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808 State
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808 State News
STARS OF TRACK & FIELD
The dance veterans will be joined onstage by members of Elbow and Simian...
- Jul 29, 2002
THE EXTENSIVE MEASURE OF DANCE
The 50,000 capacity Manchester show takes place August 3...
- Jul 26, 2002
MANCHESTER UNITED!
The likes of Elbow and Ian Brown reported to be involved in the dance outfit's first LP for five years...
- Dec 5, 2001
808 State Biography
808 State are a British electronic music outfit, formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and their common state of mind. They were formed by Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson, and they released their debut 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.
