English music producer A.G Cook shared an emotional message on his social media yesterday as a tribute to his friend and music collaborator Sophie who passed away in January this year. He wrote: “I’m still processing Sophie’s life… Spent a lot of time these last few months reflecting on her uniqueness, our time together, and the impact she had on so many aspects of my life”.
He added a link to a full message he wrote in which he shares: “She was laser-focused and exceptionally intelligent, but also sensitive and perceptive. It didn’t matter whether we were talking about people or relationships or materials or music – she approached every topic with the love, care and intensity of someone who has truly lived.”
— A. G. Cook (@agcook404) April 25, 2021
Two of them have worked together since 2012. In the note A.G. Cook posted memories of their first meeting: “I first met Sophie on October 13th, 2012 – an unlikely meeting before BIPP and before PC Music, both of which would materialise the following June. I’d in fact stumbled on a demo of BIPP on Sophie’s soundcloud earlier that summer, and immediately emailed her elusive MSMSMSM.COM address”. He continued: “I couldn’t believe that there was someone out there, let alone someone in London, with such a strong vision and almost no regard for the walls between pop and experimental art.”
The producer shared interesting stories about their collaboration, travels and linking up with other musicians like Charli XCX. “For me, Charli was the first artist whose voice and presence could actually sit over a full-blown SOPHIE instrumental intact, and to this day there are still many amazing SOPHIE produced songs where the artist is partially subsumed by the dazzling sounds that their voice has to compete with” – he explains.
Charli XCX also posted a touching note on her Twitter a few days after Sophie’s death. Charli and Sophie worked together back in 2015 on ‘Vroom Vroom’.
A.G. Cook finished the note with: “It’s indescribable, to have lost a friend who was so caring and so real, and whose presence was a constant affirmation of life itself. And it makes me feel just like we never said…”
Scottish musician and producer Sophie Xeon died earlier this year at age 34 in an accident in Athens. She was “a pioneer of a new sound, one of the most influential artists in the last decade. Not only for ingenious production and creativity but also for the message and visibility that was achieved. An icon of liberation” – we can read in The Guardian. Full story about it you can read in MXDWN earlier articles here.
Meanwhile A.G. Cook’s debut album ‘Apple’ has been released in September last year and its available here.
