Paul Ryder, bassist and founder of Happy Mondays, a key band in the “Manchester scene”, has died.

Paul Ryder, founding bassist of Happy Mondays, middle band in the second wave of the so-called “manchester scene” in the 1980sdied this Saturday in 58 years oldhis relatives and groupmates reported, although they did not disclose the reasons for the death.

“The Ryder family and the Happy Mondays gang members they are deeply saddened and shocked to report that Paul Ryder died this morning. A true pioneer and legend. We will always miss him. We thank you for respecting your privacy at this time. Long live your funk! “, They posted the group in their official networks.

Paul and his brother, singer Shaun, were the founders of the group which gave a new impetus to the Manchester sound, when they included psychedelia and the spirit of the then-new raves in their music.

Precisely, The Shaun brothers, along with drummer Gary Whelan and keyboardist Paul Davis, formed Happy Mondays in 1980.when the move from Manchester that had had Joy Division as support, they seemed to languish with their disbandment due to the death of their singer Ian Curtis.

Manchester’s move

However, this band brought a more hedonistic vibe to this scene which had been marked by punk’s nihilism and was characterized by its overwhelming and claustrophobic sounds.

Paul Ryder’s bass played a pivotal role in this regard, due to the influence the Motown scene had on him when he started listening to music.

In that context, Happy Monday made the young Mancunians dance and immersed himself in endless extra-musical stories related to the insane behavior of its members.

This is the way it hits 24 hour party people – a real Manchester anthem from the 80s -, Vicious afro trample Y lose weightAmong many.

complicated days

However, the su group was disintegrating as the 1990s progressed, largely due to his insane walk which led to most of its members getting involved in hard drugs. It was these attitudes that led to the scene being renamed “Madchester” (a pun with “mad” in English).

Is famous the story that Happy Mondays spent all the money that producer Tony Wilson spent on drugsa great philanthropist of the “Manchester scene” made it easy for him to record an album in Barbados.

Your visit to Argentina

The group had ups and downs in the second half of the 1990s and much of the 2000s, although in many of those comebacks. Paul Ryder was not presentbecause of the bad relationship he had with his brother Shaun.

However, in 2012 the group went through its original lineup a tour that took him to Argentinawhere he gave to memorable show in Puerto Madero, as part of Movistar Fri Music.

In the following years there were more presentations, more and more spaced, so there was no news on the Ryder brothers, until yesterday.

Source: Telam

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