“Inspiration was everywhere…” How 808 State created acid house symphony ‘Pacific State’
An aborted Peel Session, a leftover soprano saxophone, and a cassette airing at Manchester’s Thunderdome…
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Interview: 808 State’s Andy Barker chats to 909originals about the group’s new album, Transmission Suite [August 2019]
In the words of the old folk hit, who knows where the time goes? It’s…
808 State’s ‘Pacific’ was released on this day in 1989, but which mix is THE quintessential version..?
There were few tracks that captured the ethereal bliss of the late 90s acid house…
POSTCARDS FROM 88… Andy Barker, 808 State
There’s no doubt that the summer of 1988 marked a watershed moment in the history…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Cubic 22 – Night In Motion (1991)
Ok, admit it. How many punters shelled out on this 12″ thinking it was 808…
Hallelujah! 808 State are coming to save Christmas..!
Some three decades on from their stonking debut, Newbuild, 808 State have just announced a…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: A Homeboy, a Hippie and a Funki Dredd: Total Confusion [1990]
Of all the stars of the rave scene that were gone too soon, Caspar Pound…
Check out this video of the Happy Mondays rocking Manchester’s G-Mex… [March 1990]
Today, 25 March, marks the anniversary of one of the most ‘Madchester’ gigs of all…
Catching up with 808 State in 1996… [July 1996]
In 1996, seven years on from Pacific State going massive, 808 State released their fifth…
MTV tries to understand ‘Madchester’ [1990]…
Before it became a many-fanged media beast, churning out documentaries on teenage pregnancies, MTV was…