Singer & songwriter
Kevin Ayers
Soft Machine, then solo records of considerable strangeness and charm.
Kevin Ayers was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely associated with the Canterbury scene. He recorded a series of albums as a solo artist and over the years worked with Brian Eno, Syd Barrett, Bridget St John, John Cale, Elton John, Robert Wyatt, Andy Summers, Mike Oldfield, Nico and Ollie Halsall, among others. After living for many years in Deià, Mallorca, he returned to the United Kingdom in the mid-1990s before moving to the south of France. His last album, The Unfairground, was released in 2007. The British rock journalist Nick Kent wrote: "Kevin Ayers and Syd Barrett were the two most important people in British pop music. Everything that came after came from them."
- Born
- 1944-08-16, Herne Bay, EnglandA Wednesday
- Died
- 2013-02-20, Montolieu, FranceA Wednesday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1944-08-16, Herne Bay, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 23°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 26°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 19°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 7°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 21°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 4°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 6°55′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 12°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 8°47′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2013-02-20, Montolieu, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 1°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 0°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 19°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 22°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 14°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 7°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 11°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 6°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 2°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 10°55′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Kevin Ayers was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
