He started out as a pop singer as part of the Walker Brothers, but did some really interesting post-rock/experimental/avant-garde in the last couple decades. You may remember the “I punched a donkey...” song that was haunting several of us a while back. It’s quite dissonant and not for everyone, but for those of us that crave that sort of thing, it’s something special.
Anyway, that’s what I will remember him for, those three albums, Climate of Hunter, Tilt, The Drift.