Frontpage » Artists information » 808 State DJs   808 STATE DJs [Manchester, UK] »    Performing 00.30 - 02.30 at Main hall Manchester, England's finest acid music combo of the early 90s was founded by Martin Price, owner of the city's influential Eastern Bloc record shop, and Graham Massey, who had previously worked in a café opposite the shop. Together with Gerald Simpson, they began recording as a loose electro/house collective, releasing “Newbuild” in 1988. Simpson subsequently left to form his own ”A Guy Called Gerald” vehicle, and was replaced by Darren Partington and Andrew Barker. These two young DJs were working together as the “Spin Masters” and were regular visitors to Eastern Bloc, proffering a variety of tapes in the hope of securing a deal with Price's Creed label. What about 808 djs sets then? By Andrew Barkers own words: "We mix it up. It is a mixture of tuff house, breaks and techno. Between me and Darren, you’ll get a cross section of every type of dance music you hear or have heard, the best of it. Basically, we play a party set so, if you’re there in the crowd, don’t bother staring at us ’cause we’re not going to entertain you. We just want to see you dance!" Read more about 808 State DJs » Read 808 State DJs interview »   Related material »    » 808 State: Colony [mp3, 713 KB] Listen » » 808 State: Nimbus [mp3, 964 KB] Listen » » 808 State: Plan 9 [mp3, 807 KB] Listen »    From album: 'Gorgeous', 1992 » 808 State: RoundbumMary [mp3, 646 KB] Listen » » 808 State: Dissadis [mp3, 943 KB] Listen »    From album: 'Outpost Transmission', 2002 » 808State press photo [jpg, 72dpi. 94 KB] download » » 808State press photo 2 [jpg, 300dpi. 1,4 MB] download » » 808 State web site: www.808state.com » This year we have three different dance-areas, Main hall for live action by top performers, B-eat-z Club for new sounds from the Nordic underground and Funky cafe for live jazzy funk beats. Two live performances and 12 djs to make sure that you will enjoy the night... Listen latest MP3 songs from Don Johnson Big Band and 808 State! » «