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Album: (Nov 30, 1989). Format: flac - lossy. Summary Last.fm: 808 State are an electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, England taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of acid house, they were formed by Graham Massey (from ex- factory records band Biting Tongues ), Martin Price and Gerald Simpson (later to record as A Guy Called Gerald ). They released their debut.

808 State is one of the most influential groups of the electronic scene from the end of the eighties to the nineties. Their first album, 'Ninety', recorded in Manchester in 1989, was a testimonial of a new paradigm in dance music in a mixture of breakbeats, melodies, elegant atmospheres, strange effects, aesthetic drop outs, basslines of 303, and many other influences, inspiring a whole bunch of different artists of the nineties as well as the rave scene. Clearly different from the other artists, they absorbed the influences of hip hop, acid house and even Detroit techno and transformed them in a new kind of electronic music style. The main track of the album was one of the greatests classics of that period: ‘Pacific 202’, a mixture of acid basslines, a saxophone sequence and atmospheric synths in a clear jazzy climax. ‘Magical Dream’ represented a lovely combination of melodic bass & synths with breakbeat and the nice vocals of Vanessa. In ‘Ancodia’, some scratch effects were used in the melodic breakbeat base, joining the elements of hip hop, dub, house with new melodies.

808 State Pacific State Rudi Stakker Remix

‘Donkey Doktor’ borrowed the sample of the Detroit classic track, Cybotron’s ‘Techno City’ and added it with a melodic and futuristic breakbeat structure. 'Ancodia', had vocal chorus samples and scratching, with clear hip hop influences; 'Cobra Bora' was a litle bit faster kind of breakbeat, more dancefloor, with a drop out full of climax & melodies, but ‘Sunrise’ had a different approach in a strange, ethereal and sinister kind of music.

Album Reviews (c/o www.discog.com) Hands down - one if the most important electronic/early techno recordings, ever. Recorded in Manchester '89 during the 24 Hour Party People days on Trevor Horn's forward-thinking label ZTT. We've got a very credible vibe in these tunes and this helped to raise the bar on overall sound and production (i.e Future Sound of London or Renegade Soundwave)-at the same time there's some sublte wacky stuff on here. 'Pacific 202' is a masterpiece and is a major timeline marker. His LP has some of the most complex and beautiful drum programming you are likely to ever hear. Makes you wonder what happened to not just these guys but to the scene as a whole.

After a masterpiece like this which is truly blueprint for that big sound that everybody attempted to immitate. Check out 'Cobra Bora'. Just when you think it has done it's thing, it takes off to another level. Pure techno jazz of the very highest order. An absolute masterpiece from start to finish. This is more apparent now than ever before and although to the untrained ear (or novice) this may sound dated, its only because of those big stadium sounds (as used on ie.

Cubik) that will make people think this. Unaware to them, It was these guys and more to the point, this LP that came above all, first in line with that sound. This is a classic of monumental proportion and defines that year not just by title alone but to hear it, is to go back to the finest techno music of that that year, 90. Ahh, the memories.

Contents. History Martin Price was the owner of a record shop, Eastern Bloc, and was also the founder of the, Creed. Customers Graham Massey and Gerald Simpson joined with Price to form a group called Hit Squad Manchester. Soon after, the band shifted to an acid house sound, recording the debut Newbuild in 1988, while using the name 808 State for the first time.

Newbuild was released on Price's own record label. In an interview with Mojo magazine in 2005, Graham Massey explained that the album was recorded over the course of a winter weekend in January 1988 at Spirit Studios, Manchester. The album was named after a Bolton housing co-operative. The record was re-released in 2005 on 's. Aphex Twin was a huge fan of the record: 'It was the next step after Chicago acid, and as much as I loved that, I could relate much better to 808 State.

It seemed colder and more human at the same time.' Around the same time, the band also recorded an acid house version of 's '. A favourite at 's Hot Night, the recording was believed lost until 's Sean Booth asked Massey to dig through his archive of old material. The record was released in 2004 by Rephlex Records. 'We didn’t put a lot of thought into it but maybe that’s its charm,' said Massey at the time. Massey had been a member of the band Aqua in the 1970s, along with the violinist, a former pupil of. The band's song 'Pacific State' was released as a, peaking at number 10 in the.

Simpson left the group in 1989 to form his own solo project,. At this point, the remaining personnel enlisted DJs Andrew Barker and Darren Partington, known as the Spinmasters, and recorded the, in July 1989.

Was released in December 1989. Worked with the band on the 1990 album, The North At Its Heights. The album was a moderate success, reaching number 26 in the, and also saw a European and Japanese release. It spawned three UK singles, 'The Only Rhyme That Bites' – featuring a of 'The Big Country' performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic – (UK number 10), 'Tunes Splits the Atom' (UK number 18) and 'Primary Rhyming' (UK number 67). The first two issues credited MC Tunes versus 808 State, whilst the latter was simply MC Tunes. Tunes later returned in 1996 to work with on a new track, 'Pump', taken from 808 State's album Thermo Kings. 808 State's next album was released in 1991, which featured the vocals of and.

The songs included 'In Yer Face' (UK #9), 'Cubik' (UK #10) and 'Lift' (UK #38). In October 1991, Price left the group to perform solo production work, eventually forming his own label, Sun Text. The remaining members released a fourth album called, and after that, did some remix work for, and other performers, before returning with the album entitled in 1996. It featured contributions from, who sung vocals on 'Lopez', which reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart.

This song was remixed. The song 'Bond' featured vocals by from the band and 'Azura' featured from. They released a, in 1998. In 2000, Newbuild was re-released. Some of the band's work, particularly in the albums Ex:el and Gorgeous show their influences by sampling or featuring new wave icons such as on the song 'Spanish Heart' and on 'Moses'.

The song 'Contrique' samples the bassline to 's ' and '10 X 10' is a gospel-house track built on the foundation of 's '. In 2003, they released which featured guest collaborations from the and from. In May 2008, the re-issue of the album completed a trilogy of pre-ZTT releases on CD for the first time. The band is still active, touring and performing DJ sets.

Partington left the band after being jailed for 18 months in January 2015 for dealing and. He continues to DJ regularly and is lead singer with new Manchester band 'Big Unit', a rock band with acid house underpinnings. Musical style 808 State's style has been labeled as and, and the band are regarded as 'a pioneer of the sound'. The band's album, Newbuild, was influential in the development of and scenes. Pseudonyms and side projects In 1990, 808 State the to the,. 808 State and its various members have recorded under a variety of pseudonyms. An early EP, containing the tracks 'Mssage-a-Rama' and 'Sex Mechanic', was released under the name Lounge Jays.

These tracks have since been re-released by on the Prebuild LP. Another early EP, Wax on the Melt, was released under the name Hit Squad Mcr. This is the only EP to which all five members of the group (Massey, Price, Simpson, Barker and Partington) contributed simultaneously.

Massey released the solo album Subtracks under the name Massonix on. He is a member of, an experimental group once signed to. He has a Big Band side project with Toolshed formerly 'Massey's Toolshed Allstars'. He uses the pseudonym of Professor Vernon World as Drummer/Producer with ladies combo organ quartet 'The Sisters of Transistors'. And is a member of homage 'The Part-Time Heliocentric Cosmo Drama After School Club'.

Price released a couple of EPs under the name Switzerland. He also managed the band later Kaleef who had a hit with a hip-hop cover version of.

Barker has produced a small number of tracks as Atlas, Benaco, and remixed various tracks. Partington has previously recorded under the name Jeep. Partington and Barker presented the 808 State Radio Show, firstly on from 1989 to 1993, and later on from 1994 to 1997. In 2012 they reinvented this as the 808 State Webio Show for a number of months on 's internet based BeatWolf Radio.

Band members. Graham Massey (born 4 August 1960, ) —, programming, (1988–present). Andrew Barker (born 9 March 1968) — keyboards, (1989–present) Former members. — keyboards (1988–1989). Martin Price (born 26 March 1955, ) — keyboards (1988–1991). Darren Partington (born 1 November 1969, ) — keyboards, congas, (1989–2015) Discography. Solaris, Don (2 October 2008).

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Retrieved 2009-08-22. External links. discography at. Ian Peel:, September 2004 (copy at Zang Tuum Tumb and all that) Article about ZTT's history, and contains information about 808 State. on. History of the Pacific State.