Ian Boddy
@ianboddy
Composer, sound designer, DiN ambient music label owner & analogue synth aficionado. dinrecords.bandcamp.com ianboddy.bandcamp.com
More experimenting with the OXI One sequencer ahead of my gig at the Awakenings in September. This is using Domino mode which has independent trigger & note layers (for the 2 higher register sequence lines) as well as the Performance mode for various transpositions.
Latest read has been 'Visions and Nightmares' about the painter Hieronymous Bosch. Most famous for his nightmarish visions of heaven & hell I was inspired to read this after our recent visit to Belgium and the Groeningemuseum in Bruges which housed his 'The Last Judgement' created around 1486.
Just seen The Odyssey on IMAX so I'll cut straight to the chase - it's an incredible cinematic experience. A modern interpretation of a 3000 year old mythical poem that is enjoyable on so many levels yet carries the weight of an important message of how mankind never remembers the true cost of war.
Patching in the OXI One MK2 into my live Eurorack modular set-up for my upcoming gig in September at the Awakenings. Two layers of arps here + bass line with drums/percussion from the left hand rack. I'm liking the more interactive hands on approach here rather than static sequencing.
Latest read in my A. E. van Vogt marathon has been the 1971 novel, ,The Battle Of Forever'. Even with his canon of weird works this one is really far out. Humans with miniature physiologies living behind a barrier whilst genetically altered animals live in the real world. And aliens have taken over.
So lovely to see many folk connecting with 'Symbiont', my collaborative album with Andy Pickford released 31 years ago. Reissued in a remastered edition with a bonus track of our set at the Alfa-Centauri festival in Huizen, the Netherlands, in 1996.
Thanks to @moonbuilding.bsky.social for featuring the remastered reissue of 'Symbiont', my 1995 collaboration with Andy Pickford in this weeks issue (under Good Stuff #3). moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-116-...
Short snippet of the opening track 'Enigmagic' from the remastered version of 'Symbiont', in collaboration with Andy Pickford, originally released in 1995. Now up on my personal Bandcamp page along with a bonus track of a Dutch concert we performed in 1996.
This should be interesting. I've had my eye on an OXI Instruments OXI One MKII sequencer for quite a while & decided to take the plunge now so I can use it at my upcoming Awakenings gig in September. I'm looking at getting a whole lot more interactive with sequencing in a live setting with this.
Whenever I go to another country I always like to pick up an English translation of a native author. So in Bruges I got a copy of 'Cheese', published in 1933, by Willem Elsschot which is apparently the most translated Flemish novel ever. Whimsical & humorous it's a brisk, light read.
Next up in my A. E. van Vogt marathon is Tyranopolis (originally published in 1973 as Future Glitter). Another crazy plot about a planet ruled by an absolute dictator and a scheme by a scientist to take him down involving hiding some weird genetic code in his unborn son. Or something like that.
It's Tot Ziens to the Netherlands & Belgium after a fantastic 2 week road trip in our little Mazda MX5. Meeting good friends, eating lovely food washed down with copious amounts of great beer. And lots of art & culture. For me first & foremost I am a European. I've always felt so at home over here.
Fascinating exhibition by the digital media artist Refik Anadol at the BRUSK gallery in Bruges. Titled Latent City this used custom AI software trained on the city’s archives which imo was visually incredible. This is someone pushing AI into the artworld in a meaningful way. BTW this was 12m high.
My next solo concert will be at the Awakenings in Rugeley on 26th September. I'll be playing a one hour set ably supported by Swansither & John Palmer. If you can't make it don't worry they also have the option for a virtual ticket. www.awakenings-em.co.uk Hope to see some of you there.
Next up on the DiN label will be 'Juxtapositions' (DiN97) which is a collaboration between myself and @scannerdot.com (Scanner). Releasing on limited edition Digipak CD on 4th September.
Next one in my A. E. van Vogt odyssey is this 1974 novel, The Man With a Thousand Names. For once this novel had an engrossing, coherent plot-line, until it didn't - the last quarter of the book going really weird and a bit all over the place.
Excellent review of 'Petite Constellations' (DiN96) by Bluetech in this months @electronicsound.bsky.social. "Both cosmic and microscopic in scale, with a keen eye on melody and drama, it's a compellingly fresh take on the nostalgic tropes of the modular world".
Thanks so much to all the good folk who attended last nights Listening Party for 'Petite Constellations' (DiN96) by Bluetech. As ever it was a lovely crowd with lively & interesting feedback in the chat room which makes these events such a pleasure to host.
Continuing my A. E. van Vogt with this novel first published in 1974. Something about secret galactic races wanting to conquer the earth and a bloke who has been killed but has his brain preserved but tbh the plot is rather muddled. And its treatment of the female characters is dubious at best.
It might be a bit fiddly to make but mushroom risotto is certainly one of my favourite dishes to cook & eat.
Excellent review on the German music portal Bonedo of the AJH Matrix VCF, Triple Cross & Chance Delay. The latter two were designed by myself in conjunction with AJH and are a mainstay of my live-rig. All three modules were awarded 5/5. www.bonedo.de/artikel/ajh-...
In a change of pace my latest read has been The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Published in 2006 this Pulitzer Prize winning novel centers around a father & son journeying across a post-apocalytic landscape. At times the dialogue is spartan but this gives the novel a very intimate feel. Highly recommended
Just one week to go before the official release date of this fabulous new album by @bluetechonline.com (Bluetech). We will start shipping all pre-orders next week so with a bit of luck and a fair wind you should all have your CDs & Vinyl editions very soon. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/petite...
And it’s arrivederci to Venice. What a crazy, vibrant wonderful city. Yes there are touristy pinch points but my overall impression is of a city that encourages art, culture & above all creativity. I certainly hope to be back in the future.