Roli Mosimann

Swiss-born drummer (1955–2024)

  • Musician
  • record producer
InstrumentDrumsYears active1983–2024Formerly of
  • Swans
  • Wiseblood
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Roli Mosimann (7 November 1955 – 15 September 2024) was a Swiss-born American drummer, electronic musician, and record producer who worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later collaborated with Foetus leader JG Thirlwell in the duo Wiseblood.

Mosimann was born in Thurgau, Switzerland on 7 November 1955.[1][2] As a producer, Mosimann worked with That Petrol Emotion, the Young Gods, the The, Celtic Frost, New Order and the Hair and Skin Trading Company, and helped birth Faith No More's Album of the Year, among others. He was an early producer for Skinny Puppy's The Process (1996) and Marilyn Manson's Portrait of an American Family (1994); however, both bands were unsatisfied with the results and chose to finish those albums with other producers (Martin Atkins and Trent Reznor, respectively).

Mosimann later worked with Jojo Mayer and Miloopa (engineering and mixing the latter band's Unicode album).

Mosimann died from lung cancer at a hospital in Wrocław, on 15 September 2024, at the age of 68.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Roli Mosimann". Swiss Culture Awards. 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Roli Mosimann RIP". Louder Than War. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

Sources

  • Ozuna, Tony (26 March 2009). "This isn't jazz, it's Nerve". The Prague Post. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  • Ankeny, Jason. "Skinny Puppy". MTV. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  • "That Petrol Emotion: Raw, rebellious rock". The Tuscaloosa News. 11 October 1987. p. 33. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
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