808 State - Quadrastate (Reissue)

UK 2008 2x LP; Rephlex Records: CAT 808 LP

Tracks:

A1 Pacific State
A2 106
A3 State Ritual
B1 Disco State
B2 Fire Cracker
C1 State To State
C2 Let Yourself Go (303 Mix)
D1 Deepville
D9 Let Yourself Go (D50 Mix)

Released:

19th May 2008.

Credits:

TBD.

Press Release:

(Taken from EPM's website):

Artist - 808 State
Title - Quadrastate
Label - REPHLEX
Format - CD / 2 X 12
Catalog No. - CAT 808 CD / CAT 808 LP
Release Date - 19/05/2008

Graham Massey, Andrew Barker & Darren Partington have been the line up of 808 State since mid 1991 (until their last album "Outpost Transmissions in 2002). Formed in 1988, previous members (A Guy Called) Gerald Simpson and (Eastern Bloc Records Founder) Martin Price also feature on “Quadrastate”.

The band’s rare debut single, “Let Yourself Go / Deepville” is included on this album, together with the inclusion of some other previously-unreleased alternate versions and outtakes. It’s the first time ever that the tracks have been released on CD and the entire project has been lovingly remastered, to the customary Rephlex high standards.

"Quadrastate" completes the popular re-release trilogy on Rephlex, which also included the highly acclaimed "Newbuild" and "Prebuild" albums (and was accompanied by the successful "Acid House Mixes" of New Order). Originally released on Creed Records, these recordings were born in Manchester in the months after the second Summer of Love, in 1988/9. These tracks were hugely influential to the popular electronic dance music explosion that soon followed all around the world. And notably this is the album where we originally heard the international hit song, "Pacific".

As with many producer teams, the combination of influences and characteristics is what makes the sound unique. "Quadrastate" still has a fresh sound; incredibly bouncy basslines, pioneering use of breakbeats and all the energy and inspiration of analog-digital-hybrid jams.

Other classic 808 State reissues & remasters are planned later this year by ZTT. Graham Massey (in the guise of Massonix) will be supporting Autechre on their USA /Japanese tour in April and, after a long hiatus, the full 808 State live band will be playing festivals and gigs throughout 2008 (Warehouse Project MCR, Primavera festival Barcelona, Gatecrasher Festival, Bestival etc).

TRACKLISTING

CD
01. Pacific State
02. 106 M
03. State Ritual
04. Disco State
05. Fire Cracker
06. State To State
07. Let Yourself Go (303 Mix)
08. Deepville
09. Got It Huh
10. Techclock
11. In Yolk
12. State Ritual Scam
13. Let Yourself Go (D50 Mix)

www.rephlex.com / www.808state.com

Comments:

Finally - the reissue of Quadrastate, with some extra tracks, including the entire "Let Yourself Go" EP, as well as some unreleased gems. The unreleased gems are only available on the CD release and not the double-vinyl.

808 State - Quadrastate (Reissue)

UK 2008 CD; Rephlex Records: CAT 808 CD

Tracks:

6:28 Pacific State
0:43 106
6:09 State Ritual
5:12 Disco State
4:51 Fire Cracker
5:45 State To State
6:03 Let Yourself Go (303 Mix)
7:26 Deepville
4:18 Got It Huh
2:17 Techclock
6:56 In Yolk
6:00 State Ritual Scam
4:50 Let Yourself Go (D50 Mix)

Released:

Japan: 28th April 2008 (as UK CD, no OBI).
UK: 26th May 2008.

Credits:

TBD.