Daron Beck of Pinkish Black, RIP
Daron Beck of Pinkish Black, Information_Age, and more has passed away. The news was confirmed by Relapse Records, who released Pinkish Black’s 2015 album Bottom of the Morning and 2019’s Concept Unification. They write, “We at Relapse Records are saddened by the loss of Daron Beck of Pinkish Black and Zombi and Friends from a medical illness. Daron was a kind, tremendously funny, and gentle soul that made some of the most creative and compelling music ever released on Relapse Records. Our hearts go out to his partner Lisa, mom Debbie, bandmate Jon, and everyone else that was lucky enough to cross paths with him.”
Rest in peace, Daron. Stream some of Pinkish Black’s music below.
A GoFundMe was launched for Beck in 2018, after he suffered two heart attacks.
Invisible Oranges spoke to Daron and his Pinkish Black bandmate Jon Teague in 2012 about their self-titled debut. Read that discussion here.
