Ex:El [PA]

Performer: 808 State
Artist: Bjork
Producer: Darren Partington (Reissue); Graham Massey (Reissue); Andy Barker (Reissue)
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: 808 State: Andy Barker, Graham Massey, Darren Partington, Martin Price. Additional personnel: Bernard Sumner, Bjork (vocals). Recorded between September and December 1990. 808 State: Darren Partington, Graham Massey, Andy Barker. One of the leading lights in British dance scene of the early 1990s, 808 State is operating at peak form on EX:EL. Not only does the album feature two of the group's signature tunes--the club anthems "In Yer Face" and "Cubik"--it also presents fine collaborations with Bernard Sumner of New Order (the pulsing "Spanish Heart") and Bjork (most notably the dreamy "Ooops"), who would develop a fruitful relationship with 808's Graham Massey in subsequent years. The 2008 reissue of EX:EL includes a bonus disc loaded with remixes.

Named after the legendary Roland drum machine, Manchester's 808 State had a profound influence on English dance music in the 1990s. On its early singles, the group coaxed furious beats out of electronic instruments and helped create a whole new vocabulary that was later incorporated into techno, jungle, and drum-and-bass. However, by the early 21st century, group members were concentrating more on remixing and producing.

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