Genres: House, Acid House, Techno, Club/Dance, IDM Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1988 in Manchester, England
Kraftwerk, Erasure, New Order, Kevin Saunderson, Brian Eno, Juan Atkins, Renegade Soundwave, Tangerine Dream, Gong, Depeche Mode, Can, Cabaret Voltaire, The Art of Noise, Derrick May Orbital, Leftfield, The Future Sound of London, System 7, The Beloved, LFO, Ultramarine, Sweet Exorcist, The Black Dog, Bang the Party, Bomb the Bass, Moby, The KLF, Renegade Soundwave, Cosmic Baby, Coldcut, Björk, Meat Beat Manifesto, Autechre Morgan Geist, Syntheme, Maduro, Legion of Green Men, Ladytron, Deep Dish, Supermayer, Atari Teenage Riot, Amon Tobin, Luke Vibert, Death in Vegas, Basshunter, Freestyle Man, The New Deal, The Chemical Brothers, Wagon Christ, Danny Tenaglia, The Orb, Seal |  |
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.
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Release: October 5, 2004
Label: Rephlex Records
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Release: December 5, 2002
Label: Circus, Shadow
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