808 State

ElectronicManchester acid house pioneersearly technorave culturepost-industrial electronic

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 Newbuild in 1988. Autechre and Aphex Twin have often cited the album as being enormously influential

Influenced by: Kraftwerk, Biting Tongues, New Order

Label:
ZTT
Active:
1988-present
Scene:
Manchester
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