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Presentation Of An Offering by Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter

Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter

Biographie de l'artiste pour Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter

Musicians Biography Ian Boddy Has Been A Veteran Of The European Electronic Music Scene Since The Late 1970s. In Addition To His Numerous Solo Albums Boddy Has A Knack Of Developing Creative Partnerships With Artists Such As Ex-Throbbing Gristle Chris Carter Mark Shreeve As ARC And American Ambient Guru Robert Rich Turntablist And Beatmaster Nigel Mullaney And Of Course Markus Reuter. With Each Successive Title Boddy Has Won Acclaim And Plaudits From Fans And Critics Alike For The Widescreen Vision That His Music So Brilliantly Encompasses. Gifted With An Impeccable Technique As Befits Someone Who Attended Guitar Craft Sessions Led By Robert Fripp Markus Reuter’s Dazzling Touch Guitar Work Has Graced Albums By Centrozoon The Europa String Choir And No Man Vocalist Tim Bowness. With His Work Appearing On DiN Burning Shed One Little Indian And Hypnos Reuter Has Established Himself As A Musician Of Integrity Precision And Capacity. Not For Nothing Did King Crimson’s Pat Mastelotto Jump At The Chance To Remix Some Of Reuter’s Work With Centrozoon In 2003. Markus Reuter And Ian Boddy's Last Collaboration Was The Ethereal DiN Release Distant Rituals And If Anything Pure Is Even More Engaging. Boddy's Light Airy Synths Are Combined With A Variety Of Reuter's Ambient Guitar Samples And Processing Including His Voice And Vocoded Textures. The Result Can Be Funky As On The Bass-Laden "History" And "This Life" Or Smooth As Glass As On The Crystalline Tones Of "Presence" The Opening Track. "History" Includes A Liberal Dose Of The So-Called Vocoded Textures Adding Depth And Richness To The Sound Environment. "Glisten" Does Just That As Beautiful Sounds Softly Trickle Out Into The Atmosphere. "Immersion" Features Crisp Bell Tones Eventually Joined By Sounds That Are Much More Overtly Guitar Than In Prior Tracks. The Playing On The Guitar Is Relaxed But Skillful. "Clearing" Is A Bit More Abstract With A Stuttering Beat That Seems To Catch And Start And Catch Again. As The Disc Progresses The Symbiotic Relationship Between Reuter And Boddy Grows And Matures Each Piece Showing A Slightly Different Side Or Emotion Than The One Before. Unlike A Lot Of Boddy's Recent Work The Pieces Here While Delicate Have A Considerable Degree Of Musical Structure. Though The Liner Notes Suggest Reuter Is The Primary Contributor "The Level" Has Ian's Musical Signature All Over It With Excellent Sequencing Rhythms And Synths. This One Is A Real Standout As Is "Fragments" A Compelling Piece That Does Seem To Be Made Up Of Bits And Pieces Held Together With A Totally Infectious Beat. The Title Track Finishes This Strong Album On A Light Optimistic Note. One Of The DiN Label's Finest Releases To Date.