808 State is an English electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and the "state of mind" shared by the members. They were formed by Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson, and they released their debut Newbuild in 1988. This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ... Ambient music is a musical genre in which sound is more important than notes. ... For the 1994 novel by Irvine Welsh, see The Acid House. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... ZTT Records is a record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, producer/engineer Gary Langan and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. ... Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ... Warner Bros. ... Andrew Barker Drums, composer. ... A Guy Called Gerald is the stage name for Gerald Simpson, a musician, record producer and DJ, and perhaps best known for his early work in the Manchester (UK) acid house scene in the early 1990s and the track Voodoo Ray. At that time, he specialised in techno music produced... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable drum machines (TR serving as an acronym for Transistor Rhythm). Introduced by the Roland Corporation in late 1980, it was originally manufactured for use as a tool for studio musicians to create demos. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... A Guy Called Gerald is the stage name for Gerald Simpson, a musician, record producer and DJ, and perhaps best known for his early work in the Manchester (UK) acid house scene in the early 1990s and the track Voodoo Ray. At that time, he specialised in techno music produced... Newbuild is a 1988 album by 808 State. ...

History

808 State was formed in 1988 in Manchester, England. Martin Price was the owner of a record store called Eastern Bloc, and was also the founder of independent label Creed. Customers Graham Massey of the band Biting Tongues, and Gerald Simpson, joined with Price to form a hip-hop 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. The album was released on Price's own record label. Graham had been a member of the hippy - fusion band Aqua in the 1970s along with violinist Graham Clark, a former pupil of Manchester Grammar School. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Breakdance, an early form of hip hop dance, often involves battles, showing off skills without any physical contact with the adversaries. ... For other persons named Graham Clark, see Graham Clark (disambiguation). ... The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) is an independent boys school (ages 11-18) in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. ...

The band really began to find commercial success when their song "Pacific State" was picked up by Gary Davies in 1989 on his Radio 1 daytime show. The song was on a compilation album of many artists at the time, but the resulting attention Davies bestowed upon it, and its re-playing on his show over a number of weeks, led to the song being released as a single to chart success, with a peak of #10 on the UK Singles Chart. Coupled with the emerging Acid House scene at the time, 808 State had arrived. “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ...

Simpson left the group in 1989 to form his own solo project, A Guy Called Gerald. Voodoo Ray was his biggest song. At this point, the remaining personnel enlisted DJs. Andrew Barker and Darren Partington (known as the Spinmasters), recorded an EP called Quadrastate in 1989. Their next album, Ninety, was well-received by the rave culture.^{[citation needed]} A Guy Called Gerald is the stage name for musician, record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson from Moss Side in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Early Acid House track by A Guy Called Gerald. ... Andrew Barker Drums, composer. ...

MC Tunes (real name Nicky Lockett) was a Manchester rapper, who worked with the band on his 1990 album, The North At Its Heights. The album was a moderate success, reaching #26 in the UK charts, and also saw European and Japanese release. It spawned three UK singles, The Only Rhyme That Bites - featuring a sample of "The Big Country" performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic - (UK #10), Tunes Splits The Atom (UK #18) and Primary Rhyming (UK #67). Tunes later returned in 1996 to work with on a new track, Pump, taken from 808 State's album Thermo Kings. It was due to be released as a single, but this never occurred. MC Tunes (born 1970, real name Nicky Lockett) is a British rapper from Moss Side Manchester, who worked with 808 State on the 1990 album, The North At Its Heights (ZTT, 1990). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...

808 State's next album was released in 1991 Ex:el, which featured vocals from Bernard Sumner (New Order) and ex-Sugarcubes vocalist Björk, other hits include In Yer Face, Cubik, Olympic & Lift. This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ... The Sugarcubes were an Icelandic rock-pop band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. ... This article is about the musician. ...

In 1992, Price left the group to perform solo producing, eventually forming his own label, Sun Text. The remaining members released a fourth album called Gorgeous, and after that, did some remix work for David Bowie, Soundgarden, and other performers, before returning with the album entitled Don Solaris in 1996. This album marked a change for the band who wanted to shake off their rave moniker and, with 'Don Solaris', they aimed to create a more beautiful, cinemascopic sound. The album featured contributions from James Dean Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers, who sung vocals on 'Lopez' which reached number 20 in the UK singles charts. This song was remixed by Brian Eno. The song 'Bond' featured vocals by Mike Doughty from the band Soul Coughing and 'Azura' featured Louise Rhodes from Lamb. They released a greatest-hits compilation named 808:88:98 in 1998-their last on record label ZTT and a 1998 remix of Pacific soared high in the charts. In 2000, their pioneering 1988 acid house album 'Newbuild' was re-released. David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. ... The Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, one of the biggest in Britain for a period in the late 1990s, known for their early wild exploits; the mysterious disappearance and alleged suicide of Richey James Edwards (Richey James, as he preferred to be known); and for a progression... Brian Eno (pronounced IPA: ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Mike Doughty is an American singer and songwriter. ... Soul Coughing (1992–2000) was a New York-based alternative rock band comprised of Mike Doughty (vocals, lyrics, guitar), Mark De Gli Antoni (samples, keyboards), Sebastian Steinberg (string bass) and Yuval Gabay (drums). ... Lamb were an electronic music duo from Manchester, England, known for their trip hop and drum and bass influenced sound. ...

In 2003, they released Outpost Transmission which, again, featured guest collaborations this time with the likes of the Alabama 3 and Guy Garvey from Elbow.

As of April 2007, a CD re-issue of the album Quadrastate is in the works with no specified release date. The band is still active, touring and performing DJ sets, and occasionally performing in the full line up. The official 808 State website, globalState, is also still active, with new unreleased tracks and information added frequently, along with a semi-active message board. Quadrastate is an 12 extended play by 808 State, released in 1989. ...

Pseudonyms and side projects

808 State and its various members have recorded under a variety of pseudonyms. An early EP, containing the tracks Massage-a-Rama and Sex Mechanic, was released under the name Lounge Jays. These tracks have since been re-released by Rephlex Records 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 (Graham Massey, Martin Price, Gerald Simpson, Andrew Barker and Darren Partington) contributed simultaneously. Rephlex Records is an influential record label started in 1991 by acclaimed electronic musician Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge, without the intention of making large profits. ...

Graham Massey recently released the solo album 'Subtracks' under the name Massonix on Skam Records. He is also a member of Biting Tongues, an experimental jazz rock group once signed to Factory Records. He has a side project with "Toolshed" which grew from the Manchester night. Skam Records, based in Manchester, is an Electronic/IDM record label founded by Andy Maddocks around 1990. ... Jazz fusion (or jazz-rock fusion or fusion) is a musical genre that merges elements of jazz with other styles of music, particularly pop, rock, folk, reggae, funk, metal, country, R&B, hip hop, electronic music and world music. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester based British independent record label, started in 1978, which featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the...

Martin Price left 808 State in 1991 and released a couple of EPs under the name Switzerland.

Andrew Barker has produced a small number of tracks as Atlas, Benaco and remixed various tracks.

Darren Partington has recorded under the name Jeep. Darren and Andy appeared on Kiss 102 from 1994 to 1997. Faze FM Radio Ltd was the owner of two UK radio stations from 1994 to 1997 when it was acquired by Chrysalis Group and rebranded as Galaxy. ...

Band members

• Graham V Massey (born 4 August 1960, in Manchester) — guitarist, keyboardist, saxophonist (1988-present)
• Martin Price (born 26 March 1955, in Manchester) — keyboardist (1988-1990)
• Gerald Simpson — keyboardist (1988-1989)
• Andrew Barker (born 9 March 1968 — keyboardist (1989-present)
• Darren Partington (born 1 November 1969, in Manchester) — keyboardist, percussionist (1989-present)

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Discography

Albums

• Newbuild (1988) (UK Indie #12)^[1]
• Quadrastate (1989) (UK Indie #2)^[1]
• Ninety (1989)
• Utd. State 90 (1990)
• Ex:el (1991)
• Gorgeous (1993)
• State to State (1994)
• Don Solaris (1996)
• Thermo Kings (1996)
• 808:88:98 (1998)
• State to State 2 (2002)
• Outpost Transmission (2003)
• Prebuild (2004)

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Singles

• "Pacific State" (1989) (UK #10)
• "The Extended Pleasure of Dance (EP)" (1990) (UK #56)
• "The Only Rhyme That Bites" (1990) (UK #10)
• "Tunes Splits the Atom" (1990) (UK #18)
• "Cubik/Olympic" (1990) (UK #10)
• "In Yer Face" (1991) (UK #9)
• "Ooops" (1991) (UK #42)
• "Lift/Open Your Mind" (1991) (UK #38)
• "Time Bomb/Nimbus" (1992) (UK #59)
• "One In Ten (re-mix)" (1992) (UK #17)
• "Plan 9" (1993) (UK #50)
• "10 X 10" (1993) (UK #67)
• "Bombadin" (1994) (UK #67)
• "Bond" (1996) (UK #57)
• "Lopez" (1997) (UK #20)
• "Pacific/Cubik (re-mixes)" (1998) (UK #21)
• "The Only Rhyme That Bites 99" (1999) (UK #53)

Trivia

• Despite still being listed in the catalogues of many online music stores, the Japanese CD version of Quadrastate (entitled Quadrastate Vol 1) was never actually released.
• Utd. State 90 features an alternate version of the track Ancodia from the UK 90 release, although this did previously appear on the Extended Pleasure of Dance EP. Utd. State 90 also features remixes of tracks that previously appeared on Quadrastate.
• The US (Tommy Boy) release of Ex:El features an extended Eric Kupper and Tom Richardson remix of "Cubik", whereas the UK (ZTT) release features the original 808 State mix of that track which appeared on Utd. State 90.
• The version of "Leo Leo" that appears on the Ex:El LP has vocals credited to Raagman, although the track is actually instrumental. The vocal version of the track appears on the "In Yer Face" single.
• Graham Massey recently admitted in an interview for AnalogSuicide that up until the late 80's he and the other members of 808 State thought the Roland drum machines TR-808 & 909 were "severely uncool."
• A limited edition LP version of Gorgeous was packaged with an additional piece of vinyl that included three new tracks not found on any other version of Gorgeous. They were also released on Forecast, a compilation for the Japanese market which consisted of remixes and b-sides from the Gorgeous album.
• An official 808 State fan club was started up in the mid-1990s. Those who signed up received a special edition album entitled State to State, which featured additional tracks from the Gorgeous sessions, a previously unreleased track from the Quadrastate sessions, as well as a number of brand new tracks and live performances. The packaging was designed by The Designers Republic.
• The DVD release Optibuk, which features promo videos for every 808 State single, also came with an audio CD entitled State to State Volume 2. This featured a mixture of new, rare and previously unreleased tracks.

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External links

• Band website with most recent information
• 808 State at Discogs
• ZTT Records official site
• ZTT Records official store
• Ian Peel: Warriors of pop, 21 years of ZTT Record Collector, September 2004 (copy at Zang Tuum Tumb and all that) Article about ZTT's history, contains info on 808 State