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808 State
808 State
Formed: 1988 in Manchester, England
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Genre: Electronica
Styles: Club/Dance, House, IDM, Acid House, Techno
Group Members: A Guy Called Gerald, Graham Massey, Darren Partington, Andrew Barker, Martin Price, Massonix
Biography: 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 ...Read full biography
Utd. State 90
Utd. State 90
Released: 1990
Label: Uptown/Universal
Critics' Rating:
The canard regarding American releases of British records, from the Beatles on down, has been that the stateside company screws up, rearranges, or drastically pares down the original release. Quite happily ...Read full review
Newbuild
Newbuild
Released: 1988
Label: Rephlex
Critics' Rating:
The group's 1988 debut -- the only material recorded with A Guy Called Gerald -- is straightahead acid-house, minus the genre experimentations that characterize later albums such as 808:90. Nevertheless, ...Read full review
More 808 State albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (4), Singles & EPs (29), DVD/Video (2)
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