The Mellotron Group

We're into the final stages now of his cancer. Greg has been in
at home hospice care since the middle of last week. He is heavily
sedated on Dilaudid, a very strong narcotic. He was moved to it
after morphine was no longer cutting it for his extreme pain.

Greg went to sleep on Sunday before noon and has been completely
non-responsive since then. Saturday evening was the last time he
engaged in any conversation, and that was only "yes", "no" and "it
hurts". He is expected to pass away in the next few days, and his
wife Diane has urged all friends and family that want to see him
to do so immediately. I am on my way to his house now.

Should Greg somehow still be alive on Friday he will be 50 years
old. Not that there will be anything to celebrate, since he will
be there in body but not much else. I have chosen Nov 6th as the
official release date of both his 3rd solo album "The Noble Gases"
and the new Systems Theory album "overfulnoisecascad e".

His family and band-mates appreciate the fact that many progressive
music community members emailed, texted, phoned, etc., their well-
wishes. Since there won't be anything further to report, the next
time I post an update regarding Greg Amov will be to advise of his
death.

On a positive Greg Amov related note, our friend Kurt Barabas (UTS,
Amaron's Plight, Roswell Six) has offered me the use of his studio
and as much help as I need to get all the remaining music of Greg's
into releasable shape. That will be a project for 2010, after I get
his currently OOP solo albums "The Dark Within The Dark" and "Gecko
Highway" back into available status.
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Regards, SDM -- a 21st Century Schizoid Man
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NP: Kevin Gilbert "Nuts"

Good morning,

it is with regret, but also relief, that I pass on that Systems
Theory member Greg Amov died last night. It was very peaceful
and quiet at the end, which was a relief after all the physical
struggle of the last few weeks. It was clear to everyone around
him during the afternoon that it would be sometime Tuesday, so
his family convened to be with him.

I do not yet know exactly what sort of memorial there will be,
or when / where it will be held. But something appropriate to
Greg's live and beliefs will be organized soon. I will pass on
that information when I have it.

Thanks to all that contacted the family through me to express
hope, support, sympathy, wishes for a speeding passing, etc.
That the various branches of the progressive music community
had so many people (hundreds) that responded during this crisis
meant a great a deal to Greg in his final days, and means a
great deal to me personally.

In the midst of the sadness of his passing, let me add a bright
note. Last night I got access to Greg's pair of DAWs (named
"Fripp" and "Eno"). Everything that I could have hoped to find
musically was there. The masters for his two OOP CDs were there,
plus several unreleased completed projects, some long-forgotten
projects, and new tunes earmarked for both solo, Systems Theory
and ViolinCyndee. So there will new music under his hame in the
next year or so, as well as the re-release of "The Dark Within
The Dark" and "Gecko Hightway".

Gregory Michael Amov, b. Nov 6th 1959, d. Nov 3rd 2009. RIP
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Regards, and thanks, SDM -- a 21st Century Schizoid Man
Systems Theory music project: <www.systemstheory. net>
on MySpace: <www.myspace. com/systemstheor y>
on GarageBand: <www.garageband. com/systemstheor y>
on Last FM: <www.last.fm/ music/Systems+ Theory>
on CDBaby: CDBaby <www.cdbaby. com/all/systemst heory>
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NP: nowt