Alan Rankine

Alan was best known as a keyboardist and guitarist with the eighties band The Associates, before he started working in production alongside bands like Biffy ...

I never tire of it." His work with Billy McKenzie as The Associates is incredible to behold." One said: "His record, Party Fears Two, is one of the best to ever come out of Scotland. Their post read: "It is with great sadness that my brother, Hamish and I announce the passing of our father Alan Rankine. His sons Hamish and Callum shared the news in a Facebook post earlier today, but the cause of death is not known at this stage. Alan was best known as a keyboardist and guitarist with the eighties band

A founding member of the band The Associates, Alan Rankine, has died aged 64, it has been announced.

I first became aware of Alan through The Associates and later got to know him a little. Sending love to his family and all who loved him." Loved this song - played relentlessly on my suitcase record player #PartyFearsTwo." However, in 1982, Alan departed the band and tried his hand in a producing career and worked with artists such as the Cocteau Twins. India said: "Very sad to hear of the death of Alan Rankine, who along with Billy Mackenzie, made up The Associates. Alan Rankine, the keyboardist and guitarist of eighties band The Associates, has died aged 64, his family have announced in a statement issued earlier today.

Alan Rankine, the Scottish musician and record producer best known as keyboardist and guitarist for rock band the Associates, has died.

Rankine left the band in 1982 and went on to establish himself as a producer, working with artists such as Paul Haig and the Cocteau Twins. Later, Rankine lectured at Stow College in Glasgow where he helped students set up their own record label, Electric Honey, which went on to launch the careers of bands such as Belle and Sebastian, Snow Patrol and Biffy Clyro. “He died peacefully at home shortly after spending Christmas with his family,” they said in a statement.

Tributes have flooded in after the death of Scottish musician and record producer Alan Rankine, a co-founder one of The Associates, one of country's most ...

And what an absolutely beautiful man he was to boot.” Christopher Connolly, founder of the Scottish electronic dance group Finitribe, said: “tterly devastated to learn that Alan Rankine has passed. Writer and poet Kevin Gilday said: “Gutted to hear about Alan Rankine. Filmmaker Grant McPhee said: “Devastated at the news of Alan Rankine. He died in 1997 at the age of just 39. Sending love to his family and all who loved him.”

Alan Rankine, co-founder of Scottish band The Associates, has died aged 64. The guitarist and keyboard player's sons Callum and Hamish announced the news in a ...

After three albums, The Affectionate Punch (1980), singles collection Fourth Drawer Down (1981) and Sulk (1982), Rankine left the band on the eve of a tour. The track Kitchen Person saw them use the neck of a vacuum cleaner to amplify their instruments, and they appeared on Top Of The Pops brandishing chocolate guitars. The guitarist and keyboard player’s sons Callum and Hamish announced the news in a statement on Tuesday, according to reports.

Alan Rankine, singer of Scottish band The Associates, has died aged 64. The news was confirmed by Rankine's sons Callum and Hamish today (January 3).

I first became aware of Alan through The Associates and later got to know him a little. RIP Alan Rankine, a beautiful soul, and condolences to all his family.” We lived around the corner from each other and had planned to meet for a coffee. Sending love to his family and all who loved him. Others to pay tribute to Rankine include BMX Bandits sinber Duglas T Stewart, who tweeted: “Very sad news today that Alan Rankine has died,” he wrote on Twitter. He died peacefully at home shortly after spending Christmas with his family,” the sons said in a statement.

Rankine also produced for Cocteau Twins and was integral to Electric Honey, the label that brought the world Belle and Sebastian.

The Associates effectively disbanded after their final album, but Rankine and Billy Mackenzie reconvened in 1993 to try to record new material. The group followed its debut with a singles compilation, Fourth Drawer Down, in 1981 and a sophomore effort, Sulk, in 1982. The label’s first true success was Belle and Sebastian’s Without Rankine, the Associates released two more albums, 1985’s Perhaps and 1990’s Wild and Lonely. As the Associates, Rankine and Mackenzie released their debut single in 1979, a cover of David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging.” The song helped them land a deal with Fiction Records, which issued the band’s 1980 debut, The Affectionate Punch; the Cure’s Robert Smith sang backing vocals on the LP. A cause of death has not been revealed.

Alan Rankine, keyboardist and guitarist for Scottish Eighties band The Associates has died aged 64. The news was announced by Rankine's sons Hamish and ...

Musician Richard Walters also paid tribute to the late singer: “RIP Alan Rankine. I first became aware of Alan through The Associates and later got to know him a little. Sending love to his family and all who loved him.”