The next release (20th Nov) on the DiN label will be 'Capstone' (DiN98), a 2CD album from the concert I performed alongside @flcartographer.bsky.social & @sulkrooms.bsky.social in Liverpool on 25th April at the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool including our epic 3-way jam session at the end of the gig.

Next up is simply sequencing the Prophet 10 via CV/Gate from the OXI One. Using the Poly Mod section at the top left to introduce extra filter & oscillator modulations. Nice & easy to set up and sonically sounding great.

Literal first steps with the Prophet 10 using just a couple of their pre-sets. However the signal is going through a Moogerfooger Phaser followed by Analog Delay and finally the BBD delay in the Wellspring. Such a rich, beautiful, warm analogue tone. This is my kind of sound.

Sitting pretty in the DiN studio is the Sequential Circuits Prophet 10. Essentially a remake of the classic Prophet 5 but with double the polyphony, hence the 10 moniker, I am really looking forward to getting into this beautiful instrument.

Latest read has been this collection of short stories, 'The Pale Ape & Other Pulses' by M.P.Shiel. A British author known for his decadent writing and at times Poesque explorations of morbid decay. This handsome volume is by Tartarus Press and the stories were first published as a collection in 1911

Whilst at Sonority Designs in Birmingham playing a live set those lovely folk from the Chord Company presented me with a bunch of extremely high quality mini-jack cables to use with my Eurorack systems. To paraphrase a very famous beer advert - "Probably the best Eurorack patch cables in the world".

Magnificent performance last evening, on the 90th birthday of Steve Reich, of Music For 18 Musicians played by by the Colin Currie Group & Royal Northern Sinfonia. This is one of the most incredible concerts I've ever seen/heard & the overhead projection showed the choreography involved to play it.

After my gig at the Awakenings I went down to Birmingham to play a private session at Sonority Design. What an incredible place, simply the best speaker/room system I've ever heard - if only PA could sound this good. ATC 150 speakers powered by Chord Electronics Ultima3 amps & Chord Company cables.

Last weekend was a real blast with two concerts & a round trip to Rugeley & Birmingham. Here are some photos from my Awakenings set at Rugeley taken by Phil Booth. I've recorded this all onto multi-track HD so will be going through that in the next few weeks. A very enjoyable event to play.

Conundrum (DiN27) by Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock & Bernhard Wöstheinrich is free to download / name your price till the end of October @ dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/conund... DiN has always fostered an environment where unusual musical alliances can flourish and Conundrum is certainly such an album.

Conundrum (DiN27), by Hoffmann-Hoock & Wöstheinrich

7 track album

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Thanks to @electronicsound.bsky.social .social for their review of 'Juxtapositions' (DiN97) my latest collaboration with @scannerdot.com (Scanner). "Juxtapositions finds a perfect balance between their approaches, rather like sands shifting through cycling patterns and nebulous soundscapes".

Well it's goodbye to Kidlandlee high up in the Cheviots where we've spent a blissfully peaceful week. Lot's of beautiful walking with our dog Lola far from the white noise of the world at large.

@ianboddy.bsky.social Boddy/Scanner - Juxtapositions (Awesome album)

Lots of mycological action in our wanderings around Kidlandlee in Northumberland.

Buchlaing in the Cheviots.

Latest read has been ‘The Memory Police’ by Yoko Ogawa. This dystopian sci-fi novel was published in 1994, rather Kafkaesque in tone with Orwellian themes it is beautifully written & has a haunting quality about it. Thoroughly recommended.

Our view for the next week. Far from the madding crowd.

Only a couple of weeks to go now till my gig at the Awakenings on 26th September. Ably supported by Swansither & Jon Palmer this should be a great evening of electronic music & if you can't make it personally there are virtual tickets available. Link in the poster.

Bit of a cry for help here - is there anyone out there who can read crash logs from a MAC - have a Mini Pro that has started restarting itself and the crash logs mention a "kernel panic" - whatever that is. Need to sort this out somehow. Cheers.

A little reminder for our Listening Party tomorrow night, Thursday 10 September at 19.30 GMT. A chance to listen to the album with @ianboddy.bsky.social and myself and eat cake, have a drink and chat with us 😁 dinrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/juxtap...

Juxtapositions (DiN97) Listening Party from DiN

Listening Party from DiN.

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Juxtapositions (DiN97) Listening Party Thursday September 10th @ 7:30 PM BST = GMT + 1 dinrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/juxtapositions-din97-listening-party Join Ian Boddy & @scannerdot.com (Scanner) to listen to & chat about their new collaborative album, 'Juxtapositions' (DiN97).

Juxtapositions (DiN97) Listening Party from DiN

Listening Party from DiN.

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Fantastic review of 'Juxtapositions' (DiN97), my new collaborative album with @scannerdot.com over at @igloomag.bsky.social. igloomag.com/reviews/bodd... "Juxtapositions offers the pleasure of hearing two distinctive musical voices discover new possibilities through their interaction".

Igloo Magazine :: Boddy | Scanner :: Juxtapositions (DiN)

DiN has built an extensive catalog through precisely these kinds of creative connections, and Juxtapositions stands as a particularly strong example of what can emerge when experienced artists remain ...

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First review in for 'Juxtapositions' my new collaborative album with @scannerdot.com from @moonbuilding.bsky.social. moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-120-... "A collaboration between Ian & Scanner was always going to be good, but this really hits the spot and should be embraced by fans of both".

Issue 120 / 4 September 2026

The essential DIY electronic music lowdown: Track Of The Week: Spraycan + Album Of The Week: Loula Yorke + Gilroy Mere + Boddy | Scanner + The Synthesis Co-op + more...

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Join myself & @scannerdot.com (Scanner) to listen to & chat about our new collaborative album, 'Juxtapositions' (DiN97) on Thursday 10th September @ 7:30PM BST. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/juxtap...

Juxtapositions (DiN97) Listening Party from DiN

Listening Party from DiN.

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Out now on limited edition Digipak CD, 'Juxtapositions' (DiN97), a new collaboration between myself and @scannerdot.com (Scanner). dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/juxtap...

My A. E. van Vogt marathon has ended (for now) in reading the 'The Book of Ptath' published in 1947. So that is 23 out of 35 or 36 (depending on the source) books. I'll try, over time, to fill in the gaps, as it would be interesting to read the full oeuvre of a particular author.

Obsessive Surrealism (DiN26) by Parallel Worlds is free to download / name your price until the end of September. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/obsess... Steady, organic rhythmic structures are overlaid with deceptively simple melodies that remind one of some lost John Carpenter soundtrack.

Obsessive Surrealism (DiN26), by Parallel Worlds

11 track album

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Remembering Mark.

It’s been an Orvaltastic kind of day.

Further work preparing for my gig at the Awakenings. This case is doing all the drums via the Endorphines Blck_Noir triggered by the Varigate 8+. Further percussion via Braids into an AJH Matrix Filter triggered by a Doepfer Mini Sequencer and FX from Rings through a Cwejman Frequency Shifter.