{"title":"Ian Boddy","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"coil","title":"Coil","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiN label boss Ian Boddy follows up his 2020 studio release \u003ci\u003eAxiom\u003c\/i\u003e (DiN64) with another album length slice of vintage electronic music synth heritage. Whilst there are many focusing in on the world of possibilities of modular synths to the detriment of form and composition Boddy uses his 40 plus years of experience to create six succinct slices of analogue warmth and emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiN","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50433531937099,"sku":"1167933","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50433531543883,"sku":"1167932","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ea285e0f-6e13-4b9d-ab9f-17d87faa9f89_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726880535"},{"product_id":"nevermore","title":"Nevermore","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe DiN label, established in 1999, reaches something of a milestone with \u003ci\u003eNevermore\u003c\/i\u003e as it represents the 100th release on the esteemed British electronic music label. This equates to this, the 69th album on the main DiN imprint as well as 26 digital only releases on the DiNDDL sub-label and 5 Tone Science albums. It seems only fitting then that this release comes from DiN label boss Ian Boddy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerformed live at DiN HQ the performance was videoed and streamed on March 27th 2021 as part of the three day Soundquest Festival. This was organised by ambient luminary Steve Roach and had an audience watching and listening of 1000+ music fans across the globe coming together in these strange days of a global pandemic. This surely inspired Boddy to conjure up a mesmerising tour de force of a live show that shows all his skills and experience built up over a life time of performing. Boddy's set up was centred around his large Serge modular system supplemented by three cases of Eurorack. Eschewing the presence of a laptop this allowed him to sculpt and evolve a series of engaging electronic soundscapes. Ranging from the spacey and eerie to beautifully pastoral with his Ondes Martenot style French Connection keyboard featured at several points with its hauntingly beautiful tones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovation \u0026amp; Moog keyboards fill out Boddy's arsenal of instruments and the video shows him in constant motion playing, tweaking and sculpting the hour long set. In the two rhythmic excursions \"From Here To There\" and \"Nevermore\" one can literally hear Boddy build the complex, intertwining patterns brick by brick before launching out with some inspired solo playing that can only really happen in a live performance. Released in a limited edition digipak with beautiful artwork by Wendy Carroll this is music that not only celebrates the work of one of the UK's leading exponents of electronic music but also the label he has curated with such love and care for the last 22 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiN","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50508088082763,"sku":"1133019","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/92b6554f-934f-4338-ab01-23707160160c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727856072"},{"product_id":"doppelganger","title":"Doppelganger","description":"\u003cp\u003eFostering musical collaborations has been a key motivational force for DiN label boss Ian Boddy since the inception of the imprint in 1999. He has also made no secret of his musical heritage and influences, especially the 1970’s German electronic music masters such as Tangerine Dream and particularly the late, great Klaus Schulze. So when, through a chance conversation with Harald Grosskopf at a music festival in the Netherlands, the opportunity arose for them to collaborate together Boddy jumped at the chance.  Grosskopf has had an amazing career as a drummer working with many German music luminaries. Of special interest to Boddy is his work with Schulze on some of his finest mid-70’s albums and this connection forms an emotional bridge to that fervent, shared musical heritage. However Grosskopf is way more than just a percussionist and his classic Synthesist album showcases the other side to his music with his very personal use of melody and harmony. Thus Boddy and Grosskopf combine forces in a stunning display of sequenced and groove based tracks that constitute the album Doppelgänger. The album flirts with the so called Berlin School of music but goes way beyond it’s metronomic straitjacket with Boddy serving up multi-patterns of shifting sequencer lines underpinned by Grosskopf’s mesmerising percussion grooves. There are ample examples of Boddy’s modular synth sound design on show, especially on tracks such as Boulevard Horizon and Dubnium. Elsewhere Grosskopf has a playful input on the track Livewire and indeed his keyboard playing are as much a part of this album as Boddy’s own. The album ends with the stunning title track with its grandiose chords and processional percussion. Once again the DiN label forges into unknown sonic territory by serving up two unique musicians in collaboration creating a musical dialogue that is as inspiring as it is unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiN","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51066849296715,"sku":"2238641","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_70349fea_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1736445674"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/ian-boddy.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}