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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.[edit]

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

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External links[edit]

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