Outpost Transmission

Outpost Transmission
Studio album by 808 State
Released	13 November 2002 [1]
Studio	Testa Rossa Studios (Manchester)
Genre	Electronica [2]
Length	68:21(UK) 69:57 (US) 73:23 (Japan)
Label	Bad News Circus Shadow
808 State chronology
808:88:98 (1998) Outpost Transmission (2002) Prebuild (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10 [4]

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 . ^[5]

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. ^[6]

UK track listing

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

US track listing

1. "606" (featuring Simian) – 4:58
2. "Chopsumwong" – 5:18
3. "Wheatstraw" – 4:54
4. "Lemonsoul" (featuring Guy Garvey) – 3:20
5. "Suntower" – 5:56
6. "Bent" – 4:59
7. "Souflex" – 4:58
8. "Crossword" (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" (featuring Simian) – 4:58
2. "Chopsumwong" – 5:18
3. "Wheatstraw" – 4:54
4. "Boogieman" – 4:40
5. "Roundbum Mary" – 3:44
6. "Lemonsoul" (featuring Guy Garvey) – 3:20
7. "Suntower" – 5:56
8. "Dissadis" – 5:53
9. "Bent" – 4:59
10. "Souflex" – 4:58
11. "Crossword" (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. ^[7]

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

References

1. "808 State - Discography".
2. 808 State - Outpost Transmission Album Reviews, Songs & More AllMusic , retrieved 5 May 2023
3. AllMusic link
4. Drowned in Sound review
5. "808 State - Outpost Transmission (Album)". www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
6. 808 State DJ Darren Partington jailed for drug dealing BBC News , 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
7. "808 State - O.T.E.P." www.808state.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links

• Outpost Transmission (Album)