Outpost Transmission

Outpost Transmission
Studio album by
Released13 November 2002[1]
StudioTesta Rossa Studios (Manchester)
GenreElectronica[2]
Length
  • 68:21 (UK)
  • 69:57 (US)
  • 73:23 (Japan)
Label
808 State chronology
808:88:98
(1998)
Outpost Transmission
(2002)
Prebuild
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[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]

  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.