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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...

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GREENBINS @ REJUVENATION 04.02.12

9th Jan 2012 11:23am

Every few days we're gonna post up a biography and mix link of each of the DJ's who are gonna blow the roof off the Mint Warehouse @ Rejuvention in February. Here's the first... enjoy

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Now Then Manchester presents: Dan Haywood's New Hawks with Samson & Delilah

4th Jan 2012 11:51am

Now Then Manchester is delighted to announce that its first show of 2012 will see the adventurous cosmic-folk collective Dan Haywoods New Hawks perform in the intimate surrounds of Dulcimer in Chorlton.

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Christmas and New Year highlights at Sankeys

2nd Dec 2011 3:07pm

This Christmas, Manchester club Sankeys will throw open its doors for seven hedonistic nights of festive celebrations.

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