''Outpost'' (2002) is a collaborative album by

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ians Robert Rich and

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. Recording of this album began during a week in October, 2001 while Boddy was visiting Rich’s studio in

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. It was completed in November when Rich visited Boddy’s studio in

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. It was mixed, assembled and mastered by Robert Rich in January, 2002. The track titles follow a

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of space exploration. This album was released as a limited edition of 2000 copies.

Track listing

#”First Outpost” – 1:31 #”Ice Fields” – 8:21 #”Methane” – 3:48 #” Lagrange Point” – 6:48 #”Link Lost” – 10:15 #”State of Flux” – 6:38 #”Tuning In” – 5:47 #”Tuning Out” – 6:54 #”Edge of Nowhere” – 6:25 #”Last Outpost” – 2:18

Personnel

*Robert Rich – MOTM modular synthesizer, lap steel guitar, flutes, percussion *Ian Boddy –

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and digital synthesizers,

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, Metasynth, Pluggo

References

External links

album feature from Robert Rich’s official web site
{{Authority control Robert Rich (musician) albums 2002 albums Collaborative albums