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Outpost Transmission

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{{Infobox album

| name = Outpost Transmission

| type = studio

| artist = 808 State

| cover = Outpost Transmission.jpg

| alt =

| released = 13 November 2002{{Cite web|url=http://www.808state.com/discogs/808_index.htm|title=808 State - Discography}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Testa Rossa Studios (Manchester)

| genre = Electronica{{Citation |title=808 State - Outpost Transmission Album Reviews, Songs & More AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/outpost-transmission-mw0000595076 |access-date=2023-05-05 |language=en}}

| length = {{ubl|68:21 {{small|(UK)}}|69:57 {{small|(US)}}|73:23 {{small|(Japan)}}}}

| label = {{hlist|Bad News|Circus|Shadow}}

| producer =

| prev_title = 808:88:98

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Prebuild

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r634712|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic link]

| rev2 = Drowned in Sound

| rev2Score = 8/10[http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3237/reviews/6154- Drowned in Sound review]

| noprose = yes

}}

Outpost Transmission is a studio album by the British electronic music group 808 State, released in 2002. It is their sixth studio album, and their first new material since 1996's Thermo Kings.{{Cite web |title=808 State - Outpost Transmission (Album) |url=http://www.808state.com/discogs/808pages/albpages/alboutpo/alboutpo2.htm |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=www.808state.com}}

Guests on this album were: Simon Lord (Simian) on "606", Guy Garvey (Elbow) on "Lemonsoul", and Larry Love (Alabama 3) on "Crossword".

It is also their final studio recording to feature Darren Partington, as he left the band after being jailed for 18 months in January 2015 for dealing heroin and crack cocaine.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30743371 808 State DJ Darren Partington jailed for drug dealing] BBC News, 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

UK track listing

  1. "606" {{small|(featuring Simian)}} – 4:58
  2. "Chopsumwong" – 5:18
  3. "Wheatstraw" – 4:54
  4. "Boogieman" – 4:40
  5. "Roundbum Mary" – 3:44
  6. "Lemonsoul" {{small|(featuring Guy Garvey)}} – 3:20
  7. "Suntower" – 5:56
  8. "Dissadis" – 5:53
  9. "Bent" – 4:59
  10. "Souflex" – 4:58
  11. "Crossword" {{small|(featuring Larry Love)}} – 2:58
  12. "Lungfoo" – 4:29
  13. "Slowboat" – 5:16
  14. "Yoyo" – 6:58

US track listing

  1. "606" {{small|(featuring Simian)}} – 4:58
  2. "Chopsumwong" – 5:18
  3. "Wheatstraw" – 4:54
  4. "Lemonsoul" {{small|(featuring Guy Garvey)}} – 3:20
  5. "Suntower" – 5:56
  6. "Bent" – 4:59
  7. "Souflex" – 4:58
  8. "Crossword" {{small|(featuring Larry Love)}} – 2:58
  9. "Lungfoo" – 4:29
  10. "Quincy's Lunch" – 5:02
  11. "Dissadis" – 5:53
  12. "Doctors and Nurses" – 6:39
  13. "Brown Sauce" – 5:33
  14. "Long Orange (Testa)" – 5:00

Japanese track listing

  1. "606" {{small|(featuring Simian)}} – 4:58
  2. "Chopsumwong" – 5:18
  3. "Wheatstraw" – 4:54
  4. "Boogieman" – 4:40
  5. "Roundbum Mary" – 3:44
  6. "Lemonsoul" {{small|(featuring Guy Garvey)}} – 3:20
  7. "Suntower" – 5:56
  8. "Dissadis" – 5:53
  9. "Bent" – 4:59
  10. "Souflex" – 4:58
  11. "Crossword" {{small|(featuring Larry Love)}} – 2:58
  12. "Lungfoo" – 4:29
  13. "Slowboat" – 5:16
  14. "Yoyo" – 6:58
  15. "Quincy's Lunch" – 5:02

O.T.E.P.

In 2012, the band released a free EP with four tracks from the Japanese and North America versions of the album.{{Cite web |title=808 State - O.T.E.P. |url=http://www.808state.com/discogs/808pages/sinpages/sinotep/sinotep.htm |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=www.808state.com}}

  1. "Long Orange" (Testa) – 5:02
  2. "Doctors & Nurses" – 6:41
  3. "Quincy's Lunch" (Testa) – 5:04
  4. "Brown Sauce" – 5:33

References

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External links

  • [http://www.discogs.com/808-State-Outpost-Transmission/release/127966 Outpost Transmission (Album)]

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