Eon

Ian Loveday, better known as Eon or Eøn (22 September 1954 – 17 June 2009), was a British rave pioneer. Born in 1954, Loveday was the son of violinist Alan Loveday and pianist Ruth Stanfield. His tracks made their way to early 1990s pirate radio stations in London, and then out on vinyl through small labels like BAAD and Vinyl Solution. He released Void Dweller, with its dark and hard driving beats, on Columbia Records in September 1992; it used samples from David Lynch's Dune, The Outer Limits, and themes from the horror movie Basket Case.
Eon's sound was a link between the early Detroit techno and contemporary dance music. In the early 1990s, this release was shared between DJs and musicians and was very influential. Eon was known for the acid techno song called "Spice" which was released in November 1990. Later in his career, he worked with Baby Ford and Bizarre Inc., and released singles on Trelik Records and Electron Industries.
==Links to Peel==
Peel had a copy of Eon's debut single, 'Light Colour Blind', which he played on his shows in late 1988. Further material from the dance producer was also played through the late 80's and early 90's, including a session recorded in 1991. In 2002, after a gap of 11 years and 2 months, a second session by the artist was recorded live at Maida Vale for Peel's programme, which consisted of seven tracks. Interestingly Peel did not play any tracks from Eon on his BBC Radio One shows via his studio albums or singles during that year.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1991-06-15. First Broadcast: 29 June 1991
*Basket Case / Be Cool / Infernal Machine / Fear: The Mindkiller
2. Recorded: 2002-08-14. First Broadcast: 14 August 2002
*Deadeye / Chicken Store / Holy Cow / Ramadance / Absorbed / Jackbox / Spice
==Other Shows Played==
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*26 September 1988: Light Colour Sound (12") Vinyl Solution
*04 October 1988: Light Color Sound (12") Vinyl Solution
*12 December 1988: Light Color Sound (Dub Mix) (12") Vinyl Solution
;1989
*05 April 1989: Infinity (12") Vinyl Solution
*11 April 1989 (Radio Bremen): Infinity (12") Vinyl Solution
*17 April 1989: Infinity (12") Vinyl Solution
;1990
*04 April 1990: Inner Mind (Freebase Mind) (12") Vinyl Solution
*01 May 1990: Inner Mind (Bonus Mind) / Something Stronger/Infinity Mix (12" - Inner Mind) Vinyl Solution
;1991
*23 March 1991: Inner Mind Deep Thought (The Instrumental) (12") Vinyl Solution
*04 August 1991: Fear: The Mindkiller (Prologue/Original Mix With Bats) (CD single) Vinyl Solution
*16 August 1991 (BFBS): Fear (12" - Fear: The Mindkiller) Vinyl Solution
;1992
*17 April 1992: Basket Case (12 inch) Vinyl Solution
*30 October 1992: Dawn On a New World (2xLP – Void Dweller) Vinyl Solution
;1994
*29 April 1994: ‘Cybertone [Mr. Raucous Blows The Fuses] (2x12 inch – Cybertone EP )’ Vinyl Solution
*07 May 1994 (BFBS): Cybertone (Mr Raucous Blows The Fuses) (12" - Cybertone EP) Vinyl Solution
*06 June 1994 (Ö3): Cybertone (2x12" – Cybertone) Vinyl Solution
*11 June 1994: Cybertone (2x12" – Cybertone) Vinyl Solution
;2002
*27 June 2002 (Radio Eins): Gm Sukka (album - Sum Of Parts)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists