagine you near and i'm whispering in your ear...
>
> this journey is fevered
> and i'm moving between the lines
> in a corner of the sky
> where it's dark around the edges
> where pity holds sway.
> i'm trying to stay dry
> for now
> hot then cold
> i'm slipping in and out of focus
> at times i hover
> then i'm still
> maybe for days.
> and then like now
> i'm falling
> flying
> swooping...
> like the golden eagle
> i can see all things from this vantage point.
> i hear you sigh
> lost in that distance
> of warm bodies
> of silver shoals
> of light
> of flying too..
> it's never cold up here
> even when it's snows
> even when i'm naked.
> and you on the edge of adventure
> close your eyes
> close your eyes
> close your eyes
> we're falling
> flying
> swooping...
> touching wings
> like the inuits kiss
> up up up
> into the cool blue sky
> caressing..
> i change my name from icarus
> to shaman ghost-echoes
> and take my place at the mouth
> of every river
> dancing with the wind
> with the moon
> with the love of a million stars
> embrace..
> and when you reach that edge
> and a long long long way down
> close your eyes
> close your eyes
> close your eyes
> and feel the ghost echoes...
>