US ambient music legend Harold Budd has passed away, aged 84, following complications due to coronavirus.
Budd’s manager, Steve Takaki, confirmed his passing to Rolling Stone today, following a post on Facebook from Cocteau Twins member and frequent collaborator Robin Guthrie.
“A lot to digest,” Guthrie said. “Feeling empty, shattered lost and unprepared for this.”
Budd was a prolific artist who this year alone released a record with Guthrie, Another Flower, and also composed the music for Mark Ruffalo HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True.
He was also a frequent collaborator with English music legend Brian Eno, with the duo first working on Budd’s 1978 release, The Pavilion Of Dreams, before a number of other projects in the years to follow.
