15 February 2022: Ian McDonald Tribute (In the Court of the Crimson King); Ian Boddy et al DiN Sampler iNDEX07 (DiN70)

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In tribute to Ian McDonald who passed away recently, we'll feature an album which highlights his many talents, an album that is arguably the best progressive rock album ever. Read more about Ian here.

In the Court of the Crimson King (subtitled An Observation by King Crimson) is the debut studio album by English rock band King Crimson, released on 10 October 1969 by Island Records. The album is one of the earliest and most influential of the progressive rock genre, where the band combined the musical influences that rock music was founded upon with elements of jazz, classical, and symphonic music.

The album reached number five on the UK Albums Chart and number 28 on the US Billboard 200, where it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was reissued several times in the 1980s and 1990s using inferior copies of the master tapes. After the original masters were discovered in the Virgin archives in 2002, the album was remastered again by Simon Heyworth and reissued in 2004. A 40th anniversary edition of the album was released in 2009 with new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes by Steven Wilson. In 2019 there was a 50th Anniversary 3CD/1BD box set, which contained remasters, remixes, instrumentals and expansions of the original album. 

 

iNDEX07 is the seventh DiN compilation album and includes two tracks each from the titles DiN61 - 69. The artists on show this time are Ian Boddy, Nigel Mullaney, Dave Bessell, Scanner, Lyonel Bauchet and collaborations between Dave Bessell & Parallel Worlds and Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter.

As with the previous six DiN samplers label boss Ian Boddy has mixed and cross-faded the 18 tracks into a continuous ambient mix that not only showcases the albums featured on the release but presents an exciting and varied title in its own right. It also highlights the varied and intriguing music that the DiN label offers on its releases from deep analogue synth grooves through vibrantly melodic instrumentals to powerful, epic ambient atmospheres. An intoxicating mix of the old and new beautifully presented in a slimline cardboard wallet with an extra flap which just adds to the value and collectibility of this release.

Since the previous sampler album, iNDEX06 (DiN60) released in July 2019, DiN has not only celebrated its 20th anniversary but has also released its 100th album with “Nevermore” from label boss Ian Boddy. These are significant milestones for a niche independent electronica label with DiN finally getting some of the recognition it so justly deserves.

Our thanks to Ian Boddy for providing a promo copy of this release for airplay tonight.

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releases February 18, 2022

This compilation edited from the original tracks by Ian Boddy September 2021.

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ambient dave bessell em electronic electronic music electronica lyonel bauchet markus reuter nigel mullaney parallel worlds scanner downtempo modular synth Sunderlan

 

27 March 2018: Ian Boddy et al (DiN:TS01) & The California Guitar Trio

Introducing a new sub-label, Tone Science, from the DiN label. 

	1.	Natural Minor Sines 08:03
	2.	Tone 6 09:02
	3.	Virus 07:41
	4.	If Wishes Came True 06:29
	5.	Ghatam 06:13
	6.	Un coq à Esculape 06:07
	7.	Frieze Relief 05:28
	8.	Spherfear 09:38
	9.	Harmonograph 07:59

From the DiN Bandcamp page:    DiN was initially set up in 1999 by well known UK synthesist Ian Boddy to bridge the gap between the analogue music of his heritage and the emerging digital possibilities of the future. This label has always forged it’s own independent path and to date has released 54 physical CD albums as well as 19 download only releases.

Even after being involved in music since the late 1970’s Boddy has continued to explore new sonic territories and in 2016 he released what was probably his most experimental album in “Tone Science” (DiN48). This album comprised five long, slowly evolving self playing compositions realised entirely on his vast arsenal of modular synthesisers. Boddy’s love of the analogue sound has been well documented not only through his own releases but many sound and sample libraries. These instruments all but disappeared in the 1990’s but recent years has seen an unprecedented growth in interest in this form of synthesiser with a proliferation of both module manufacturers and performers using these highly flexible and personal systems.

Thus, inspired by his “Tone Science” release, Boddy has set up this sub-label to feature artists and performers working in the field of modular synthesis. The first release “Module No.1 Structure and Forces” is a compilation album featuring nine artists from different musical backgrounds with the common thread being that all the tracks were composed entirely with a modular synth system.

The album opens and closes with the ambient soundscapes of two tracks by DivKid and Matthew Shaw who run the well respected Modular Podcast. Boddy himself follows the opening track with an extension to his original “Tone Science” album with another aleatoric self playing composition in “Tone 6”. Paul Lawler and Nigel Mullaney are both heavily involved in library music and soundtrack composition and their two multi-layered compositions showcase the cinematic possibilities of the modular synth world. The remaining four tracks are more rhythmic in nature with the beautiful ambient washes of “If Wishes Came True” by Scanner leading into the hypnotic ostinato patterns of “Ghatam” by Richard Scott. French Buchla wizard Lyonel Bauchet ramps up the intensity with an elegantly constructed pulsing track before Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle) ends the rhythmic proceedings with the grimy, dubby bass powered “Frieze Relief”.

Boddy has curated both the artists and tracks on this album to flow in a musical way and not just be a collection of equipment heavy demos. Though fascinating and always cool to look at, it is important not to get lost in the gear for gears sake syndrome. Having said that this album features Eurorack, Serge, Buchla & Hordijk modular systems and the nine tracks show how varied and flexible these instruments can be.

“Tone Science Module No.1 Structure and Forces” is just the first of what Boddy intends to be a series of releases on this new sub-label featuring artists and musicians working in this ever fascinating and varied musical field. 

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released March 16, 2018

1) DivKid - Natural Minor Sines - 8:05
This track was born from explorations in merging entirely generative, random leaning musical pieces alongside performed interactive sonic excursions. Modular synths provide the perfect playground for merging both disciplines
divkidmodular.com

2) Ian Boddy - Tone 6 - 9:02
This aleatoric self playing composition features my Serge modular and is an extension to my original Tone Science (DiN49) album released in 2016.
www.ianboddy.com

3) Paul Lawler - Virus - 7:43
A complex, organic soundscape with symphonic builds and falls, evolving colours, and strategic spaces in the ambience to draw the listener into this modular and alien world.
www.paullawler.org

4) Scanner - If Wishes Came True - 6:27
Like all my modular compositions this composition was recorded entirely live, combining live radio transmissions with a very hands on performative use of my modular system.
www.scannerdot.com

5) Richard Scott - Ghatam - 6:14
Ghatam is a contemplative percussive piece composed using the Hordijk Modular. I am particularly intrigued with the quasi-acoustic resonant qualities of this instrument which in this track reminds me of a simple Indian clay pot drum, hence the title
richard-scott.net

6) Lyonel Bauchet - Un coq à Esculape - 6:09
This piece uses a combination of my Buchla modular (featuring the 259 Complex Wave Generator) as well as Eurorack systems and Metasonix D1000 for percussion.
lyonelbauchet.bandcamp.com

7) Chris Carter - Frieze Relief - 5:28
A squelchy, dubby live piece featuring Roland System 500 controlled by a Koma Komplex with Tip Top percussion voices & lots of live modular processing and effects.
www.chriscarter.co.uk

8) Nigel Mullaney - Spherfear - 9:39
A composition that started with an abstract emotion, a lament to the fusion of Modular electronic music and the pure tones of orchestral instruments. A dead star adrift in an harmonic sea of binary modulations.
www.nigelmullaney.com

9) Matthew Shaw - Harmonograph - 8.00
Track composed using a 3 panel Serge modular with a Ditto X4 Looper and effects via Bugbrand Crossover Filter, Earthquaker Devices Avalanche Run & OTO BAM.
electricreference.bandcamp.com

Total Time 67:07

Design by Matthew Shaw
matthewdavidshaw.com

Mastered by Ian Boddy 

 

 

February 24, 2018, I had the pleasure of seeing the California Guitar Trio perform at MIM, the Musical Instrument Museum, in Phoenix, Arizona.   The second half of tonight's show is the setlist from that show; it is not an actual recording of that show, but rather a collection of performances of the songs they played that night.

1. Classical Gas
   (Mason Williams cover)
2. Yamanashi Blues
3. Chacarera
4. Train To Lamy Suite
5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
   (Ennio Morricone cover)
6. Diamond Head
   (The Ventures cover)
7. Kan-Non Power
8. Komorebi
9. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
   (Johann Sebastian Bach cover)
10. Apache
    (The Shadows cover)
11. Prelude Circulation
    (Johann Sebastian Bach cover)
12. Caravan
    (Duke Ellington cover)
13. Daydreaming
    (Radiohead cover)
14. The Marsh
15. Punta Patri
17. Encore:
18. Bohemian Rhapsody
    (Queen cover)

14 June 2016: Ian Boddy et al - DiN10 iNDEX01 & DiN50 iNDEX05

 Tonight we mark the fiftieth release on Ian Boddy's DiN label - iNDEX05 during the first half of the show.  For the second half, we will revisit the very first DiN compilation, iNDEX01.  Be sure to visit the embedded links for more information on these and other DiN artists and releases.  Our thanks to Ian Boddy for providing a copy of iNDEX05 for tonight's show.

iNDEX05 is the fifth DiN compilation album and includes two tracks each from the titles DiN41 - 49. The artists on show this time are Ian Boddy, Node, ARC, Dave Bessell (one of the members of Node) and collaborations between Parallel Worlds & Dave Bessell, Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter, Erik Wøllo & Bernhard Wöstheinrich and Parallel Worlds & Self Oscillate.
As with the previous four DiN samplers DiN label boss Ian Boddy has mixed and cross-faded the 18 tracks into a continuous ambient mix that not only showcases the albums featured on the release but presents an exciting and varied title in its own right. It also highlights the varied and intriguing music that the DiN label offers on its releases from deep analogue synth grooves through vibrantly melodic instrumentals to powerful, epic ambient atmospheres. An intoxicating mix of the old and new beautifully presented in a slimline cardboard wallet with an extra flap which just adds to the value and collectibility of this release.
This compilation edited from the original tracks by Ian Boddy - January 2016.
Track listing:
01 Borderlands by Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter from Colour Division (DiN43) 04:03

02 Shinkansen East by Node from Node 2 (DiN44) 04:22

03 Subgiants by Erik Wøllo & Bernhard Wöstheinrich from Weltenuhr (DiN46) 04:55
04 Ground Warmth by Parallel Worlds & Self Oscillate from World Adapter (DiN48) 04:07
05 Tone 3 by Ian Boddy from Tone Science (DiN49) 03:46
06 Paradise Lost by Dave Bessell from Black Horses Of The Sun (DiN47) 04:12
07 Arcadia by ARC from Umbra (DiN45) 04:37
08 Denormal by Parallel Worlds & Dave Bessell from Morphogenic (DiN41) 03:25
09 Never Reaching by Ian Boddy from Liverdelphia (DiN42) 04:21
10 Thin Air by Node from Node 2 (DiN44) 04:23
11 From Here To There by Dave Bessell from Black Horses Of The Sun (DiN47) 04:34
12 Above The Snow by Parallel Worlds & Dave Bessell from Morphogenic (DiN41) 04:35
13 Tone 1 by Ian Boddy from Tone Science (DiN49) 03:03
14 My Window View by Parallel Worlds & Self Oscillate from World Adapter (DiN48) 04:39
15 Oculus by Erik Wøllo & Bernhard Wöstheinrich from Weltenuhr (DiN46) 04:50
16 Triptastique by Ian Boddy from Liverdelphia (DiN42) 04:03
17 Cherry Bomb by ARC from Umbra (DiN45) 05:16
18 Slowfall by Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter from Colour Division (DiN43) 04:33


Total Time: 77:48

DiN10 | 2001 

The UK magazine The Wire showcased the DiN sampler in its June 2001 issue. All subscribers worldwide (about 7000 readers) received a free copy of this disc in their June issue. The CD is also for sale via the DiN store for the modest sum of $10 (inc. postage).

The Wire editorial in the May 2001 issue reads as follows:

"With next month's issue of The Wire, all subscribers worldwide will receive a free copy of Index 01, an exclusive, one-off compilation showcasing the roster of UK electronica label DiN.

Specially compiled for The Wire by DiN label boss Ian Boddy, the CD features 15 tracks, including material by Chris Carter, Markus Reuter, Arc and Dub Atomica, in a 74 minute trance - mix that moves through analogue synth odysseys, retooled industrial culture beatdowns and glitch - ridden dubscapes. The CD is being produced in a strictly limited edition pressing and will only be available free to subscribers with next month's issue."

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released June 1, 2001

	1.	Dub Atomica - Atomicity 02:30
	2.	Surface 10 - Of My Efforts 03:29
	3.	Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter - Trace The Memory 05:39
	4.	Ian Boddy - Walking The Slow Path 04:32
	5.	Ian Boddy & Chris Carter - Caged 05:56
	6.	Ian Boddy, Markus Reuter, Nigel Mullaney - Mystertronic 04:04
	7.	Protogonos - Lixivium 07:34
	8.	Dub Atomica - Autonomic 04:24
	9.	centrozoon - Blast 06:52
	10.	ARC - Octane 07:54
	11.	Ian Boddy & Chris Carter - Disembodied 03:18
	12.	Ian Boddy - Frozen Web 04:00
	13.	Surface 10 - Defrag Harvest Nocturne (DHN) 03:31
	14.	Ian Boddy, Markus Reuter, Nigel Mullaney - Ionosphere 04:12
	15.	Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter - Distant Rituals 05:26

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