According to Boyd Rice, Stefan Weisser a.k.a. Z’EV has died at 66. The poet, percussionist, and sound artist was a pioneer of industrial music and collaborator with everyone from Stephen O’Malley and Oren Ambarchi to Genesis P-Orridge and Glenn Branca. His music has been released on albums as varied as Touch, Editions Mego, Soleilmoon Recordings, and Tzadik. RIP.

Live @ XM24 by Stefano Pilia + Z'EV