Tributes paid to Simeon Coxe of electronic duo Silver Apples, who has died at 82

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AL.com, Coxe died on Tuesday, September 8 in Fairhope, Alabama.“He was an artist and a news reporter-producer for WKRG, TV, Mobile, AL in the 1970’s, as well as other out of state TV stations in the 70’s and 80’s,” the obituary reads. “He is famously best known worldwide for his seminal work in electronic music with his band, Silver Apples.”“He is survived by a brother, David S.

Coxe (Foster); a nephew, Aaron Coxe and family and long term companion, creative collaborator, Lydia Winn LeVert.”A number of musicians and journalists have paid tribute to Coxe, including Geoff Barrow of Portishead, who called him “an inspiration not just musically but in life”.