808 State Announce New EP and Manchester Micro-Rave In-Store

808 State Announce New EP and Manchester Micro-Rave In-Store

Ahead of the release of their seventh studio album on October 11th, 808 State unveils their Subsequent Granada Report EP: a four-track release that explores glitchy, paranoia-ridden electro, breaks-laden techno and forward-thinking rave, all imbued with a rich and definite sense of time and place.

To celebrate both the album’s release and National Album Day, an in-store ‘Micro-Rave’ and signing plus album playback events in Manchester have also now been confirmed.

808 State are back with a new 15-track album, Transmission Suite. Its tracks reflect the rich backstory of electronic music, but with 808 State being 808 State, they also deliver an innovative and forward-thinking vision. Put simply, Transmission Suite – their seventh album – effortlessly evokes the past, present and future.

Ahead of its release, Subsequent Granada Report lands 28 August – a four-track EP that includes two album and two brand new tracks: Marconi, The Ludwig Question, Cannonball Waltz and Spiral Arms. Like the album, Subsequent Granada Report was recorded in the former home of the North West broadcasting giant Granada, which contains the studio where The Beatles recorded a TV session in 1963, and 808 State first performed for Granada cameras in 1989.

Tracks like EP opener Marconi exemplify one of 808 State’s core abilities; namely to produce music that is simultaneously evocative and futuristic, taking elements from the past and transposing them into a new, unknown setting – which in the case of Marconi is a post-industrial, neon-flecked rave. Cannonball Waltz keeps the industrial influence well and truly alive with metallic, glitchy leads, an ominous spoken word vocal and shifting rhythm that never sits still enough for you to become comfortable.

The Ludwig Questions follows in the same twitchy vein as Cannonball Waltz, a break-laden techno cut that pulses and gyrates with an intense mechanical energy, while Spiral Arms is one of the most uplifting records produced in the this latest cycle, with a chunky 4/4 structure, cute vocal and… church bells? Sure.

For National Album Day on Saturday 12 October, 808 State will be hosting a “micro-rave” counter top performance at Piccadilly Records, at which they will be signing copies of the vinyl and CD versions of Transmission Suite. Following that, just down the block they take over 33 Oldham Street’s listening lounge for a more in-depth playback of the album and a chat about the project in front of a small audience with special guests. Ticket and album bundles for this very special one off event are available here https://808state.ffm.to/transmissionstore.opr

808 State are without doubt one of the most important bands in electronic music. From their 1988 album debut LP Newbuild, (that won them notable early fans including Aphex Twin: “It was the next step after Chicago acid, and as much as I loved that, I could relate much better to 808 State. It seemed colder and more human at the same time”), through collaborations with Bjork and New Order, to the definitive Pacific State, their legacy and influence cannot be overstated.

808 State – Subsequent Granada Report is out now
https://808state.ffm.to/subsequentgr.opr

808 State – Transmission Suite is out 11 October
https://808state.ffm.to/transmissionsuite.opr

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808 STATE – SUBSEQUENT GRANADA REPORT
01. MARCONI
02. THE LUDWIG QUESTION
03. CANNONBALL WALTZ
04. SPIRAL ARMS

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NATIONAL ALBUM DAY – OCTOBER 12th
16:30 – In-Store “Micro-Rave” & Album Signing, Piccadilly Records, Manchester
18:00 – Transmission Suite Album Playback and Q&A, 33 Oldham Street, Manchester
Tickets https://808state.ffm.to/transmissionsuiteplay.opr

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808 STATE – LIVE DATES 2019 (MORE TBA)
23 November – Razzmatazz, Barcelona
30 November – Warehouse Project, Manchester

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