Outpost (Robert Rich and Ian Boddy album)

Outpost (2002) is a collaborative album by electronic musicians Robert Rich and Ian Boddy. Recording of this album began during a week in October, 2001 while Boddy was visiting Rich’s studio in California. It was completed in November when Rich visited Boddy’s studio in Northern England. It was mixed, assembled and mastered by Robert Rich in January, 2002. The track titles follow a science fiction theme of space exploration. This album was released as a limited edition of 2000 copies.

Outpost
Studio album by Robert Rich and Ian Boddy
Released	2002
Recorded	October 2001 at Soundscape Studio and November 2001 at DiN Studios
Genre	Ambient, experimental, electronic, avant-garde[1]
Length	58:50
Label	DiN
Producer	Robert Rich and Ian Boddy
Robert Rich chronology
Bestiary (2001) Outpost (2002) Temple of the Invisible (2003)
Ian Boddy chronology
Triptych (2001) Outpost (2002) Aurora (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

1. ”First Outpost” – 1:31
2. ”Ice Fields” – 8:21
3. ”Methane” – 3:48
4. ”Lagrange Point” – 6:48
5. ”Link Lost” – 10:15
6. ”State of Flux” – 6:38
7. ”Tuning In” – 5:47
8. ”Tuning Out” – 6:54
9. ”Edge of Nowhere” – 6:25
10. ”Last Outpost” – 2:18

Personnel

• Robert Rich – MOTM modular synthesizer, lap steel guitar, flutes, percussion
• Ian Boddy – analog and digital synthesizers, prepared piano, Metasynth, Pluggo

References

1. Outpost at AllMusic

External links

• album feature from Robert Rich’s official web site