Ian Boddy

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'''Ian Boddy''' (born 27 August 1959) is a British electronic musician and composer. In the early 1980s Boddy began experimenting at an Arts Council-funded studio in Newcastle. This period resulted in three cassette releases on the Mirage label, which showcased Boddy's work with analogue synthesis and tape manipulation. "Images" (1980), "Elements of Chance" (1981) and "Jade". In 1983 Boddy's first LP, ''The Climb'', was released, followed by two more LPs, ''Spirits'' (1984) and ''Phoenix'' (1986).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pastor |first=Edward |date=1987-03-01 |title=Synthesistes de tous Pays |url=https://archive.org/details/music-video-systemes-008-1987-3/page/54/mode/2up?view=theater |work=Music Video Systems |language=French}}</ref> In 1989 Boddy released his first CD, ''Odyssey'', on the Surreal To Real label,<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 1991 |title=Reviews: Ian Boddy, Odyessy |url=https://archive.org/details/wavesEM/WAVES%2010_1991/page/n11/mode/2up?q=%22Ian+Boddy%22&view=theater |archive-url= |work=Waves |pages=26}}</ref> followed by ''Drive'' (1991).<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 1991 |title=Reviews: Ian Boddy, Drive |url=https://archive.org/details/wavesEM/WAVES%2010_1991/page/n11/mode/2up?q=%22Ian+Boddy%22&view=theater |archive-url= |work=Waves |pages=27}}</ref> Following these releases, Boddy founded the Something Else Records label, releasing another four albums, ''The Uncertainty Principle'' (1993), ''The Deep'' (1994), ''Continuum'' (1996), ''Rare Elements'' (1997) and reissuing his first three albums and one of his early cassettes, ''Jade'' (1992). On Something Else Records he also released three collaborations, ''Symbiont'' (1995) with Andy Pickford,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1994 |title=Reviews:Symbiont |url=https://archive.org/details/cascadesEM/Cascades%206%201996/page/n11/mode/2up?q=%22Andy+Pickford%22 |work=Cascades |language=German |volume=6}}</ref> ''Phase 3'' (1997) with Ron Boots and ''Octane'' (1998) with Mark Shreeve under the name of ARC. A cassette-only release of live recordings between 1980 and 1989 was also available for a short period. In 1999 he founded the DiN Records label.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p2486|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Ian Boddy|last=Brenholts|first=Jim|website=AllMusic|access-date=16 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dinis |first=Frederico |date=2022 |title=A música eletrónica ambiental: da profundidade sonora aos imaginários da mente |url=https://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/taa/article/view/13126/11943 |journal=Todas as Artes Revista Luso-Brasileira de Artes e Cultura |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=71-73 |doi=10.21747/21843805/tav5n3a3|hdl=10316/111966 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

==Discography== *''Box of Secrets'' DiN1 (1999) *''Distant Rituals'' DiN2 (1999) with Markus Reuter *''Autonomic'' DiN4 (1999) with Nigel Mullaney as Dub Atomica *''Caged'' DiN5 (2000) with Chris Carter *''Radio Sputnik'' DiN7 (2000) with Mark Shreeve as ARC *''Shrouded'' Space For Music Records (2000) Live recording for Philadelphia *''Triptych'' DiN9 (2001) with Markus Reuter and Nigel Mullaney *''Outpost'' DiN11 (2002) with Robert Rich *''Aurora'' DiN12 (2002) *''Blaze'' DiN15 (2003) with Mark Shreeve as ARC *''Chiasmata'' DiN16 (2004) *''Pure'' DiN17 (2004) with Markus Reuter *''Moire'' DiN18 (2005) with Bernhard Wostheinrich *''Arcturus'' DiN19 (2005) with Mark Shreeve as ARC *''Jodrell Bank Concert'' Space For Music Records (2002) with Markus Reuter. Live recording from 1999. *''Lithosphere'' DiN21 (2005) with Robert Rich *''Elemental'' DiN25 (2006) *''Fracture'' Din26 (2007) with Mark Shreeve as ARC *''React'' DiN29 (2008) with Robert Rich *''Slide'' DiN31 (2008) *''Dervish'' DiN33 (2009) with Markus Reuter *''Shifting Sands'' AD072 (2009) with David Wright *''Frontiers'' DIN39 (2012) with Erik Wøllo *''Axiom'' DiN64 (2020) *''Coil'' DiN74 (2022)

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==External links== *[http://www.ianboddy.com/ Official Ian Boddy website] *[http://www.starsend.org/ianboddy.html Profile at Starsend website] *[https://archive.today/20130131125328/http://news.planetorigo.com/article.php?poarticle_id=385 Profile at Planet Origo] *[http://www.din.org.uk DiN Records website] *{{discogs artist|Ian Boddy}} *{{IMDb name|4501847}}

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