Outpost Transmission

Outpost Transmission

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
First North American release since 1997! Features the vocals of Simon Lord (Simian), Guy Garvey (Elbow), & The Rev. D. Wayne Love and Larry Love (Alabama 3). Includes 5 tracks that are not on the UK version, 'Quincy's Lunch', 'Dissadis', 'Doctors & Nurses', 'Brown Sauce' & 'Long Orange (Testa)'. 14 tracks. Shadow Records. 2003.

Outpost Transmission,808 State,Shadow Records,Dance Music,Downtempo,Electronica,House,Pop,Trip-Hop

Average customer rating: Transmitting to another audience Are you kidding me?!?! Potential of being overlooked 808 State back at full throttle! patchy return from a great band

Outpost Transmission 808 State Manufacturer: Shadow Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Prebuild Gorgeous Ex:El Thermo Kings Don Solaris ASIN: B00008OM92 Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

1. 606
2. Chopsumwong
3. Wheatstraw
4. Lemonsoul
5. Suntower
6. Bent
7. Souflex
8. Crossword
9. Lungfoo
10. Qunicy's Lunch
11. Dissadis
12. Doctors & Nurses
13. Brown Sauce
14. Long Orange (Testa)

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Customer Reviews:

Transmitting to another audience.......2006-02-28

Are you kidding me?!?!.......2004-06-07

Potential of being overlooked.......2004-01-16

Unlike "Outpost Transmissions", "Don Solaris" saw 808 heading toward a more radio-friendly terrain in sound. "Outpost..." drops the Pop, and re-visits the strangeness that 808 was so well at. I'm not trying to diminish "Don Solaris"...but I get the feeling that this release may be overlooked.

And lets not forget how far 808 has come...this release is very impressive in sound...much more "organic" then the earlier albums...a few of the tracks are meshed together, so during listening, one may be fooled...2 tracks sound as one whole track.

I'm not even sure if there was a single released...unfairly...this isn't looking good for 808 State.

808 State back at full throttle!.......2003-12-29

From early beginnings, 808 State has managed to push the envelope of conventional music and contributed to shaping the evolution of electronic music.

Their music inspired a new breed of artists and pioneered a wave of UK-techno crossover acts such as Orbital, The Prodigy, Leftfield, Underworld, Fluke, The Chemical Brothers, and stood at the forefront as a founding figure of the electronic music world.

Among many accolades, in February 2000, 808 State's album Ex:el, was recognized by URB Magazine as one of "URB's best dance and hip hop albums of the decade".

After many years of touring the world, the band headed back to the studio for what would be 4 years of spiritual and musical solitude.

808 State finaly released "Outpost Transmission" in 2003 priced as a novelty album for their dedicated cult fan base. Many uneducated listeneres may expect to hear conventional dance beats. But the fact of the matter is that Outpost Transmission is a master piece beyond any simple and repetitive production.
From hard punching break beats,(roudbum mary, Boogieman) to mind bending acid house riffs (crossword, 606, wheatstraw), to melodic serenades (lemonsoulm) this album is truly a rollercoaster ride!

The boys truly reach down to their roots, even though the sound has evolved, they maintain their integrity of experimentation and in all together have created a timeless master piece.

This album is recomended for those who are truly electronic music lovers and for those who wish to truly understand what electronic music is and was all about. The album fills the gap between mainstream music and sits bold as a now rarity and a true "underground music" album!

It is known also that 808 State shares a passion for the progressive house genera as they perform and produce much of it. It is unoffisial, but it is rumored that a full progressive house production is on its way for 2004. It is also rumored that 808 State is currently plannig their return to the united states after 7 years since their last visit, which personaly i belive is genious and have awaited for their return for to long!

I give this album 5 stars and recommend that you check it out.

patchy return from a great band.......2003-12-26

whoever said that...it made me laugh. I'm a huge fan of the band, have been for a number of years. The band were peerless from 89-91. Ex:El was genius, although the next album Gorgeous was mediochre....but then a 3-4 year break and they return with the STUNNING Don Solaris. Another 6 years, and we have Outpost Transmission....and im not at all thoroughly satisfied. I didnt like any of the vocal tracks, its not a sound i can relate to....and there are a number of tracks on there (Boogieman, Crossword, Roundbum Mary) which i consider to be just fairly unintelligible noise. This is concurrent with tracks like 1999's 'Invader', and some of the material on their "State To State 2" release [The Ten Ten, Villians & Nerds, Relay, Fuzz Nasty]. I dont like these heavy, noisy almost industrial Tracks, they hold the wrong emotions, and seem to make up the majority of the band's material nowadays....their worst since 1988's 'Newbuild' [ive never liked raw acid house]. At least in the early 90's, the hard tracks [Leo Leo, Cubik, In Yer Face,....] sounded interesting and held some emotion within their noise.
The bonus tracks arent much different either....after waiting for so long to hear "Quincy's Lunch", i was quite frankly disappointed. Tracks like Suntower, Wheatstraw, Slowboat restore some faith in the album, they have some real energy, some atmosphere. but it sadly stays on the shelf in favor of Don Solaris almost every time. Listen to a track like "Kohoutek", paying particular attention to the last 90 seconds....then stick on anything from Outpost. Theres just no comparison. The new album just doesnt have nearly enough of the same warmth. 3 stars.

Average customer rating:

Outpost Transmission 808 State Manufacturer: Bad News ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000635F3 Release Date: 2003-12-31

Tracks:

1. 606
2. Chopsumwong
3. Wheatstraw
4. Boogieman
5. RoundbumMary
6. Lemonsoul
7. Suntower
8. Dissadis
9. Bent
10. Soulflex
11. Crossword
12. Lungfoo
13. Slowboat
14. Yoyo

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Album Details

Average customer rating:

Outpost Transmission 808 State ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00007E72L Release Date: 2002-12-05

Tracks:

1. 606
2. Chopsumwong
3. Wheatstraw
4. Lemonsoul
5. Suntower
6. Bent
7. Souflex
8. Crossword
9. Lungfoo
10. Qunicy's Lunch
11. Dissadis
12. Doctors and Nurses
13. Brown Sauce
14. Long Orange (Testa)

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