Newbuild is the debut studio album by 808 State, released in September 1988 by Creed Records. It was the only album recorded with founding member Gerald Simpson, who departed shortly afterwards for a solo career. Recorded at Spirit Studios in Manchester in January of the same year, the group recorded the album on a tape found discarded outside the BBC's Manchester studios. It had been recorded and edited many times; meaning it would no longer meet the organization's quality requirements. The group used a lot of Roland equipment including a TR808, TR909, TB303, a Juno 106 a… read more
Newbuild is the debut studio album by 808 State, released in September 1988 by Creed Records. It was the only album recorded with founding member Ger… read more
Newbuild is the debut studio album by 808 State, released in September 1988 by Creed Records. It was the only album recorded with founding member Gerald Simpson, who departed shortly aft… read more
808 State are an electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, England taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of acid house, they were formed by Graham Massey (from ex-Factory Records band Biting Tongues), Martin Price and Gerald Simpson (later to record as A Guy Called Gerald). They released their debut Newbuild in 1988. Autechre and Aphex Twin have often cited the album as being enormously influential, and the group achieved some degree of chart success in the UK in the early 1990s with releases Pacific State, Cubik an… read more
808 State are an electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, England taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of acid house, t… read more
808 State are an electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, England taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of acid house, they were formed by Graham Massey (from ex-Fact…read more