Amoeba was one of the results of a multi-decade on-again, off-again collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Rick Davies and ambient composer Robert Rich. The two first met in 1979 after Davies returned from a stretch in England and Spain. Throughout the '80s they would collaborate on several bands, including Quote Unquote and Urdu. Davies brought a wealth of musical experience to the union: an ability to play instruments ranging from winds and guitars to synth and percussion, and an understanding of electronic music which had been deepened during his time editing Music Tec...