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808 State
808 State
are an
English
electronic music
group
, formed in 1987 in
Manchester
, taking their name from the
Roland TR-808
drum machine
. They were formed by
Graham Massey
, Martin Price and
Gerald Simpson
, and they released their debut album,
Newbuild
, in September 1988. The band secured commercial success in 1989, when their song "
Pacific State
" was picked up by
BBC Radio 1
DJ
Gary Davies
.
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