808 STATE
PREBUILD
(REPHLEX)

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Between them, A Guy Called Gerald and 808 Slate can pretty much lay claim to kick-starting the UK acid house sound, and after reissuing the long lost Rebuild LP from the days when Gerald was still a member, Aphex Twins Rephlex label bring us another dose of long lost history. The ten minute epic Automatic, which opens the CD, and ancient WAU! Mr Modo Records single Massagerama, whose backwards turns and driving devil trance would scare the shit out of any Tiesto fan these days, show the attitude the UK brought to the techno table in its very rawest form.

Ben Willmott