Robert Rich Newsletter, April 2, 2008
Dear friends,
Two new projects came together at once this month. The new live
CD with Ian Boddy arrived from the pressing plant a couple weeks
ago, but I wanted to delay the announcement until we could unveil
a major overhaul of the home website.
Thanks for listening! - Robert Rich
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∗ New CD: React - Robert Rich and Ian Boddy Live
React is the third collaboration between Robert Rich and British
synthesist Ian Boddy. However, unlike their previous two studio
outings on the DiN label, Outpost (2001) and Lithosphere (2005),
this is a record of their first ever live performance at the
Star's End Radio Show 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert in
Philadelphia in June 2007.
The duo forge a fascinating sonic collaboration that offers
glimpses into each musician's personality within the evolving
musical landscape. Boddy is mainly responsible for the rhythmic
content which he mutates and morphs from the sonic input of Rich's
MOTM modular system. Meanwhile Rich paints a tapestry of sound
with hovering keyboards, flutes and his trademark gliss lap steel
guitar voicing. The duo references two tracks from Outpost (Ice
Fields and The Edge of Nowhere) and the title track of
Lithosphere, but presents them in more energized and dynamic
versions, in a set filled with improvisations and fresh material.
The music ebbs and flows from abstract soundscapes through gentle
reveries to up tempo sections that combine thunderous analog bass
and glitchy percussion overlain with a mesmerizing mix of
keyboards, flutes and steel guitar. A truly unique performance.
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∗ New Website!
http://robertrich.com gets an overhaul.
We've been working on this for a while. Our friend Jason Clark in
Louisville KY and his design firm, VIA Studio, came up with a
look and feel that closely suits Robert's musical vocabulary.
The new structure allows streaming audio, blog comments, embedded
videos and more. We're still loading it with features, so we
encourage you to visit often and leave a comment if you wish.
(If for some reason you miss seeing Robert's bygone homebrew
efforts, they're still archived at www.rrich.com, but we think
you'll like the new changes.)
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You can order copies of all Robert Rich titles and more at
www.robertrich.com.