Artist
808 State
808 State is a techno artist from Manchester, England, UK formed in 1988. 69 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Techno · Manchester, England, UK · Best techno albums
- 69
- Releases
- 1988–2026
- Active years
- 1988
- Formed
Artist
808 State is a techno artist from Manchester, England, UK formed in 1988. 69 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Techno · Manchester, England, UK · Best techno albums
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Ninety
1989 · 8 tracks
Ex:el
1991
808:88:98
1998
Utd. State 90
1990
Don Solaris
1996
Gorgeous
1992
Forecast
1993
Outpost Transmission
2002
Hypnotic State
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Voiceprint - MC Tunes Vs. 808 State's Greatest Bits
2022
Pacific (The Tommy Boy Mixes)
2021
ESP: The 808 State Effect
2021
10x10
2021
Azura
2021
Lopez
2021
Cübik / Olympic
2021
Pacific808:98.Cübik98
2021
10x10 (The Tommy Boy Mixes)
2021
Pacific
2021
808 Archives (Pt. I)
2020
808 Archives (Pt. II)
2020
808 Archives (Pt. III)
2020
808 Archives (Pt. IV)
2020
Transmission Suite
2019
One In Ten
2018
Thermo Kings
2018
State to State 2
2016
The North At Its Heights (Expanded Edition)
2014
Blueprint
2011
State to State 3
2011
State to State 1
1994
Newbuild
1988
Island energy
Single · 2026
Kahalu'u boys
Single · 2025
Hawaii kai
Single · 2025
Dead bird drip
Single · 2025
Longshore pride
Single · 2025
Hk roots
Single · 2025
Hawaii kai born & raised
Single · 2025
New years eve in hawaii
Single · 2025
Hk phillies
Single · 2025
Dance Yourself To Death (The Dust Brothers Mixes)
EP · 2022
Primary Rhyming
EP · 2022
Pump
EP · 2022
Tunes Splits The Atom (The Creamatomic Alternative)
EP · 2022
Death04 (808 State Remix)
Single · 2022
The Only Rhyme That Bites
Single · 2022
Tunes Splits The Atom
Single · 2022
The Only Rhyme That Bites 99
Single · 2022
Bond
Single · 2021
Sawnoff Dali
EP · 2021
Bombadin (The Tommy Boy Remixes)
EP · 2021
Bombadin
EP · 2021
TimeBomb
EP · 2021
Insane Lover / Freak
EP · 2021
Plan 9
EP · 2021
Cübik (The Tommy Boy Mixes)
EP · 2021
Lift (The Tommy Boy Mixes)
EP · 2021
Lift / Open Your Mind
EP · 2021
The Extended Pleasure of Dance
EP · 2021
Moments In Love (The Massey Mixes)
Single · 2021
In Yer Face
Single · 2021
Initial Granada Report
EP · 2019
Subsequent Granada Report
EP · 2019
Ooops
Single · 2018
In Yer Face (Bicep Remixes)
Single · 2016
Sound And Vision Remix E.P.
EP · 2010
Prebuild
EP · 2004
Quadrastate
EP · 1989
808 State are an English electronic music group, formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. They were formed by Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson, and they released their debut album, Newbuild, in September 1988. The band secured commercial success in 1989, when their song "Pacific State" was picked up by BBC Radio 1 DJ Gary Davies. History Martin Price was the owner of a record shop, Eastern Bloc, and was also the founder of the independent record label, Creed. Customers Graham Massey 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. Newbuild was released on Price's own record label. In an interview with Mojo magazine in 2005, Graham Massey explained that the album was recorded over the course of a winter weekend in January 1988 at Spirit Studios, Manchester. The album was named after a Bolton housing co-operative. The record was re-released in 2005 on Aphex Twin's Rephlex Records. Aphex Twin was a huge fan of the record: "It was the next step a…