808 State

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  • 1987
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A pioneer of the acid house sound, 808 State formed in Manchester, England in 1988 when Martin Price, the owner of the city's legendary record store Eastern Bloc and the founder of the independent label Creed, first joined forces with local musician and producer Graham Massey. After teaming with collaborator Gerald Simpson, 808 State recorded its debut EP Newbuild in 1988, and also began remixing tracks for groups like the Inspiral Carpets. After Simpson exited to form his solo project A Guy Called Gerald, Price and Massey enlisted DJs Andrew Barker and Darren Partington (known together as the Spinmasters) for the recording of 1989's Quadrastate EP, which earned the group a huge club hit with the track "Pacific." After signing with ZTT, they released the album 808:90, which was embraced by the burgeoning rave culture. 808 State's next single, "The Only Rhyme That Bites," recorded with hip-hopper MC Tunes, marked a dramatic shift into hardcore rap, but was another huge hit. A series of diverse singles followed, culminating in the 1991 album Ex: El, which featured guest vocals from New Order's Bernard Sumner and Bjork; the same year, 808 State also wrote, produced and performed the music for the MC Tunes LP The North at Its Heights. In 1992, Price left to work as a solo producer, later forming his own label, Sun Text. The remaining trio continued on in 1993 with Gorgeous, and handled remix work for the likes of David Bowie, Soundgarden, and Bomb the Bass before returning with the experimental Don Solaris in 1996. The 808:88-98 compilation followed two years later. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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    New Releases: 808 State: 808 Archives Parts 1-4
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    Artist: 808 State Reissues: 808 Archives Parts 1-4 Release Date: March 22 Label: ZTT/Salvo Notes: Reissues of four albums (1989's 808:90, 1991's ex:el...
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  • May 26 Sunday
    Brighton, UK Brighton Centre
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  • Jun 5 Wednesday
    Fremantle, WA, Australia Metropolis - Fremantle
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    London, UK Coronet Theatre
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Scarborough, UK Open Air Theatre
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  • Sep 21 Saturday
    Tilburg, Netherlands 013
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  • Sep 21 Saturday
    Tilburg, Netherlands Unknown venue
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Discography

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  • Prebuild (2004)
    808 State
    Prebuild (2004)
    Rephlex
  • Outpost Transmission (2003)
    808 State
    Outpost Transmission (2003)
    Shadow
  • Thermo Kings (1998)
    808 State
    Thermo Kings (1998)
    Hypnotic
  • Don Solaris (1996)
    808 State
    Don Solaris (1996)
    Hypnotic
  • Gorgeous (1992)
    808 State
    Gorgeous (1992)
    Tommy Boy
  • Ex:El (1991)
    808 State
    Ex:El (1991)
    Tommy Boy
  • Quadrastate [Expanded] (1989)
    808 State
    Quadrastate [Expanded] (1989)
    Rephlex
  • 90 (1989)
    808 State
    90 (1989)
    Universal Distribution
  • Newbuild (1988)
    808 State
    Newbuild (1988)
    Rephlex
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