viktor zolotarenko was far beyond us in many ways, in both space and time. the music he made was not easy to produce - not just technically but more importantly emotionally, psychologically, and physically demanding on the artist . . at 25, he could do things musically with computers and electronic instruments that some of us will only dream doing of all their life . . the way he affected some of us, and how this feeling will last forever . . . i hate to acknowledge, but i can understand his wanting to leave this world behind. he already had done so in ways both spiritual and psychological . . i wish he could've found more meditative / yogic alternatives to what was eating at him. he had already accomplished a great deal; he probably thought a lot more was expected of him . . if so, i wish he hadn't . . . as someone who appreciates all forms of musical expression, i feel he made history in that his musical voice was so special, refined, and unique . . in this great big world we live in, he was one-in-six billion . . . the sadness lingers still for our and his mother's loss . . . 
michael a. / aziz2012