Betwixt & Between (Kaoru Kimura) has tragically passed away at the age of 28. As the news is now public knowledge, Guld has invited condolences/messages of support to be posted on Kaoru’s Facebook page wall, Twitter account, or mailed directly to Guld (NRG_JAPAN [at] hotmail.com), who will then forward them to Kaoru’s family.
Having only recently heard of his passing, I am still at a loss for words. A fantastically intelligent, thoughtful and kind young man, he will be missed by everyone who met him, and also by members of the wider scene who knew him through his emotional, influential music.
I feel very fortunate to have counted Kaoru as a friend for the past five years, and will miss him dearly. I’m sure everyone here will join me in offering condolences to all of his family.
Thanks for everything, Kaoru. 安らかにお眠り下さい。
Thanks for everything, I’ll love you forever.
Wow, what a shame. :/
RIP Betwixt & Between. You were an amazing person and you will be greatly missed. Thanks for everything.
one of my greatest sources of inspiration.. a true artist..
I can’t imagine that I can’t listen to his new creations anymore..
Very sad news. Such a huge loss. RIP 🙁
absolutely tragic news. An incredible talent who will be sorely missed by us all. Thanks for such wonderful music kaoru, rest in peace xx
I was completely shocked to hear this earlier. An amazing talent who’s memory will live on with his timeless productions. May he be at peace x
Rest in peace, Kaoru.
I didn’t know the man, but I did know his music, which will live on in the scene forever.
RIP Kaoru Kimura
This is shocking. To think he’s gone just like that…
A very sad moment, but his music will remain!
Betwixt & Between will always be remembered as a genius and will forever continue to live in freeform. He, one of the most talented, if not the most talented, japanese freeform producers, ever. He placed his own milestone in the electronic music genre and will forever be unforgotten. Thank you, Betwixt & Between. You enriched my life, deeply. There’s actually no way, which can express my gratitude towards you. I love you as a person, who always enriched my existence, with his talent to convert his creativity into sound. Thank you and rest in peace, in your formless infinity.
Nicely put Jon. Part of my mind is still sayng all this isn’t true, that we’ll hear more creations from him in the future, but sadly that’s just an intinct of hope. May peace be with you Kaoru.
This is tragic. He truly was one of the best freeform producers ever, loved his work. I’m glad that he will live forever through music and the scene.
Rest in peace Kaoru Kimura.
Wow, absolutely devastated right now. Condolences to his family.
Thanks Mr. Kaoru Kimura for being a positive influence to so many people, including myself. Rest in peace.
Rest In Peace 🙁
This sucks! He is one of my alltime favourite freeform artist! He have ispired me with his own music. Even I didn’t meet or speak with him I will miss him. I hope he can R I P! I hope a lot of strength for his parents and every friends for their sorrow!
Rest in peace Karoru Kimura, you will forever be remembered.
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This is just too sad.
馨さん、どうか安らかに・・・
I only recently discovered his music and he quickly became one of my favorite artists. I’m sure he will be missed and remembered by many.
I can’t still believe this. It’s so wrong that such a talented young man has to leave. Kaoru was a musical genius. I don’t know any other artist who would have influenced me so much. He was, and still is my all time favorite producer.
‘Point of no return’ has now whole new meaning. Rest In Peace.
I can’t believe it either. This is so wrong. Listened to his music for nearly 10 years.
We should gather money and do something to honor him. A tribute in whatever way. That’s the least he deserves. He gave so much to us, seriously.
Just been listening to my betwixt catalogue. Just still can’t get my head round this. My partner and I were planning on making a trip to Japan at some point in the near future and I had even spoken to Kaoru re any upcoming gigs he had so we could catch him live. It’s beyond words how sad I feel knowing I will meet get the chance to see him play live. He is an icon of our scene x
Extremely sad news.