Death of Maxi Jazz, co-founder of the trip-hop group Faithless

Maxi Jazz, the discreet prince of trip-hop and ex-singer of British electronic music group Faithless, has died at the age of 65, the group announced this weekend.

The artist, real name Maxwell Fraser, died at his home in south London, according to the group.

The causes of death were not specified.

"We are heartbroken to report that Maxi Jazz died peacefully in his sleep last night,"

the band tweeted on Saturday, paying tribute to one of the founding members of Faithless, who formed in London in 1995

,” the band continued.

Its members hailed a

.

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"A lovely guy"

Popularized in the mid-1990s thanks to their singles

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Faithless enjoyed public and critical success for their album

, to the point of appearing as pioneers of trance and trip-hop music. , atmospheric variants of electronic music and house.

The group, which counts among its other members Rollo and Sister Bliss, has released six other studio albums as well as several compilations.

Their most recent record,

, was released in 2020.

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Sister Bliss paid tribute to the artist, sharing a black and white photo of him on Twitter, sending

.

Reggae band UB40 meanwhile hailed a

, recalling being on tour with Maxi Jazz & The E-Type Boys, another band by the artist, in 2017.

Hailing from Brixton, south London, he was a die-hard Crystal Palace supporter, going so far as to become the football club's associate manager in 2012. The club hailed a

on Twitter and that the team would his entry into the field on a title of Faithless on Monday to pay tribute to him.