Joy Reid was a seminal figure in the early days of underground ambient techno. Courting such notables as Warp's Move D, Planet Mu's Nautilis and Max More, president of the Extropian Institute, Joy left her unique political and artistic mark in an artform where females are rarely judged by their merits. Joy Reid passed away on September 11 2001, overdosing on heroin in a loft apartment in Soho 15 minutes before the first jetliner struck the World Trade Center.