Artist
Richard Bone
Late 1970s-80s experimental electronic musician known for synth-based avant-garde compositions and underground cassette releases.
About
Richard Bone is an experimental electronic musician active primarily during the late 1970s and 1980s. Operating within the avant-garde and synth-based experimental music landscape, Bone produced work characterized by innovative electronic synthesis and unconventional compositional approaches. His early releases, including the cassettes Quiz Party and Life in Video City both issued on Eurock in 1980, established his presence within the underground experimental music community. These works reflected the exploratory spirit of the era's DIY and independent electronic music scenes. Bone's 1983 LP Brave Tales continued his experimental trajectory, while a comprehensive retrospective compilation, Vaulted Visions Filmworks, Synth Pop, Demos 1978-85, released on Vinyl on Demand in 2014, documented his creative output spanning the formative years of his career. The archival nature of the retrospective, highlighting work from 1978 onward, suggests Bone's significant contributions to underground experimental and synth-based music during a pivotal period in electronic music development, though his influence remained largely within specialist circles.