Andy Gill

Andy Gill
Andy Gill
	Gill on stage with Gang of Four in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Andrew James Dalrymple Gill
Born	1 January 1956; Manchester, England
Died	1 February 2020 (aged 64); London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Post-punk
Occupations	Musician; record producer;
Instruments	Guitar; vocals;
Formerly of	Gang of Four
Website	andygillmusic.com

Andrew James Dalrymple Gill^[1] (1 January 1956 – 1 February 2020)^[2] was an English musician and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the rock band Gang of Four, which he co-founded in 1976. Gill was known for his angular, jagged style of guitar on albums such as Entertainment! (1979) and Solid Gold (1981) and hit singles such as "At Home He's a Tourist", "Damaged Goods", "Anthrax", "What We All Want" and "I Love a Man in a Uniform".^[3]

In addition to his work with Gang of Four, Gill was also a record producer, and produced or co-produced all of the band's albums. He also produced albums for artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Jesus Lizard, the Stranglers, the Futureheads, Michael Hutchence, Killing Joke, Polysics, Fight Like Apes, Therapy? and the Young Knives.^[4]^[5]

Gill was noted for a distinctive rhythm guitar style and sound, emphasizing a treble-heavy attack likened by one critic to "metal splintering."^[6] He favoured tight linkage with drums and bass, and unlike many guitarists shunned the "warmer" sound of valve amplifiers in favour of the "coldness" and "thinness" of a Fender Stratocaster through transistor amps.^[7]^[8]

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^ "Obituary: Andy Gill, musician, founder member and guitarist of influential band Gang of Four, producer". The Scotsman. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
^ Cartwright, Garth (10 February 2020). "Andy Gill: Gang of Four founder whose jagged guitar sound spawned many imitators". Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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^ "Remembering Gang of Four's Andy Gill, Who Ripped Punk to Shreds". Pitchfork. 4 February 2020.
^ "Andy Gill | Vintage Guitar® magazine". 27 February 2018.
^ "Gang Signs: Post-punk legends Gang of Four revisit old principles and crank up the transistor amps on Content | PATRICK SISSON".

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[2] "Obituary: Andy Gill, musician, founder member and guitarist of influential band Gang of Four, producer". The Scotsman. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[3] Cartwright, Garth (10 February 2020). "Andy Gill: Gang of Four founder whose jagged guitar sound spawned many imitators". Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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[6] "Remembering Gang of Four's Andy Gill, Who Ripped Punk to Shreds". Pitchfork. 4 February 2020.

[7] "Andy Gill | Vintage Guitar® magazine". 27 February 2018.

[8] "Gang Signs: Post-punk legends Gang of Four revisit old principles and crank up the transistor amps on Content | PATRICK SISSON".

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