{"title":"808 State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManchester’s techno pioneers, 808 State, emerged in 1988 when Martin Price, owner of the city’s Eastern Bloc underground record store, joined forces with Graham Massey. Their debut album, Newbuild, was a collaboration with fellow Mancunian Gerald Simpson. The trio mixed tracks for local artists and gained popularity during the Madchester explosion alongside Stone Roses and Happy Mondays. Signing to ZTT in 1990, they released the acclaimed album 808:90 and achieved success with the single \"The Only Rhyme That Bites\" featuring MC Tunes. With collaborations including Björk and Bernard Sumner, their music continued to evolve over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, 808 State returned with the experimental album Don Solaris, incorporating acid-house and trip-hop influences. They hosted radio shows on Sunset FM \u0026amp; Kiss FM (Manchester) and performed at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in front of a massive audience. Despite facing challenges such as member changes and personal struggles within their journey, their innovative sound and remixes for artists like David Bowie left an indelible mark on electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTragically, after a brief illness Andy Barker passed away on November 6th, 2021. However, Graham Massey continues to carry forward the legacy of 808 State as a duo.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ex-el","title":"Ex:el","description":"\u003cp\u003eit was 'ex:el', released at the height of madchester, that was 808's electronic dance masterpiece, featuring vocal contributions from bjork and bernard sumner, and the hands-in-the-air hacienda classics 'cubik' and 'in yer face'. deluxe 2cd edition featuring three uk top 40 hit singles: 'cubik' \/ 'olympic' (no. 10), 'in yer face' (no. 9) and 'lift' (no. 38)and ten rare and previously unheard mixes selected by graham massey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50441407398219,"sku":"1007178","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0907baf0-964d-47e5-b3e0-f41b07ed8549_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726979330"},{"product_id":"transmission-suite","title":"Transmission Suite","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Mancunian electronic music pioneers 808 State return with \u003ci\u003eTransmission Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, their first new album since 2002. Recorded in the former nerve centre of the Granada broadcasting empire in Manchester’s City Centre, some of its tracks are haunted by their home city’s industrial past – and, for that matter, the influence of classic Detroit techno - but the whole thing stays true to the band’s career-long focus on what comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We’re trying to make a future for other people to immerse themselves in,” says Graham Massey. “That’s always been a big part of 808 State: these kind of landscapes of futurism.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"808 State Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50479969796427,"sku":"1071573","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50479969435979,"sku":"1071572","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9a22bf16-01d6-478d-bdbe-2351be9e2e0f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727514103"},{"product_id":"excel-national-album-day-2023-2","title":"ex:el (National Album Day 2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eex:el\u003c\/i\u003e is the third studio album by 808 State, originally released on 4 March 1991 by ZTT Records. In contrast to the band's previous work, the album features more catchy melodies and heavier acid techno beats and percussion, embracing earlier flirtations with hip-hop and industrial music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album also features the guest vocals of Bernard Sumner of Joy Division and New Order, who sings on \"Spanish Heart\". In addition, Björk sings on \"Qmart\" and \"Ooops\", and is credited with co-writing both; this album marked the start of a long-running working relationship between Björk and Graham Massey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMR","offers":[{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50486563635531,"sku":"2054532","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/exel_5878d01b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727611436"},{"product_id":"in-yer-face-bicep-remix","title":"In Yer Face (Bicep Remix)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBicep continue to bolster their Feel My Bicep imprint and follow up their recent remix of Blaze’s ‘Lovelee Dae’ with another reimagined classic. With this - the seventh addition to the catalogue, the Irish duo pay homage to another equally seminal recording as they rework ‘In Yer Face’ by 808 State. Originally released via ZTT on the group’s third studio album ‘Ex:el’ in 1991 - ‘In Yer Face’ reached number 9 in the UK singles chart. Engineered by Graham Massey, the original mix is model 808 State - bold, Northern House Music that captures perfectly the zeitgeist of 90’s Rave culture. Now - 25 years have past and on request from 808 State themselves, Bicep reimagine ‘In Yer Face’ breathing fresh air through the original, re-contextualising it and adding in their own signature sense of warming euphoria. Included in the package are two dramatically different remixes the first of which aired during Bicep’s AVA Festival Boiler Room back in 2015. 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