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Ian Boddy & Markus Reuter
12+ albums
ambientelectronicexperimentaldark ambientabstract
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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
