Ian Boddy (born 27 August 1959) is a British
electronic
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musician and composer. In the early 1980s Boddy began experimenting at an
Arts Council
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-funded studio in
Newcastle
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. 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). In 1989 Boddy released his first CD, ''Odyssey'', on the Surreal To Real label, followed by ''Drive'' (1991). 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, ''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.
Discography
*''Box of Secrets'' DiN1 (1999)
*''Distant Rituals'' DiN2 (1999) with
*''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
. Live recording from 1999.
*''
Lithosphere
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'' 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
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*''Frontiers'' DIN39 (2012) with
Erik Wøllo
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*''Axiom'' DiN64 (2020)
*''Coil'' DiN74 (2022)
References
External links
Official Ian Boddy websiteProfile at Planet OrigoDiN Records website
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1959 births
Living people
British electronic musicians
British composers
Third Mind Records artists
Cassette culture 1970s–1990s
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