Barron Machat, Co-Founder and CEO of Hippos In Tanks, Has Died
Barron Machat, the co-founder and CEO of record label Hippos In Tanks, has died. Tri Angle’s Robin Carolan and Oneohtrix Point Never shared the news on Twitter. He was 27 years old. The cause of death has not been confirmed.
Machat co-founded the Los Angeles-based Hippos In Tanks with Travis Woolsey in 2010. Known for their experimental catalog, Hippos In Tanks put out releases from Autre Ne Veut, Laurel Halo, Dean Blunt, Arca, Physical Therapy, Hype Williams, James Ferraro, Nguzunguzu and more.
I hate twitter RIPs in general, but Barron Machat’s passing has really upset me beyond words. We came up together.
— Tri Angle Records (@TriAngleRecords) April 9, 2015
awful news this am of Barron Machat’s passing. RIP. a gentle soul.
— Daniel Lopatin (@0PN) April 9, 2015
head hung low, just found out……… Barron Machat RIP; one of the gentlest souls I’d ever met. can’t believe this.
— Arca (@arca1000000) April 9, 2015
Woke up by a phone call from a friend about the news of Barron’s passing. He was a passionate and kind person. In shock, too young to go.
— LAUREL HALO (@LaurelHalo) April 9, 2015
So horrible about Barron Machat. He was so fiercely supportive of myself and many others.
— physical therapy (@fysicaltherapy) April 9, 2015
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