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SLIDE

Ian Boddy

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Studio Album, released in 2008

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. The Probability Of Doubt (7:14)
2. Lost And Found (5:46)
3. Slide (6:57)
4. Tourmaline (7:40)
5. A Moment Of Gliss (3:43)
6. Yesterdays Memories (7:38)
7. Mechamystical (5:27)
8. Troubadour (5:01)
9. The Possibility Of Existence (6:38)

Total Time 56:23

Line-up / Musicians

- Ian Boddy / Roland System 100-M, Doepfer A-100 & Analogue Systems analogue modular synth, Analogue Systems French Connection keyboard, Minimoog, VCS-3, Spectrasonics Atmosphere & Stylus RMX, Native Instruments Kontakt, Battery & Reaktor, AAS Lounge Lizard

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DiN Records, DiN31

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Review by admireArt
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4 stars Quiet unappreciated, even though he is a late-pioneer (1980) of the sub-genre, maybe because he is not associated with big "names", besides Robert Rich ("React" 2008, "Lithosphere" 2005) and Markus Reuter ("Dervish" 2009), who also are kind of Progressive electronic, "obscure" artists.

So, directly to where it matters, "Slide" is Electronic/Psychedelic/Space Rock, without vocalist, plus splashes of "electric/slide guitar", some artificial drums here and there and simple good electronics.

His songwriting approach is enhanced by "contrasts" between robotic structures as a background to more "animal/human" elements. He never abuses the construction of "sequencer riffs", which by the way of personal experience, have almost by rule "shelf life". His songwriting also never sticks to the same kind of patterns, not even in the same song, because of the same, these changes refresh the air of the musical environment, constantly with a "new" and different "structures" or melody. Therefore, "pulse riffs" have a constant but brief appearance everytime the show up, which makes them surprising, not imposing, due to the fact that they are just parts of the whole, not the full structure.

The part I like the most of these "Slide" songs, is that each has inside "miniature" songs, and each song a different "personality". This makes the full experience totally dynamic, even though there is "Ambiental", "Psychedelic" , "Spacy", "Rock/Trance" and "Electronic" transitions, they move so fast, that it simply makes each "mini" structure unique, both as individual songs and as a part of a song of a whole album of songs. The song that is not as good as the rest (IMO), is certainly "Yesterday's Memories" too "eightish" and boring for my likes. The rest is worth getting. ****4 PA stars.

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