I was a big fan of the Sugarcubes as well as the whole Manchester scene, so it was inevitable that 808 State would have found its way in there.
I grew up and continue to live in the middle of nowhere: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. For some of us in the 80's, UK music culture was our first drug. It was rare and hard to score, but every time we got our hands on something, we were instantly elated. We were lucky enough to have a record shop called "Impulse Records". Rumor had it that it was opened by a member of some 80's synthpop band who returned to Winnipeg after it broke up. We spent our allowances on Joy Division, Depeche Mode, The Fall, The Smiths, Flower'd Up, The Farm, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, and the Charlatans, etc etc etc. I didnt experience Detroit until some time after the big UK rave techno releases in 1991. K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mann, Ravinder [CCS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, March 5, 2004 6:15 am Subject: RE: (313) first techno record - summary > > Im quite suprised that 808 are right up there, they made the charts > in the UK. Didnt realise they were such a big influence outside of > the UK. > Funny how we dismiss homegrown talent. Looks like the Brits had > quite an > influence. Good to see JAtkins, KSanderson and Dmay represented. > > Most of the recs were between 88-early 90's. > > Here a list of most of them... > > speedy j- !ive > basic channel - phylyps trak II 99 > Juan Atkins cosmic cars > afrika babbaatas looking for the perfect beat > Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey - (together in) Electric Dreams > Inner City - Big Fun > Plastikman - Sheet One...'93 > minus orange/ i-f space invaders are smoking grass > prodigy - the experience > dj skull - raw form anger > Meng Syndicate - Sonar System, > Altern 8 - The Vertigo ep > cybotron 7-inch of "cosmic cars" b/w "the line" > "the rise" by v.d.t. (vorsprung durch techno) > Guy Called Gerald "Voodoo Ray" > Exit 100 > Dextrous by Nightmares On Wax > techno - the new dance sound of detroit > Inner City - Big Fun, > Lil' Louis - French Kiss. > 808 State - 90, > Orbital - "The Green Album" > Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis (BCM Records) 1988 > Strings of life 89 (Kool Kat release) > pump up the volume - Bomb The Bass > b12 electrosoma > Rhythim is rhythim - the dance 89 > 808 States - Pacific (1989) ZTT > FSOL - Cascade - 93 > X101 - 91'ish > Psychofuk on Matrix 1996ish > The Punisher on UR > Dan Bell's "Lost Traxx" > Underworld - dirty epic/cowgirl > The Final Frontier, UR (91) > Inner City - Good Life > 808 state gorgeous > X-Men "Professor X" 91 > DJ Unknown "Unknown's House" 91 > The Future Sound of London - Accelerator (1991) > XL Recordings - The Second Chapter compilation (1991) > Lil' Louis - French Kiss EP (1989) FFRR > 808 States - Pacific (1989) ZTT > Jack the Tab - Tekno Acid Beat (1988) > 808 State - Ninety (1989) > techno - the new dance sound of detroit > Mr Fingers- Amnesia > Adonis And The Endless Poker- The Poke > Rythym is Rythym- Strings Of Life > Model 500- Off To Battle (UK Jacktrax) > liquid room (1994) > e dancer - heavenly > Damon Wild's Into Battle remixed by Joey Beltram on Sinewave > Sabres Of Paradise - Sabresonic > Aphex Twin - SAW II > Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body (BCM Records) 1988 > New Dance Sound Of Detroit on Ten Records > > Special mention to Bomb the Bass who cropped up a few times. I > used to love that > Winter In July track. > > Right its Friday, its 12.00. It can only mean a lunchtime pint. > laters. > Rav >
